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| Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information
For information concerning PCT member countries, see the notice
appearing in the Official Gazette at 1331 O.G. 54, on June 10, 2008.
European Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The European Patent Office (EPO) may act as the International Searching
Authority (ISA) for an international application filed with the United
States Receiving Office or the International Bureau (IB) as Receiving
Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national or
resident of the United States of America. However, the EPO is no longer
a competent ISA, within the meaning of PCT Article 16(3), for
international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals on or
after 01 March 2002 in the USPTO or IB as a Receiving Office, and where
the application contains one or more claims directed to the field of
business methods. For the definition of what the EPO considers to be
precluded subject matter in the field of business methods, applicants
should see the "Notice from the President of the European Patent
Office", dated 26 November 2001, and which was published as Annex A in
the "Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as PCT Authority" in
the Official Gazette at 1255 O.G. 878, on February 19, 2002.
The European Patent Office may act as the International
Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) for an international application
filed in the United States Receiving Office or the International Bureau
as Receiving Office where at least one of the applicants is either a
national or resident of the United States of America, provided that the
European Patent Office acted as the International Searching Authority.
However, the EPO is no longer a competent IPEA, within the meaning of
PCT Article 32(3), for international applications filed by U.S.
residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as a Receiving Office where
the corresponding demand is filed with the EPO on or after 01 March
2002, and where the application contains one or more claims directed to
the fields of business methods.
The EPO resumed its competence as an International Searching
Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority, effective
January 1, 2004, for international applications filed by nationals or
residents of the United States of America where the application
contains one or more claims relating to the field of biotechnology.
This change was announced in the Official Gazette at 1277 O.G. 230, on
December 30, 2003.
The EPO resumed its competence as an International Preliminary
Examining Authority, effective July 1, 2004, for demands filed by U.S.
residents or nationals on or after July 1, 2004, for international
applications filed by nationals or residents of the United States of
America where the application contains one or more claims relating to
the field of telecommunications. This change was announced in the
Official Gazette at 1277 O.G. 230, on December 30, 2003.
The search fee of the European Patent Office was increased,
effective August 1, 2008, and was announced in the Official Gazette
at 1331 O.G. 161, on June 24, 2008.
Korean Intellectual Property Office as Searching and Examining Authority
For use of the Korean Intellectual Property Office as an International
Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for
international applications filed in the United States Receiving Office,
see the notice appearing in the Official Gazette at 1302 O.G. 1261 on
January 17, 2006.
The search fee of the Korean Intellectual Property Office was increased,
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effective January 1, 2008, and was announced in the Official Gazette at
1327 O.G. 64, on February 12, 2008.
Fees
The search fee for the USPTO was increased, effective November 9, 2007,
and was announced in the Federal Register on September 10, 2007. The fee
for filing a request for the restoration of the right of priority was
established, effective November 9, 2007, and was announced in the Federal
Register on September 10, 2007.
International filing fees were increased, effective July 1, 2008,
and were announced in the Official Gazette at 1331 O.G. 57, on June 10,
2008.
The schedule of PCT fees (in U.S. dollars), as of August 1, 2008, is as
follows:
International Application (PCT Chapter I) fees:
Transmittal fee $300.00
Search fee
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as
International Searching Authority (ISA)
- Search fee $1,800.00
- Supplemental search fee, per additional
invention (payable only upon invitation) $1,800.00
European Patent Office as ISA $2,665.00
Korean Intellectual Property Office as ISA $244.00
International fees
International filing fee $1,338.00
International filing fee-filed in paper
with PCT EASY zip file or
electronically without PCT EASY
zip file $1,237.00
International filing fee-filed
electronically with PCT EASY zip
file $1,137.00
Supplemental fee for each page over 30 $15.00
Sequence listing and/or sequence-related table on
electronic medium only $6,000.00
Restoration of Priority
Filing a request for the restoration of the
right of priority under § 1.452 $1,410.00
International Application (PCT Chapter II) fees associated
with filing a Demand for Preliminary Examination:
Handling fee $171.00
Handlinfg fee-90% reduction, if applicants meet criteria
specified at:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/fee_reduction.pdf $17.10
Preliminary Examination Fee
USPTO as International Preliminary
Examining Authority (IPEA)
- USPTO was ISA in PCT Chapter I $600.00
- USPTO was not ISA in PCT Chapter I $750.00
- Additional preliminary examination fee,
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per additional invention
(payable only upon invitation) $600.00
U.S. National Stage fees (for international applications entering
the U.S. national phase under 35 U.S.C. 371) can be found on the USPTO's
web site (www.uspto.gov).
July 21, 2008 JON W. DUDAS
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
| Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable |
Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable
Title 37 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 1.362(d) provides
that maintenance fees may be paid without surcharge for the six-month
period beginning 3, 7, and 11 years after the date of issue of patents
based on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980. An additional
six-month grace period is provided by 35 U.S.C. 41(b) and 37 CFR 1.362(e)
for payment of the maintenance fee with the surcharge set forth in 37 CFR
1.20(h), as amended effective Dec. 16, 1991. If the maintenance fee is
not paid in the patent requiring such payment the patent will expire on
the 4th, 8th, or 12th anniversary of the grant.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on September 27, 2005
for which maintenance fees due at 3 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 6,948,187 through 6,951,031
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on September 25, 2001
for which maintenance fees due at 7 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 6,292,945 through 6,295,647
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on September 23, 1997
for which maintenance fees due at 11 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 5,669,070 through 5,671,476
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
No maintenance fees are required for design or plant patents.
Payments of maintenance fees in patents may be submitted electronically
over the Internet at www.uspto.gov. Click on the "Site Index" link at the
top of the homepage (www.uspto.gov), and then scroll down and click on the
"Maintenance Fees" link for more information.
Payments of maintenance fees in patents not submitted electronically
over the Internet should be mailed to "United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 979070, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000".
Correspondence related to maintenance fees other than payments of
maintenance fees in patents is not to be mailed to P.O. Box 979070,
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, but must be mailed to "Mail Stop M
Correspondence, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450".
Patent owners must establish small entity status according to 37 CFR
1.27 if they have not done so and if they wish to pay the small entity
amount.
The current amounts of the maintenance fees due at 3 years and six
months, 7 years and six months, and 11 years and six months are set
forth in the most recently amended provisions in 37 CFR 1.20(e)-(g).
To obtain the current maintenance fee amounts, please call the USPTO
Contact Center at (800)-786-9199 or see the current USPTO fee schedule
posted on the USPTO Internet web site. At the top of the USPTO homepage
at www.uspto.gov, click on the "Site Index" link and then scroll down
and click on the "Fees, USPTO" link to find the current USPTO fee
schedule.
| Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee |
Notice of Expiration of Patents
Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee
35 U.S.C. 41 and 37 CFR 1.362(g) provide that if the required
maintenance fee and any applicable surcharge are not paid in a patent
requiring such payment, the patent will expire at the end of the 4th, 8th
or 12th anniversary of the grant of the patent depending on the first
maintenance fee which was not paid.
According to the records of the Office, the patents listed below have
expired due to failure to pay the required maintenance fee and any
applicable surcharge.
PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON August 20, 2008
DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Patent Application Issue
Number Number Date
5,546,608 07/865,056 08/20/96
5,546,617 08/302,195 08/20/96
5,546,634 08/246,102 08/20/96
5,546,635 08/288,053 08/20/96
5,546,640 08/302,811 08/20/96
5,546,641 08/408,626 08/20/96
5,546,657 08/383,443 08/20/96
5,546,658 08/514,971 08/20/96
5,546,663 08/369,072 08/20/96
5,546,666 08/281,564 08/20/96
5,546,680 08/122,617 08/20/96
5,546,683 08/129,459 08/20/96
5,546,690 08/368,371 08/20/96
5,546,702 08/425,483 08/20/96
5,546,715 08/257,249 08/20/96
5,546,729 08/339,775 08/20/96
5,546,731 08/087,602 08/20/96
5,546,747 08/168,154 08/20/96
5,546,754 08/350,133 08/20/96
5,546,759 08/365,957 08/20/96
5,546,772 08/279,730 08/20/96
5,546,781 08/183,873 08/20/96
5,546,784 08/349,434 08/20/96
5,546,794 08/339,198 08/20/96
5,546,802 08/414,952 08/20/96
5,546,803 08/489,674 08/20/96
5,546,817 08/071,560 08/20/96
5,546,822 08/259,007 08/20/96
5,546,823 08/345,092 08/20/96
5,546,825 08/355,358 08/20/96
5,546,830 08/233,359 08/20/96
5,546,831 08/126,981 08/20/96
5,546,845 08/432,973 08/20/96
5,546,848 08/411,349 08/20/96
5,546,855 08/497,704 08/20/96
5,546,860 08/495,458 08/20/96
5,546,861 08/425,826 08/20/96
5,546,862 08/375,336 08/20/96
5,546,873 08/331,010 08/20/96
5,546,874 08/362,290 08/20/96
5,546,888 08/303,978 08/20/96
5,546,908 08/178,662 08/20/96
5,546,910 08/498,827 08/20/96
5,546,925 08/513,132 08/20/96
5,546,927 08/360,704 08/20/96
5,546,932 08/313,033 08/20/96
5,546,934 08/312,313 08/20/96
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5,546,938 08/518,821 08/20/96
5,546,946 08/265,169 08/20/96
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5,546,956 08/313,212 08/20/96
5,546,960 08/362,441 08/20/96
5,546,963 08/267,832 08/20/96
5,546,993 08/292,872 08/20/96
5,547,000 08/364,352 08/20/96
5,547,004 08/256,946 08/20/96
5,547,009 08/311,059 08/20/96
5,547,034 08/179,422 08/20/96
5,547,038 08/116,227 08/20/96
5,547,041 08/297,046 08/20/96
5,547,044 08/374,903 08/20/96
5,547,048 08/519,171 08/20/96
5,547,059 08/358,980 08/20/96
5,547,062 08/454,997 08/20/96
5,547,073 08/350,402 08/20/96
5,547,074 08/326,987 08/20/96
5,547,080 08/293,546 08/20/96
5,547,083 08/318,719 08/20/96
5,547,084 08/271,982 08/20/96
5,547,092 08/235,211 08/20/96
5,547,093 08/305,540 08/20/96
5,547,098 08/348,260 08/20/96
5,547,107 08/000,094 08/20/96
5,547,110 08/317,595 08/20/96
5,547,112 08/491,499 08/20/96
5,547,129 08/316,148 08/20/96
5,547,131 08/253,581 08/20/96
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5,547,140 08/059,672 08/20/96
5,547,149 08/242,936 08/20/96
5,547,166 08/416,825 08/20/96
5,547,171 08/429,993 08/20/96
5,547,195 08/372,978 08/20/96
5,547,201 08/568,750 08/20/96
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5,547,210 08/403,476 08/20/96
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5,547,265 08/397,061 08/20/96
5,547,280 08/394,971 08/20/96
5,547,282 08/235,729 08/20/96
5,547,283 08/332,068 08/20/96
5,547,291 08/313,804 08/20/96
5,547,295 08/376,096 08/20/96
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5,547,307 08/354,801 08/20/96
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5,547,329 08/418,294 08/20/96
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5,547,364 08/325,602 08/20/96
5,547,371 08/517,770 08/20/96
5,547,379 08/319,456 08/20/96
5,547,380 08/292,202 08/20/96
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5,547,386 08/306,574 08/20/96
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5,547,520 08/381,489 08/20/96
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5,548,633 08/233,498 08/20/96
5,548,635 08/184,833 08/20/96
5,548,637 08/474,091 08/20/96
5,548,643 08/279,144 08/20/96
5,548,653 08/110,176 08/20/96
5,548,655 08/122,942 08/20/96
5,548,663 07/882,137 08/20/96
5,548,672 08/391,687 08/20/96
5,548,677 08/500,688 08/20/96
5,548,684 08/232,812 08/20/96
5,548,691 08/364,981 08/20/96
5,548,693 08/221,563 08/20/96
5,548,701 08/312,935 08/20/96
5,548,702 08/174,507 08/20/96
5,548,713 08/272,893 08/20/96
5,548,729 07/900,906 08/20/96
5,548,731 08/516,112 08/20/96
5,548,732 08/005,274 08/20/96
5,548,746 08/158,059 08/20/96
5,548,748 07/567,495 08/20/96
5,548,752 08/288,673 08/20/96
5,548,755 08/390,832 08/20/96
5,548,789 08/403,117 08/20/96
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5,548,810 08/221,131 08/20/96
5,548,830 08/173,026 08/20/96
5,548,831 08/073,922 08/20/96
5,548,836 08/265,214 08/20/96
PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON August 15, 2008
DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Patent Application Issue
Number Number Date
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6,101,632 08/879,623 08/15/00
6,101,634 09/421,398 08/15/00
6,101,637 09/289,814 08/15/00
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6,101,741 09/060,574 08/15/00
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6,101,956 09/215,568 08/15/00
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6,102,025 09/155,109 08/15/00
6,102,031 09/289,251 08/15/00
6,102,032 09/165,466 08/15/00
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6,102,050 09/112,863 08/15/00
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6,102,424 09/057,427 08/15/00
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| October 7, 2008 |
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6,103,886 09/058,489 08/15/00
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6,103,890 08/998,099 08/15/00
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6,104,284 09/332,170 08/15/00
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6,104,287 08/884,229 08/15/00
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6,104,288 09/267,022 08/15/00
6,104,296 09/251,428 08/15/00
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6,104,358 09/076,401 08/15/00
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6,104,703 08/770,115 08/15/00
6,104,705 09/001,319 08/15/00
6,104,739 08/998,071 08/15/00
6,104,763 09/229,608 08/15/00
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6,104,907 09/066,751 08/15/00
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6,104,941 09/048,689 08/15/00
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6,104,983 08/986,644 08/15/00
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6,105,155 09/010,726 08/15/00
6,105,157 09/016,717 08/15/00
6,105,160 08/995,862 08/15/00
PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON August 17, 2008
DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Patent Application Issue
Number Number Date
6,775,844 10/748,077 08/17/04
6,775,846 10/757,935 08/17/04
6,775,854 10/602,297 08/17/04
6,775,863 10/279,380 08/17/04
6,775,869 09/865,349 08/17/04
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6,775,871 10/002,191 08/17/04
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6,776,281 09/973,668 08/17/04
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1335 OG 22 |
6,776,295 10/309,105 08/17/04
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6,776,655 10/300,178 08/17/04
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1335 OG 25 |
6,777,772 09/189,870 08/17/04
6,777,823 09/861,739 08/17/04
6,777,828 10/056,443 08/17/04
6,777,831 09/982,534 08/17/04
6,777,833 10/023,144 08/17/04
6,777,838 10/255,483 08/17/04
6,777,848 09/220,055 08/17/04
6,777,860 10/169,878 08/17/04
6,777,863 09/646,349 08/17/04
6,777,865 10/213,672 08/17/04
6,777,866 10/315,988 08/17/04
6,777,873 10/378,812 08/17/04
6,777,874 10/285,428 08/17/04
6,777,883 10/119,547 08/17/04
6,777,890 10/465,592 08/17/04
6,777,912 10/048,589 08/17/04
6,777,920 10/247,337 08/17/04
6,777,922 10/145,451 08/17/04
6,777,929 10/229,459 08/17/04
6,777,952 10/059,846 08/17/04
6,777,974 10/148,747 08/17/04
6,777,976 10/245,671 08/17/04
6,777,981 10/267,855 08/17/04
6,777,988 10/136,165 08/17/04
6,778,032 10/121,861 08/17/04
6,778,035 10/289,627 08/17/04
6,778,043 10/025,665 08/17/04
6,778,045 10/096,725 08/17/04
6,778,077 10/334,184 08/17/04
6,778,086 10/136,623 08/17/04
6,778,091 09/757,081 08/17/04
6,778,098 09/906,355 08/17/04
6,778,109 10/718,079 08/17/04
6,778,118 10/428,620 08/17/04
6,778,131 10/203,128 08/17/04
6,778,133 10/602,312 08/17/04
6,778,138 10/295,552 08/17/04
6,778,146 10/247,870 08/17/04
6,778,147 10/351,279 08/17/04
6,778,148 10/314,488 08/17/04
6,778,149 10/323,443 08/17/04
6,778,154 09/790,347 08/17/04
6,778,171 09/704,387 08/17/04
6,778,186 09/902,625 08/17/04
6,778,192 09/826,703 08/17/04
6,778,221 09/328,371 08/17/04
6,778,224 09/888,804 08/17/04
6,778,227 09/777,961 08/17/04
6,778,236 09/584,875 08/17/04
6,778,254 10/366,156 08/17/04
6,778,283 10/040,796 08/17/04
6,778,285 09/489,461 08/17/04
6,778,295 09/491,369 08/17/04
6,778,315 10/254,318 08/17/04
6,778,330 10/255,590 08/17/04
6,778,342 10/436,280 08/17/04
6,778,346 09/821,099 08/17/04
6,778,352 09/751,707 08/17/04
6,778,376 10/063,168 08/17/04
6,778,380 10/138,828 08/17/04
6,778,393 10/308,225 08/17/04
6,778,397 10/373,788 08/17/04
6,778,400 10/030,994 08/17/04
6,778,436 09/975,563 08/17/04
6,778,449 10/064,302 08/17/04
6,778,470 10/663,057 08/17/04
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1335 OG 26 |
6,778,476 10/145,114 08/17/04
6,778,484 10/418,583 08/17/04
6,778,487 10/131,150 08/17/04
6,778,531 09/677,009 08/17/04
6,778,556 08/784,860 08/17/04
6,778,564 10/066,062 08/17/04
6,778,586 09/622,432 08/17/04
6,778,609 09/779,730 08/17/04
6,778,610 09/681,424 08/17/04
6,778,615 09/580,751 08/17/04
6,778,616 09/674,556 08/17/04
6,778,623 09/677,313 08/17/04
6,778,662 09/557,113 08/17/04
6,778,692 09/636,687 08/17/04
6,778,705 09/794,443 08/17/04
6,778,714 09/523,353 08/17/04
6,778,719 10/100,176 08/17/04
6,778,723 09/973,431 08/17/04
6,778,732 10/163,999 08/17/04
6,778,742 10/239,118 08/17/04
6,778,754 09/593,803 08/17/04
6,778,764 10/340,870 08/17/04
6,778,773 10/255,589 08/17/04
6,778,775 09/535,988 08/17/04
6,778,789 10/122,157 08/17/04
6,778,793 10/071,254 08/17/04
6,778,799 10/246,519 08/17/04
6,778,807 09/952,452 08/17/04
6,778,813 09/778,575 08/17/04
6,778,816 09/577,495 08/17/04
6,778,820 09/765,744 08/17/04
6,778,826 09/833,444 08/17/04
6,778,847 10/143,316 08/17/04
6,778,848 09/179,357 08/17/04
6,778,866 09/526,887 08/17/04
6,778,870 09/482,455 08/17/04
6,778,878 09/723,202 08/17/04
6,778,899 10/010,210 08/17/04
6,778,914 09/528,379 08/17/04
6,778,924 10/011,459 08/17/04
6,778,936 09/814,232 08/17/04
6,778,939 10/200,887 08/17/04
6,778,958 09/651,679 08/17/04
6,778,976 09/757,434 08/17/04
6,778,989 09/898,560 08/17/04
6,778,994 09/681,587 08/17/04
6,778,999 09/976,698 08/17/04
6,779,008 09/559,939 08/17/04
6,779,036 09/350,030 08/17/04
6,779,041 09/575,494 08/17/04
6,779,048 09/886,134 08/17/04
6,779,051 09/364,339 08/17/04
6,779,057 09/838,631 08/17/04
6,779,086 09/978,363 08/17/04
6,779,090 10/063,876 08/17/04
6,779,102 09/886,267 08/17/04
6,779,110 09/710,923 08/17/04
6,779,119 09/343,610 08/17/04
6,779,148 09/805,169 08/17/04
6,779,152 09/455,713 08/17/04
6,779,180 09/154,491 08/17/04
6,779,183 09/471,873 08/17/04
6,779,192 10/028,689 08/17/04
6,779,193 10/281,703 08/17/04
Erratum
In the notice of "PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON September 3, 2000 DUE TO
FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES" appearing in the Official Gazette of
November 7, 2000, all reference to Patent No. 5,551,640 which issued from
Application No. 08/439,871 should be deleted since the relevant maintenance
fee was timely paid in that patent.
Erratum
In the notice of "PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON February 25, 2001 DUE TO
FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES" appearing in the Official Gazette of
May 1, 2001, all reference to Patent No. 5,605,833 which issued from
Application No. 08/474,812 should be deleted since the relevant maintenance
fee was timely paid in that patent.
| Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 09/08/2008 |
Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
Late Maintenance Fee from 09/08/2008
Patent Application Filing Issue Granted
Number Number Date Date Date
5,402,469 07/973,264 11/09/92 03/28/95 09/09/08
5,441,485 08/201,274 02/24/94 08/15/95 09/08/08
5,452,416 07/998,550 12/30/92 09/19/95 09/10/08
5,472,438 08/096,031 07/22/93 12/05/95 09/09/08
5,478,928 08/142,907 10/29/93 12/26/95 09/12/08
5,503,408 08/121,534 09/16/93 04/02/96 09/09/08
5,511,439 08/378,526 01/26/95 04/30/96 09/09/08
5,514,665 08/317,228 10/03/94 05/07/96 09/08/08
5,525,417 08/323,151 10/14/94 06/11/96 09/09/08
5,526,979 08/419,022 04/10/95 06/18/96 09/10/08
5,542,819 08/388,610 02/14/95 08/06/96 09/12/08
5,552,932 08/316,924 10/03/94 09/03/96 09/10/08
5,641,914 08/682,365 07/17/96 06/24/97 09/09/08
5,785,923 08/612,692 03/08/96 07/28/98 09/10/08
5,816,325 08/757,891 11/27/96 10/06/98 09/10/08
5,832,556 08/733,440 10/18/96 11/10/98 09/09/08
5,832,654 08/893,444 07/11/97 11/10/98 09/08/08
5,858,064 09/058,852 04/13/98 01/12/99 09/09/08
5,862,208 08/462,294 06/05/95 01/19/99 09/08/08
5,881,291 08/915,388 08/20/97 03/09/99 09/08/08
5,927,797 09/130,016 08/06/98 07/27/99 09/09/08
5,939,310 08/985,934 12/05/97 08/17/99 09/09/08
5,942,492 08/747,915 11/12/96 08/24/99 09/10/08
5,947,132 09/175,524 10/20/98 09/07/99 09/09/08
5,956,759 09/150,497 09/09/98 09/28/99 09/10/08
5,957,461 08/937,269 09/15/97 09/28/99 09/10/08
5,961,454 08/755,731 11/25/96 10/05/99 09/09/08
5,963,035 08/915,656 08/21/97 10/05/99 09/09/08
5,972,721 08/816,429 03/14/97 10/26/99 09/09/08
5,975,788 09/119,011 07/20/98 11/02/99 09/12/08
5,984,713 08/821,252 03/20/97 11/16/99 09/09/08
5,992,814 08/954,593 10/20/97 11/30/99 09/12/08
5,999,203 08/516,628 08/18/95 12/07/99 09/10/08
6,010,703 08/911,321 08/14/97 01/04/00 09/09/08
6,032,294 09/268,323 03/16/99 03/07/00 09/09/08
6,032,739 09/134,880 08/15/98 03/07/00 09/08/08
6,042,779 09/126,517 07/30/98 03/28/00 09/09/08
6,043,734 09/172,446 10/14/98 03/28/00 09/12/08
6,051,043 08/149,766 11/10/93 04/18/00 09/12/08
6,052,954 09/071,923 05/01/98 04/25/00 09/09/08
6,057,915 09/136,029 08/18/98 05/02/00 09/09/08
6,058,687 09/211,375 12/14/98 05/09/00 09/09/08
6,063,028 09/045,734 03/20/98 05/16/00 09/11/08
6,071,652 09/044,864 03/20/98 06/06/00 09/09/08
6,073,108 08/668,579 06/21/96 06/06/00 09/10/08
6,074,140 09/350,578 07/09/99 06/13/00 09/12/08
6,082,630 08/980,530 12/01/97 07/04/00 09/08/08
6,085,242 09/225,651 01/05/99 07/04/00 09/10/08
6,087,430 08/729,032 10/09/96 07/11/00 09/09/08
6,347,564 09/162,799 09/28/98 02/19/02 09/12/08
6,356,950 09/360,224 07/23/99 03/12/02 09/09/08
6,358,330 09/520,115 03/07/00 03/19/02 09/08/08
6,372,069 09/383,616 08/26/99 04/16/02 09/08/08
6,374,197 09/313,575 05/10/99 04/16/02 09/08/08
6,403,261 09/284,617 04/28/99 06/11/02 09/08/08
6,416,664 09/250,004 02/12/99 07/09/02 09/08/08
6,435,571 09/503,909 02/15/00 08/20/02 09/10/08
6,448,171 09/565,962 05/05/00 09/10/02 09/11/08
6,470,074 09/772,961 01/31/01 10/22/02 09/10/08
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6,472,002 09/730,415 12/04/00 10/29/02 09/08/08
6,530,876 09/557,562 04/25/00 03/11/03 09/10/08
6,539,547 09/826,324 04/03/01 03/25/03 09/11/08
6,542,184 09/521,653 03/08/00 04/01/03 09/10/08
6,544,878 09/970,231 10/03/01 04/08/03 09/09/08
6,552,885 09/656,328 09/06/00 04/22/03 09/12/08
6,555,002 09/972,222 10/05/01 04/29/03 09/08/08
6,564,169 09/606,116 06/12/00 05/13/03 09/08/08
6,584,619 10/034,675 12/28/01 07/01/03 09/08/08
6,593,969 09/521,652 03/08/00 07/15/03 09/09/08
6,605,220 10/290,884 11/08/02 08/12/03 09/08/08
6,623,154 09/547,447 04/12/00 09/23/03 09/08/08
6,640,852 10/228,021 08/26/02 11/04/03 09/10/08
6,643,694 09/500,693 02/09/00 11/04/03 09/12/08
6,649,817 10/078,899 02/19/02 11/18/03 09/08/08
6,651,903 09/626,892 07/27/00 11/25/03 09/08/08
6,654,216 10/262,126 10/01/02 11/25/03 09/09/08
6,662,752 10/259,692 09/30/02 12/16/03 09/08/08
6,665,457 09/949,597 09/10/01 12/16/03 09/11/08
6,682,569 10/138,812 05/06/02 01/27/04 09/08/08
6,689,571 10/293,731 11/13/02 02/10/04 09/09/08
6,695,525 09/767,127 01/22/01 02/24/04 09/09/08
6,697,161 10/040,425 01/10/02 02/24/04 09/08/08
6,700,381 10/117,093 04/08/02 03/02/04 09/10/08
6,703,742 09/212,127 12/15/98 03/09/04 09/12/08
6,710,738 10/287,618 11/04/02 03/23/04 09/08/08
6,715,363 09/252,972 02/19/99 04/06/04 09/09/08
6,719,193 10/092,398 03/06/02 04/13/04 09/08/08
6,722,301 10/231,057 08/30/02 04/20/04 09/08/08
6,722,533 10/085,626 02/26/02 04/20/04 09/09/08
6,725,243 10/384,875 03/07/03 04/20/04 09/10/08
6,725,929 10/431,217 05/07/03 04/27/04 09/09/08
6,726,696 10/183,396 06/28/02 04/27/04 09/08/08
6,728,352 09/019,827 02/06/98 04/27/04 09/10/08
6,733,420 09/880,463 06/12/01 05/11/04 09/12/08
6,736,485 10/390,850 03/18/03 05/18/04 09/08/08
6,745,858 10/209,832 08/01/02 06/08/04 09/08/08
6,747,989 09/551,430 04/18/00 06/08/04 09/09/08
6,748,520 09/563,606 05/02/00 06/08/04 09/08/08
6,754,375 09/356,168 07/16/99 06/22/04 09/11/08
6,755,052 10/345,628 01/16/03 06/29/04 09/09/08
6,760,707 09/872,446 06/01/01 07/06/04 09/10/08
6,780,175 09/156,276 09/17/98 08/24/04 09/09/08
RE.36,916 09/064,348 04/22/98 10/17/00 09/11/08
| Reissue Applications Filed |
Reissue Applications Filed
Notice under 37 CFR 1.11(b). The reissue applications listed below
are open to public inspection by the general public through the Image
File Wrapper (IFW) system (http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair)
on the USPTO internet web site (www.uspto.gov), and copies may be
obtained by paying the fee therefor (37 CFR 1.19).
5,760,068, Re. S.N. 12/205,319, Sep. 05, 2008, Cl./Sub 514/403,
4-[5-(4-METHYLPHENYL)-3(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)-1H-PYRAZOL-1YL]BENZENESULFONAMIDE
FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATION OR AN INFLAMMATION-ASSOCIATED DISORDER,
John J. Talley, et al., Owner of Record: G.D.Searle LLC, New York, NY,
Attorney or Agent: Scott A. Williams, Ex. Gp: 1614
5,796,828, Re. S.N. 12/123,786, May 20, 2008, Cl. 345/428, CONTROLLED-
ACCESS BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVING SYSTEM, Junichi Tsukamoto et. al.,
Owner of Record: SONY CORPORATION, Attorney or Agent: Thomas F. Presson,
Ex. Gp.: 2628
6,670,710, Re. S.N. 12/198,680, Aug. 26, 2008, Cl. 438/151,
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING MULTI-LAYERED WIRING, Noriaki Matsunaga,
Owner of Record: KABUSHIKI TAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP, Attorney or Agent:
Carl E. Schlier, Ex. Gp.: 2812
6,847,912, Re. S.N. 11/698,793, Jan. 25, 2007, Cl. 702/130, RFID
TEMPERATURE DEVICE AND METHOD, Ian J. Forster, Owner of Record: MINERAL
LASSEN LLC., Attorney or Agent: Melanie J. Seelig, Ex. Gp.: 2863
6,919,617, Re. S.N. 12/202,037, Aug. 29, 2008, Cl./Sub 257/635,
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, Masaki Yamada,
et al., Owner of Record: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, Japan,
Attorney or Agent: Eckhard H. Kuesters, Ex. Gp: 2818
6,920,285, Re. S.N. 11/879,726, Jul. 18, 2007, Cl. 396/177, FLASH
DEVICE, Gyia-Yen Chen, Owner of Record: Transpacific Optics LLC,
Wilmington, DE, Attorney or Agent: Celia C. Dunham, Ex. Gp.: 2851
6,939,737, Re. S.N. 11/900,009, Sep. 06, 2007, Cl./Sub. 438/106,
LOW-COST CIRCUIT BOARD MATERIALS AND PROCESSES FOR AREA ARRAY ELECTRICAL
INTERCONNECTIONS OVER A LARGE AREA BETWEEN A DEVICE AND THE CIRCUIT BOARD,
Ponnusamy Palanisamy, Owner of Record: Transpacific IP Ltd., Taipei,
Taiwan, Attorney or Agent: Michelle Manning, Ex. Gp: 2891
7,019,952, Re. S.N. 12/076,263, Mar. 14, 2008, Cl. 340/825, RECEPTACLE
DEVICE HAVING CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING AND REVERSE WIRING PROTECTION,
Huadao Huang, et al., Owner of Record: Shanghai Melhao Electric Inc.,
Shanghai, China, Attorney or Agent: Fei-Fei Chao, Ex. Gp.: 2612
7,039,920, Re. S.N. 12/113,904, May 01, 2008, Cl. 372/025, METHOD AND
APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A SEARCH ENGINE FOR OPTIMIZING A DECENTRALIZED OR
EMERGENT MODEL ON A COMPUTER NETWORK, Matthew Wall, et al., Owner of
Record: OCLS Applications LLC, Wilmington, DE, Attorney or Agent:
Graciela G. Cowger, Ex. Gp.: 2828
7,048,152, Re. S.N. 12/153,810, May 23, 2008, Cl. 222/182, SOAP
DISPENSING DEVICE, Etienne Bunoz, Owner of Record: BRIGHTWELL DISPENSERS
LIMITED, Attorney or Agent: Paul Grandinetti, Ex. Gp.: 3754
7,060,312, Re. S.N. 12/127,777, May 27, 2008, Cl. 429/000, METHOD AND
APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VEGETABLES, J. Kevin Alsobrook et. al., Owner of
Record: FRESH INNOVATIONS, LLC., Attorney or Agent: Berand L. Kleinke,
Ex. Gp.: 1794
7,095,603, Re. S.N. 12/230,118, Aug. 22, 2008, Cl. 361/502, ELECTRODE
FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE, Peter John Mahon el. at., Owner of Record:
| October 7, 2008 |
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CAP-XX LIMITED, Attorney or Agent: Daniel G. Shanlely, Ex. Gp.: 2831
7,098,414, Re. S.N. 12/199,539, Sep. 08, 2008, Cl. 200/310, INTEGRATED
TOUCH SENSOR AND LIGHT APPARATUS, David W. Caldwell, Owner of Record:
TouchSensor Technologies LLC, Attorney or Agent: Mark P. Vrla,
Ex. Gp.: 2832
7,113,767, Re. S.N. 12/109,770, Apr. 25, 2008, Cl. 709/206, INSTANT
VIDEO- AND VOICEMAIL MESSAGING METHOD AND MEANS, Mikko Kalervo Vaananen,
Owner of Record: DOT ASSETS NO. 14 LLC., Attorney or Agent: Christopher L.
Kalafut, Ex. Gp.: 2142
7,378,176, Re. S.N. 12/207,483, Sep. 09, 2008, Cl. 604/020, MEMBRANES
AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS INCORPORATING SUCH MEMBRANES, Gerard Francis
McLean, et al., Owner of Record: Angstrom Power Inc., North Vancouver,
Canada, Attorney or Agent: Gavin N. Manning, Ex. Gp.: 3767
| Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed |
Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed
D. 549,059, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,244,Aug. 08, 2008, Cl. D08/028, Title:
JAW OF OPEN-END WRENCH, Inventor: Arthur Wu, Owners of Record: Proxene
Tools Co., LTD., Taichung County, Taiwan, Attorney or Agent: Arthur Wu,
Taipei, Taiwan, Ex. Gp.: 2916, Requester: Chien-Hui Su, Taichung City,
Taiwan
D. 552,438, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,246, Requested Date: Aug. 15, 2008,
Cl. D08/027, Title: SPANNER, Inventor: Arthur Wu, Owners of Record:
Proxene Tools, Co., LTD, Taichung, Taiwan, Attorney or Agent: Arthur Wu,
Taipei, Taiwan, Ex. Gp.: 2916, Requester: Chien-Hui Su, Taichung City,
Taiwan
D. 552,440, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,245, Requested Date: Aug. 15, 2008,
Cl. D08/027, Title: SPANNER, Inventor: Arthur Wu, Owners of Record:
Proxene Tools, Co., LTD., Taichung, Taiwan, Attorney or Agent: Arthur Wu,
Taipei, Taiwan, Ex. Gp.: 2912, Requester: Chien-Hui Su, Taichung City,
Taiwan
5,069,950, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,258, Requested Date: Aug. 20, 2008,
Cl. 428/156, Title: INSULATED ROOF BOARD, Inventor: Anthony J. Crookston
Sr, Owners of Record: Old Reliable Wholesale, Inc., Barberton, OH, Attorney
or Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP, Akron, OH, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester:
Cornell Corporation, Gary L. Huusko, Severson Sheldon Dougherty & Molenda,
PA, Apple Valley, MN
5,378,043, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,250, Requested Date: Aug. 14, 2008,
Cl. 297/408, Title: VEHICLE PIVOTAL HEADREST, Inventor: David C. Viano
et al., Owners of Record: Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI, Attorney or
Agent: General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester:
Patrick J. Fay, Esq., Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP, New York, NY
5,642,595, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,251, Requested Date: Aug. 15, 08,
Cl. 052/301, Title: FINIAL ATTACHMENT ARRANGEMENT FOR A WINDOW COVERING
SUPPORT ROD, Inventor: James L. Daniels et al., Owners of Record: Newell
Operating Company, Freeport, IL, Attorney or Agent: Foley & Lardner,
Milwaukee, WI, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Intercrown Enterprise, LTD.,
Madison, WI, Lynn J. Alstadt, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC, Pittsburgh,
PA
6,164,115, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,256, Requested Date: Aug. 14, 2008,
Cl. 072/452, Title: CAM SLIDER AND A CAM UNIT USING THE SAME, Inventor:
Masahiro Higuchi et al., Owners of Record: Sankyo Oilless Industry, Inc.,
Tokyo, Japan, Attorney or Agent: Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn,
Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Y.S. Lee, Ludo Industries, Inc.,
Incheon, Korea, Thomas J. Krul, Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC, Bloomfield
Hills, MI
6,248,390, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,253, Requested Date: Aug. 15, 2008,
Cl. 426/590, Title: FIBER-WATER--CONTAINING SOLUBLE FIBER, Inventor:
Suzanne Jaffe Stillman, Owners of Record: Suzanne Jaffe Stillman, Beverly
Hills, CA, Attorney or Agent: Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine and Regenstreif,
Los Angeles, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Frank A. Smith, Novartis
Consumer Health, Inc., Parsippany, NJ, William W. Kim, Ph.D.,
WilmerHale/New York, New York, NY
6,384,260, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,257, Requested Date: Aug. 14, 2008,
Cl. 558/160, Title: MOLECULAR PROBES AND MODULATORS FOR PI-PLC AND PI
3-KINASE, Inventor: Rajindra Aneja, Owners of Record: Nutrimed Biotech,
Ithaca, NY, Attorney or Agent: Nutrimed Biotech, Ithaca, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3991,
Requester: Echelon Biosciences, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, Jennifer M.
McCallum, Ph.D., Esq., The McCallum Law Firm, PC, Erie, CO
6,610,206, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,252, Requested Date: Aug. 15, 2008,
| October 7, 2008 |
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Cl. 210/646, Title: BUFFERED COMPOSITIONS FOR DIALYSIS, Inventor: Robin
Callan et al., Owners of Record: Advanced Renal Technologies, Bellevue, WA,
Attorney or Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC, Seattle, WA,
Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Gunther J. Evanina, Price Heneveld Cooper
DeWitt & Litton, LLP, Grand Rapids, MI
6,775,577, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,248, Requested Date: Aug. 11, 2008,
Cl. 700/011, Title: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MEDICAL DEVICE,
Inventor: Martin J. Crnkovich et al., Owners of Record: Fresenius USA,
Inc., Lexington, MA, Attorney or Agent: Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP,
Denver, CO, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Christopher E. Blank, Hiscock &
Barclay, LLP, Rochester, NY
6,851,336, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,247, Requested Date: Aug. 15, 2008,
Cl. 081/124.3, Title: ENCLOSED WRENCH, Inventor: Hsiang-Chen Yu, Owners
of Record: Hsiang-Chen Yu, Taichung Hsien, Taiwan, Attorney or Agent:
Charles E. Baxley, Esquire, New York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester:
Chien-Hui Su, Taichung City, Taiwan
7,115,297, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,255, Requested Date: Aug. 15, 2008,
Cl. 426/066, Title: NUTRITIONALLY FORTIFIED LIQUID COMPOSITION WITH ADDED
VALUE DELIVERY SYSTEMS/ELEMENTS/ADDITIVES, Inventor: Suzanne Jaffe Stillman
et al., Owners of Record: Suzanne Jaffe Stillman, Los Angeles, CA, Attorney
or Agent: Patton Boggs, LLP, Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester:
Frank A. Smith, Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., Parsippany, NJ,
William W. Kim, Ph.D., WilmerHale/New York, New York, NY
7,210,573, Reexam. C.N. 90/011,997, Requested Date: Sep. 2, 2008,
Cl. 198/847, Title: CONVEYOR BELT, Inventor: Edward T. Mol, Owners of
Record: ThermoDrive, LLC, Grand Rapids, MI, Attorney or Agent: McGarry
Bair, PC, Grand Rapids, MI, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Patent Owner
7,238,380, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,254, Requested Date: Aug. 19, 2008,
Cl. 426/590, Title: WATER CONTAINING SOLUBLE FIBER, Inventor:
Suzanne Jaffe Stillman et al., Owners of Record: Suzanne Jaffe Stillman,
Los Angeles, CA, Attorney or Agent: Trojan Law Offices, Beverly Hills, CA,
Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Frank A. Smith, Novartis Consumer Health, Inc.,
Parsippany, NJ, William W. Kim, Ph.D., WilmerHale/New York, New York, NY
7,311,276, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,230, Requested Date: Aug. 28, 2008,
Cl. 241/236, Title: SHREDDER WITH PROXIMITY SENSING SYSTEM, Inventor:
Talhoon K. Matlin et al., Owners of Record: Fellowes, Inc., Itasca, IL,
Attorney or Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, McLean, VA,
Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Franklin E. Gibbs, Wang Hartman Gibbs & Cauley,
PLLC, Newport Beach, CA
| Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed |
Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed
6,958,423, Reexam. C.N. 95/000,391, Requested Date: Aug. 14, 2008,
Cl. 570/184, Title: BROMINATION PROCESS, Inventor: John C. Parks et al.,
Owners of Record: Albemarle Corporation, Richmond, VA, Attorney or Agent:
McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC., Baton Rouge, LA, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester:
Third Party Requester: Chemtura Corporation, Middlebury, CT; (Att'y Is:
Peter W. Roberts, Esq., Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, PC, McLean, VA),
Real Party in Interest: Same At Third Party Requester
7,376,831, Reexam. C.N. 95/001,077, Requested Date: Sep. 02, 2008,
Cl. 713/154, Title: SELECTIVELY ENCRYPTING DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF DATA SENT
OVER A NETWORK, Inventor: Brad Kollmyer et al., Owners of Record: Widevine
Technologies, Inc., Bellevue, WA, Attorney or Agent: Darby & Darby PC, New
York, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third Party Requester: Verimatrix, Inc.,
San Diego, CA; (Att'y Is: Kevin J. Zimmer, Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP,
Washington, DC), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester.
| Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations Due to Failure to Renew |
Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations
Due to Failure to Renew
15 U.S.C. 1059 provides that each trademark registration may be
renewed for periods of ten years from the end of the expiring period
upon payment of the prescribed fee and the filing of an acceptable
application for renewal. This may be done at any time within one year
before the expiration of the period for which the registration was
issued or renewed, or it may be done within six months after such
expiration on payment of an additional fee.
According to the records of the Office, the trademark registrations
listed below are expired due to failure to renew in accordance with 15
U.S.C. 1059.
TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS WHICH EXPIRED
September 13, 2008
DUE TO FAILURE TO RENEW
Reg. Number Serial Number Reg. Date
66,551 71/027,445 12/10/1907
119,848 71/105,790 12/11/1917
119,692 71/106,133 12/11/1917
236,307 71/246,595 12/06/1927
236,079 71/252,183 12/06/1927
352,616 71/393,500 12/07/1937
352,617 71/393,501 12/07/1937
352,723 71/396,434 12/07/1937
434,799 71/493,992 12/09/1947
434,801 71/495,714 12/09/1947
434,811 71/497,898 12/09/1947
434,822 71/500,734 12/09/1947
434,922 71/512,518 12/09/1947
434,955 71/514,367 12/09/1947
434,988 71/516,022 12/09/1947
435,034 71/518,328 12/09/1947
435,044 71/518,890 12/09/1947
435,061 71/519,602 12/09/1947
435,072 71/520,424 12/09/1947
655,566 71/693,183 12/10/1957
655,563 72/001,711 12/10/1957
655,621 72/011,536 12/10/1957
655,414 72/012,185 12/10/1957
655,435 72/018,315 12/10/1957
655,593 72/019,069 12/10/1957
655,597 72/023,032 12/10/1957
655,406 72/026,122 12/10/1957
655,402 72/026,705 12/10/1957
655,492 72/029,001 12/10/1957
839,923 72/225,998 12/05/1967
840,207 72/234,952 12/05/1967
840,131 72/235,385 12/05/1967
840,172 72/236,322 12/05/1967
839,934 72/240,653 12/05/1967
839,907 72/240,682 12/05/1967
840,178 72/242,055 12/05/1967
839,945 72/242,531 12/05/1967
839,778 72/244,512 12/05/1967
839,877 72/244,537 12/05/1967
840,168 72/246,804 12/05/1967
839,963 72/246,832 12/05/1967
840,094 72/246,946 12/05/1967
840,195 72/247,010 12/05/1967
840,098 72/248,091 12/05/1967
840,047 72/248,868 12/05/1967
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840,099 72/249,060 12/05/1967
840,103 72/249,553 12/05/1967
840,106 72/249,561 12/05/1967
840,109 72/249,564 12/05/1967
839,791 72/250,023 12/05/1967
840,085 72/250,606 12/05/1967
839,946 72/250,834 12/05/1967
840,024 72/251,126 12/05/1967
840,112 72/251,199 12/05/1967
839,857 72/251,211 12/05/1967
840,002 72/251,976 12/05/1967
840,145 72/252,582 12/05/1967
840,212 72/253,048 12/05/1967
839,880 72/253,286 12/05/1967
839,867 72/254,132 12/05/1967
839,837 72/254,886 12/05/1967
839,887 72/255,522 12/05/1967
840,182 72/255,779 12/05/1967
840,190 72/256,666 12/05/1967
840,121 72/256,733 12/05/1967
839,889 72/256,780 12/05/1967
840,005 72/256,978 12/05/1967
840,006 72/256,979 12/05/1967
839,983 72/257,065 12/05/1967
839,842 72/257,793 12/05/1967
839,843 72/257,855 12/05/1967
839,844 72/257,857 12/05/1967
839,845 72/257,922 12/05/1967
840,151 72/258,413 12/05/1967
840,152 72/258,414 12/05/1967
840,030 72/258,439 12/05/1967
839,900 72/258,493 12/05/1967
839,901 72/258,494 12/05/1967
840,032 72/258,995 12/05/1967
839,969 72/259,202 12/05/1967
839,956 72/260,660 12/05/1967
839,801 72/260,732 12/05/1967
840,011 72/261,049 12/05/1967
840,012 72/261,051 12/05/1967
839,976 72/261,106 12/05/1967
840,014 72/261,749 12/05/1967
839,958 72/263,335 12/05/1967
839,808 72/263,926 12/05/1967
840,015 72/264,879 12/05/1967
839,874 72/265,954 12/05/1967
840,081 72/267,094 12/05/1967
840,183 72/270,325 12/05/1967
840,161 72/271,690 12/05/1967
840,166 72/274,842 12/05/1967
839,979 72/275,018 12/05/1967
840,218 72/278,934 12/05/1967
1,078,884 73/036,095 12/06/1977
1,079,088 73/063,004 12/06/1977
1,078,698 73/083,543 12/06/1977
1,078,681 73/091,665 12/06/1977
1,078,858 73/092,514 12/06/1977
1,078,891 73/095,712 12/06/1977
1,078,988 73/096,107 12/06/1977
1,078,982 73/100,481 12/06/1977
1,078,685 73/101,229 12/06/1977
1,078,748 73/101,267 12/06/1977
1,078,972 73/101,947 12/06/1977
1,078,935 73/102,711 12/06/1977
1,079,030 73/105,652 12/06/1977
1,078,936 73/106,026 12/06/1977
1,078,799 73/108,525 12/06/1977
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1,079,024 73/111,033 12/06/1977
1,078,690 73/111,209 12/06/1977
1,079,033 73/111,761 12/06/1977
1,078,944 73/112,599 12/06/1977
1,078,710 73/114,864 12/06/1977
1,078,711 73/114,865 12/06/1977
1,079,084 73/116,617 12/06/1977
1,078,805 73/118,470 12/06/1977
1,078,866 73/119,317 12/06/1977
1,078,868 73/119,373 12/06/1977
1,078,739 73/119,674 12/06/1977
1,078,869 73/119,916 12/06/1977
1,078,928 73/120,316 12/06/1977
1,078,752 73/120,415 12/06/1977
1,079,059 73/121,771 12/06/1977
1,079,041 73/125,586 12/06/1977
1,468,033 73/350,450 12/08/1987
1,468,651 73/415,243 12/08/1987
1,468,038 73/453,069 12/08/1987
1,468,021 73/475,978 12/08/1987
1,468,022 73/476,002 12/08/1987
1,468,023 73/476,013 12/08/1987
1,468,590 73/478,550 12/08/1987
1,467,968 73/481,583 12/08/1987
1,468,624 73/498,886 12/08/1987
1,468,613 73/512,673 12/08/1987
1,468,042 73/523,252 12/08/1987
1,468,581 73/534,640 12/08/1987
1,468,689 73/544,491 12/08/1987
1,468,625 73/547,168 12/08/1987
1,467,981 73/547,293 12/08/1987
1,468,491 73/550,828 12/08/1987
1,468,236 73/563,339 12/08/1987
1,468,166 73/565,805 12/08/1987
1,468,643 73/568,644 12/08/1987
1,467,815 73/572,706 12/08/1987
1,468,349 73/579,043 12/08/1987
1,468,184 73/580,830 12/08/1987
1,468,046 73/582,232 12/08/1987
1,468,048 73/582,699 12/08/1987
1,468,237 73/584,196 12/08/1987
1,468,049 73/584,759 12/08/1987
1,467,970 73/586,901 12/08/1987
1,468,691 73/589,035 12/08/1987
1,468,053 73/600,213 12/08/1987
1,467,918 73/601,446 12/08/1987
1,467,880 73/602,322 12/08/1987
1,468,056 73/602,613 12/08/1987
1,468,057 73/602,614 12/08/1987
1,467,984 73/602,648 12/08/1987
1,468,592 73/603,429 12/08/1987
1,467,909 73/604,135 12/08/1987
1,467,919 73/604,674 12/08/1987
1,467,882 73/609,000 12/08/1987
1,468,240 73/610,236 12/08/1987
1,468,061 73/610,296 12/08/1987
1,467,883 73/611,009 12/08/1987
1,468,692 73/611,656 12/08/1987
1,467,822 73/611,816 12/08/1987
1,468,693 73/612,834 12/08/1987
1,468,241 73/612,896 12/08/1987
1,468,062 73/613,519 12/08/1987
1,468,063 73/613,564 12/08/1987
1,468,682 73/614,424 12/08/1987
1,467,985 73/614,546 12/08/1987
1,467,972 73/616,832 12/08/1987
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1,468,619 73/618,287 12/08/1987
1,467,973 73/618,754 12/08/1987
1,468,668 73/619,398 12/08/1987
1,468,397 73/619,446 12/08/1987
1,468,631 73/619,882 12/08/1987
1,468,529 73/620,465 12/08/1987
1,467,921 73/620,920 12/08/1987
1,468,071 73/620,930 12/08/1987
1,468,620 73/620,948 12/08/1987
1,467,923 73/621,463 12/08/1987
1,468,074 73/621,538 12/08/1987
1,468,076 73/621,741 12/08/1987
1,467,925 73/622,012 12/08/1987
1,468,531 73/622,115 12/08/1987
1,468,245 73/622,343 12/08/1987
1,468,077 73/622,380 12/08/1987
1,468,078 73/622,604 12/08/1987
1,468,678 73/622,695 12/08/1987
1,468,247 73/623,066 12/08/1987
1,468,645 73/623,461 12/08/1987
1,467,988 73/623,734 12/08/1987
1,467,926 73/623,845 12/08/1987
1,467,886 73/623,933 12/08/1987
1,467,829 73/624,866 12/08/1987
1,467,990 73/626,224 12/08/1987
1,467,991 73/626,225 12/08/1987
1,467,994 73/626,231 12/08/1987
1,467,996 73/626,706 12/08/1987
1,467,997 73/626,781 12/08/1987
1,467,831 73/627,025 12/08/1987
1,467,998 73/627,364 12/08/1987
1,468,082 73/627,466 12/08/1987
1,467,888 73/627,767 12/08/1987
1,468,686 73/627,777 12/08/1987
1,468,334 73/628,049 12/08/1987
1,468,534 73/628,157 12/08/1987
1,468,249 73/628,324 12/08/1987
1,468,170 73/628,833 12/08/1987
1,467,832 73/629,039 12/08/1987
1,468,088 73/629,087 12/08/1987
1,467,834 73/629,821 12/08/1987
1,468,672 73/630,325 12/08/1987
1,467,836 73/631,133 12/08/1987
1,468,251 73/631,550 12/08/1987
1,468,439 73/631,905 12/08/1987
1,468,504 73/632,457 12/08/1987
1,467,868 73/632,470 12/08/1987
1,467,838 73/632,791 12/08/1987
1,468,461 73/633,045 12/08/1987
1,468,200 73/633,540 12/08/1987
1,467,890 73/634,019 12/08/1987
1,468,660 73/634,374 12/08/1987
1,468,171 73/634,418 12/08/1987
1,468,217 73/634,706 12/08/1987
1,468,092 73/635,010 12/08/1987
1,468,535 73/636,940 12/08/1987
1,467,841 73/637,396 12/08/1987
1,468,094 73/637,872 12/08/1987
1,468,026 73/638,515 12/08/1987
1,468,095 73/639,063 12/08/1987
1,468,173 73/640,322 12/08/1987
1,468,463 73/640,337 12/08/1987
1,468,100 73/641,597 12/08/1987
1,468,101 73/641,663 12/08/1987
1,468,102 73/641,664 12/08/1987
1,468,002 73/641,674 12/08/1987
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1,467,844 73/641,724 12/08/1987
1,468,104 73/642,218 12/08/1987
1,467,869 73/642,868 12/08/1987
1,467,870 73/642,884 12/08/1987
1,468,408 73/642,913 12/08/1987
1,468,224 73/643,073 12/08/1987
1,468,538 73/643,187 12/08/1987
1,468,576 73/643,618 12/08/1987
1,468,027 73/644,303 12/08/1987
1,468,369 73/644,305 12/08/1987
1,468,028 73/644,489 12/08/1987
1,467,912 73/644,665 12/08/1987
1,468,111 73/644,950 12/08/1987
1,468,255 73/645,572 12/08/1987
1,468,114 73/646,857 12/08/1987
1,468,115 73/646,958 12/08/1987
1,468,542 73/647,728 12/08/1987
1,467,937 73/649,063 12/08/1987
1,468,119 73/649,331 12/08/1987
1,467,850 73/649,455 12/08/1987
1,468,411 73/649,894 12/08/1987
1,468,004 73/649,990 12/08/1987
1,468,412 73/651,840 12/08/1987
1,468,122 73/652,214 12/08/1987
1,468,263 73/652,265 12/08/1987
1,468,545 73/652,957 12/08/1987
1,468,546 73/652,958 12/08/1987
1,468,339 73/652,989 12/08/1987
1,468,326 73/653,044 12/08/1987
1,468,175 73/653,573 12/08/1987
1,468,666 73/653,884 12/08/1987
1,468,266 73/654,306 12/08/1987
1,468,416 73/654,632 12/08/1987
1,467,855 73/654,642 12/08/1987
1,468,125 73/654,670 12/08/1987
1,468,267 73/654,671 12/08/1987
1,468,007 73/654,706 12/08/1987
1,468,370 73/654,761 12/08/1987
1,468,268 73/654,795 12/08/1987
1,468,419 73/654,841 12/08/1987
1,468,009 73/654,881 12/08/1987
1,467,940 73/654,910 12/08/1987
1,468,550 73/655,081 12/08/1987
1,468,587 73/655,275 12/08/1987
1,467,856 73/655,278 12/08/1987
1,467,858 73/655,644 12/08/1987
1,467,859 73/656,283 12/08/1987
1,467,899 73/656,504 12/08/1987
1,468,323 73/656,510 12/08/1987
1,468,600 73/656,746 12/08/1987
1,468,134 73/656,936 12/08/1987
1,467,943 73/657,003 12/08/1987
1,468,138 73/657,241 12/08/1987
1,468,341 73/657,518 12/08/1987
1,468,342 73/657,531 12/08/1987
1,468,272 73/657,707 12/08/1987
1,468,428 73/657,800 12/08/1987
1,468,513 73/657,950 12/08/1987
1,468,385 73/657,958 12/08/1987
1,468,145 73/657,959 12/08/1987
1,468,433 73/658,003 12/08/1987
1,468,150 73/658,088 12/08/1987
1,468,152 73/658,099 12/08/1987
1,468,514 73/658,137 12/08/1987
1,468,275 73/658,271 12/08/1987
1,468,155 73/658,339 12/08/1987
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1,468,030 73/658,363 12/08/1987
1,468,158 73/658,369 12/08/1987
1,468,345 73/658,467 12/08/1987
1,467,872 73/658,482 12/08/1987
1,468,474 73/658,494 12/08/1987
1,467,979 73/658,514 12/08/1987
1,468,276 73/658,521 12/08/1987
1,468,346 73/658,561 12/08/1987
1,468,436 73/658,760 12/08/1987
1,468,363 73/658,829 12/08/1987
1,467,950 73/658,913 12/08/1987
1,468,437 73/659,085 12/08/1987
1,468,280 73/659,249 12/08/1987
1,468,477 73/659,259 12/08/1987
1,467,874 73/659,310 12/08/1987
1,467,952 73/659,425 12/08/1987
1,467,876 73/659,614 12/08/1987
1,468,565 73/659,701 12/08/1987
1,468,516 73/659,758 12/08/1987
1,467,955 73/659,762 12/08/1987
1,467,956 73/659,763 12/08/1987
1,467,957 73/659,772 12/08/1987
1,467,958 73/659,773 12/08/1987
1,467,959 73/659,774 12/08/1987
1,467,961 73/659,777 12/08/1987
1,467,962 73/659,778 12/08/1987
1,467,963 73/659,780 12/08/1987
1,468,285 73/659,890 12/08/1987
1,468,286 73/659,977 12/08/1987
1,468,288 73/660,150 12/08/1987
1,468,197 73/660,187 12/08/1987
1,468,482 73/660,420 12/08/1987
1,468,015 73/660,470 12/08/1987
1,468,293 73/660,503 12/08/1987
1,468,295 73/660,536 12/08/1987
1,467,980 73/660,587 12/08/1987
1,468,297 73/660,694 12/08/1987
1,468,489 73/660,756 12/08/1987
1,468,179 73/660,768 12/08/1987
1,468,300 73/660,813 12/08/1987
1,468,220 73/660,880 12/08/1987
1,468,301 73/661,020 12/08/1987
1,468,302 73/661,164 12/08/1987
1,467,914 73/661,166 12/08/1987
1,468,375 73/661,167 12/08/1987
1,468,303 73/661,238 12/08/1987
1,468,699 73/661,286 12/08/1987
1,468,376 73/661,341 12/08/1987
1,468,304 73/661,387 12/08/1987
1,468,517 73/661,627 12/08/1987
1,468,364 73/661,913 12/08/1987
1,468,313 73/662,147 12/08/1987
1,468,444 73/662,160 12/08/1987
2,120,116 74/252,235 12/09/1997
2,120,120 74/334,228 12/09/1997
2,120,127 74/390,044 12/09/1997
2,120,135 74/428,044 12/09/1997
2,118,612 74/428,750 12/09/1997
2,120,136 74/439,781 12/09/1997
2,120,138 74/451,809 12/09/1997
2,118,619 74/464,907 12/09/1997
2,118,620 74/471,173 12/09/1997
2,120,143 74/485,419 12/09/1997
2,118,627 74/502,057 12/09/1997
2,120,158 74/530,934 12/09/1997
2,118,635 74/534,138 12/09/1997
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2,120,162 74/538,703 12/09/1997
2,118,638 74/541,468 12/09/1997
2,120,166 74/552,550 12/09/1997
2,118,652 74/583,300 12/09/1997
2,120,179 74/604,011 12/09/1997
2,118,663 74/618,014 12/09/1997
2,118,665 74/620,752 12/09/1997
2,120,191 74/624,443 12/09/1997
2,118,673 74/637,771 12/09/1997
2,118,678 74/642,104 12/09/1997
2,118,682 74/646,885 12/09/1997
2,118,683 74/647,400 12/09/1997
2,120,204 74/653,699 12/09/1997
2,120,206 74/656,436 12/09/1997
2,118,689 74/659,434 12/09/1997
2,118,690 74/661,661 12/09/1997
2,120,215 74/662,869 12/09/1997
2,118,693 74/664,227 12/09/1997
2,120,232 74/676,886 12/09/1997
2,120,235 74/679,702 12/09/1997
2,120,236 74/679,703 12/09/1997
2,118,713 74/692,566 12/09/1997
2,118,721 74/699,764 12/09/1997
2,120,254 74/704,962 12/09/1997
2,120,257 74/706,209 12/09/1997
2,120,260 74/708,320 12/09/1997
2,118,736 74/715,803 12/09/1997
2,118,740 74/718,856 12/09/1997
2,120,265 74/718,965 12/09/1997
2,120,270 74/722,240 12/09/1997
2,118,745 74/724,960 12/09/1997
2,120,273 74/725,360 12/09/1997
2,120,277 74/726,466 12/09/1997
2,118,754 74/730,289 12/09/1997
2,118,756 74/731,285 12/09/1997
2,120,290 74/735,671 12/09/1997
2,120,292 74/736,091 12/09/1997
2,120,294 75/000,567 12/09/1997
2,118,765 75/000,803 12/09/1997
2,120,297 75/001,640 12/09/1997
2,118,770 75/004,221 12/09/1997
2,120,307 75/004,654 12/09/1997
2,120,310 75/005,454 12/09/1997
2,120,311 75/005,651 12/09/1997
2,120,312 75/005,652 12/09/1997
2,120,321 75/008,009 12/09/1997
2,118,776 75/008,028 12/09/1997
2,120,323 75/009,138 12/09/1997
2,120,324 75/009,425 12/09/1997
2,118,798 75/023,975 12/09/1997
2,120,356 75/024,251 12/09/1997
2,118,801 75/024,367 12/09/1997
2,120,358 75/024,706 12/09/1997
2,118,804 75/025,502 12/09/1997
2,120,360 75/026,855 12/09/1997
2,118,821 75/030,400 12/09/1997
2,118,822 75/030,538 12/09/1997
2,118,825 75/031,626 12/09/1997
2,118,831 75/039,058 12/09/1997
2,120,386 75/042,629 12/09/1997
2,120,392 75/044,433 12/09/1997
2,118,838 75/045,585 12/09/1997
2,118,842 75/049,161 12/09/1997
2,118,847 75/051,780 12/09/1997
2,120,403 75/052,136 12/09/1997
2,120,404 75/052,234 12/09/1997
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2,118,854 75/054,095 12/09/1997
2,118,862 75/057,611 12/09/1997
2,120,417 75/062,019 12/09/1997
2,118,881 75/065,558 12/09/1997
2,118,891 75/069,265 12/09/1997
2,118,892 75/069,266 12/09/1997
2,118,893 75/069,902 12/09/1997
2,118,911 75/075,276 12/09/1997
2,118,921 75/079,471 12/09/1997
2,118,923 75/079,594 12/09/1997
2,120,446 75/079,672 12/09/1997
2,118,930 75/081,864 12/09/1997
2,118,933 75/082,844 12/09/1997
2,118,936 75/084,872 12/09/1997
2,118,940 75/085,781 12/09/1997
2,118,946 75/087,342 12/09/1997
2,120,458 75/088,410 12/09/1997
2,120,461 75/089,941 12/09/1997
2,118,957 75/090,017 12/09/1997
2,120,466 75/091,446 12/09/1997
2,118,969 75/092,384 12/09/1997
2,118,977 75/095,636 12/09/1997
2,120,476 75/096,966 12/09/1997
2,120,477 75/096,967 12/09/1997
2,118,984 75/098,185 12/09/1997
2,120,482 75/098,547 12/09/1997
2,118,994 75/100,668 12/09/1997
2,118,997 75/102,034 12/09/1997
2,119,006 75/105,300 12/09/1997
2,120,499 75/105,386 12/09/1997
2,120,502 75/105,997 12/09/1997
2,119,009 75/106,108 12/09/1997
2,119,015 75/106,894 12/09/1997
2,119,017 75/106,940 12/09/1997
2,120,512 75/107,294 12/09/1997
2,120,515 75/107,983 12/09/1997
2,119,028 75/108,728 12/09/1997
2,119,030 75/108,925 12/09/1997
2,120,520 75/109,349 12/09/1997
2,119,042 75/111,178 12/09/1997
2,119,049 75/112,805 12/09/1997
2,120,532 75/112,818 12/09/1997
2,120,533 75/113,684 12/09/1997
2,120,538 75/115,485 12/09/1997
2,119,067 75/116,096 12/09/1997
2,119,072 75/116,988 12/09/1997
2,119,073 75/117,104 12/09/1997
2,120,548 75/118,858 12/09/1997
2,120,549 75/118,920 12/09/1997
2,119,080 75/119,004 12/09/1997
2,119,087 75/119,837 12/09/1997
2,120,551 75/120,219 12/09/1997
2,120,553 75/121,626 12/09/1997
2,119,099 75/121,700 12/09/1997
2,119,105 75/122,496 12/09/1997
2,119,107 75/122,928 12/09/1997
2,120,560 75/123,793 12/09/1997
2,120,561 75/124,873 12/09/1997
2,119,122 75/124,897 12/09/1997
2,119,125 75/126,445 12/09/1997
2,119,133 75/127,248 12/09/1997
2,119,136 75/128,002 12/09/1997
2,119,166 75/131,693 12/09/1997
2,119,171 75/132,875 12/09/1997
2,119,176 75/133,532 12/09/1997
2,120,578 75/133,835 12/09/1997
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2,119,181 75/134,598 12/09/1997
2,119,190 75/137,480 12/09/1997
2,120,583 75/138,794 12/09/1997
2,119,196 75/139,517 12/09/1997
2,120,585 75/139,757 12/09/1997
2,119,200 75/139,897 12/09/1997
2,119,205 75/140,612 12/09/1997
2,119,209 75/141,122 12/09/1997
2,119,212 75/141,554 12/09/1997
2,119,217 75/142,338 12/09/1997
2,119,218 75/142,339 12/09/1997
2,119,223 75/143,014 12/09/1997
2,119,225 75/143,550 12/09/1997
2,119,226 75/143,726 12/09/1997
2,120,598 75/146,725 12/09/1997
2,119,258 75/148,415 12/09/1997
2,119,260 75/148,476 12/09/1997
2,119,273 75/151,481 12/09/1997
2,120,607 75/154,684 12/09/1997
2,119,292 75/155,804 12/09/1997
2,119,304 75/156,759 12/09/1997
2,119,312 75/158,236 12/09/1997
2,119,328 75/160,981 12/09/1997
2,119,333 75/161,820 12/09/1997
2,119,355 75/165,354 12/09/1997
2,119,358 75/165,761 12/09/1997
2,119,359 75/165,777 12/09/1997
2,119,364 75/166,537 12/09/1997
2,119,367 75/167,415 12/09/1997
2,119,389 75/169,974 12/09/1997
2,119,390 75/169,996 12/09/1997
2,119,415 75/172,552 12/09/1997
2,119,426 75/173,521 12/09/1997
2,119,428 75/173,575 12/09/1997
2,119,430 75/173,973 12/09/1997
2,119,431 75/174,014 12/09/1997
2,119,433 75/174,140 12/09/1997
2,119,434 75/174,194 12/09/1997
2,119,436 75/174,238 12/09/1997
2,119,438 75/174,682 12/09/1997
2,119,464 75/180,369 12/09/1997
2,119,476 75/182,504 12/09/1997
2,119,483 75/183,391 12/09/1997
2,119,496 75/185,276 12/09/1997
2,119,520 75/189,147 12/09/1997
2,119,535 75/192,125 12/09/1997
2,119,538 75/192,334 12/09/1997
2,119,544 75/193,628 12/09/1997
2,119,549 75/194,114 12/09/1997
2,119,554 75/194,780 12/09/1997
2,119,573 75/196,653 12/09/1997
2,119,575 75/196,812 12/09/1997
2,119,577 75/196,857 12/09/1997
2,119,586 75/197,532 12/09/1997
2,119,596 75/198,139 12/09/1997
2,119,598 75/198,257 12/09/1997
2,119,601 75/198,414 12/09/1997
2,119,618 75/199,652 12/09/1997
2,119,624 75/200,007 12/09/1997
2,119,629 75/200,178 12/09/1997
2,119,632 75/200,473 12/09/1997
2,119,645 75/201,091 12/09/1997
2,119,650 75/201,281 12/09/1997
2,119,667 75/202,577 12/09/1997
2,119,669 75/202,595 12/09/1997
2,119,671 75/202,948 12/09/1997
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2,119,701 75/204,619 12/09/1997
2,119,705 75/204,700 12/09/1997
2,119,723 75/206,293 12/09/1997
2,119,735 75/206,882 12/09/1997
2,119,746 75/208,061 12/09/1997
2,119,747 75/208,091 12/09/1997
2,119,756 75/208,675 12/09/1997
2,119,758 75/208,809 12/09/1997
2,119,766 75/209,449 12/09/1997
2,119,768 75/209,513 12/09/1997
2,119,774 75/209,773 12/09/1997
2,119,806 75/211,916 12/09/1997
2,119,814 75/212,943 12/09/1997
2,119,825 75/213,924 12/09/1997
2,119,831 75/214,109 12/09/1997
2,119,858 75/216,324 12/09/1997
2,119,859 75/216,401 12/09/1997
2,119,868 75/216,838 12/09/1997
2,119,878 75/217,735 12/09/1997
2,119,896 75/219,215 12/09/1997
2,119,906 75/220,657 12/09/1997
2,119,912 75/221,016 12/09/1997
2,119,928 75/222,933 12/09/1997
2,119,931 75/223,230 12/09/1997
2,119,932 75/223,232 12/09/1997
2,119,971 75/229,743 12/09/1997
2,119,988 75/234,616 12/09/1997
2,119,990 75/234,673 12/09/1997
2,120,008 75/236,865 12/09/1997
2,120,023 75/239,415 12/09/1997
2,120,037 75/241,541 12/09/1997
2,120,049 75/243,927 12/09/1997
2,120,053 75/244,409 12/09/1997
2,120,055 75/244,679 12/09/1997
2,120,057 75/245,259 12/09/1997
2,120,059 75/245,615 12/09/1997
2,120,069 75/247,862 12/09/1997
2,120,073 75/249,144 12/09/1997
2,120,079 75/250,850 12/09/1997
2,120,095 75/257,420 12/09/1997
2,120,096 75/257,421 12/09/1997
2,120,103 75/260,906 12/09/1997
Service by Publication
A petition to cancel to the registration identified below having been
filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last
known address having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable,
notice is hereby given that unless the registrant listed herein, its assigns
or legal representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty days of
this publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of default.
JetEquity, LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut, Registration No. 2871516 for the
mark "JETEQUITY", Cancellation No. 92049778.
Uniroyal Englebert Reifen GMBH, Aachen, Germany, Registration
No. 843711 for the mark "MAX", Cancellation No. 92049482.
VIONETTE BAEZ
Paralegal
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A notice of opposition to the registration of the mark in the
application identified below having been filed, and the notice of such
proceeding sent to applicant at the last known address having been returned
by the Postal Service as undeliverable, notice is hereby given that unless
the applicant listed herein, its assigns or legal representatives, shall
enter an appearance within thirty days of this publication, the opposition
will proceed as in the case of default.
Suli Ladislau-Cristian, Montreal, Canada, Application Serial No. 77021160
for the mark "MIXXXR", Opposition No. 91184227.
ANGELA CAMPBELL
Paralegal Specialist
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A petition to cancel to the registration identified below having been
filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last
known address having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable,
notice is hereby given that unless the registrant listed herein, its assigns
or legal representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty days of
this publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of default.
Dalton Industries, Inc., Willoughby, Ohio, Registration No. 861998 for the
mark "DALTON", Cancellation No. 92049627.
ANGELA CAMPBELL
Paralegal Specialist
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A notice of opposition to the registration of the mark in the
application identified below having been filed, and the notice of such
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proceeding sent to applicant at the last known address having been returned
by the Postal Service as undeliverable, notice is hereby given that unless
the applicant listed herein, its assigns or legal representatives, shall
enter an appearance within thirty days of this publication, the opposition
will proceed as in the case of default.
Horacio Carballo, Landover, MD, Application Serial No. 78778582 for the
mark "CERE NERVON", Opposition No. 91184796.
MILLICENT CANADY
Paralegal Specialist
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A petition to cancel the registration of the mark identified below
having been filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at
the last known address having been returned by the Postal Service as
undeliverable, notice is hereby given that unless the registrant listed
herein, its assigns or legal representatives, shall enter an appearance
within thirty days of this publication, the cancellation will proceed as in
the case of default.
DC Flavors, Inc., Pomona, CA, Registration No. 3173475 for the mark
"FLAVORS 4 U PREMIUM FROZEN YOGURT & SOFT SERVE", Cancellation No. 92049288.
ROCHELLE RICKS
Paralegal Specialist
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A petition for cancellation to the registration of the mark in the
application identified below having been filed, and the notice of such
proceeding sent to applicant at the last known address having been returned
by the Postal Service as undeliverable, notice is hereby given that unless
the registrant listed herein, its assigns or legal representatives, shall
enter an appearance within thirty days of this publication, the
cancellation will proceed as in the case of default.
Joint Techno Concepts International, Inc., Westborough, MA, Registration
No. 2559051 for the mark "PET PATROL", Cancellation No. 92049386.
ROCHELLE RICKS
Paralegal Specialist
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A notice of opposition to the registration of the mark in the
application identified below having been filed, and the notice of such
proceeding sent to applicant at the last known address having been returned
by the Postal Service as undeliverable, notice is hereby given that unless
the applicant listed herein, its assigns or legal representatives, shall
enter an appearance within thirty days of this publication, the opposition
will proceed as in the case of default.
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TimeWorks, Inc., Phoenix, AZ, Application Serial No. 78498259, 78498251 for
the mark "TIMEWORKS", Opposition No. 92049417.
JANICE D. HYMAN
Paralegal Specialist
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A petition to cancel the mark in the registration identified below
having been filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at
the last known address having been returned by the Postal Service as
undeliverable, notice is hereby given that unless the registration listed
herein, its assigns or legal representatives, shall enter an appearance
within thirty days of this publication, the cancellation will proceed as in
the case of default.
Niedermeyer-Martin Company, Portland, OR, Registration No. 862257 for the
mark "FYR-GARD", Cancellation No. 92049433.
TYRONE CRAVEN
Paralegal Specialist
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
| 37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication |
37 CFR 1.47 Notice of Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of the inventor. The petition has been granted. A notice has been
sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor. The inventor
whose signature is missing (Sylwester GOGOLEWSKI) may join in the
application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying
with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is PCT/CH2004/000290
and was filed 13 May 2004 in the name of Sylwester GOGOLEWSKI for the
invention entitled RESORBABLE POLYMERIC MEDICAL GOODS WITH IMPROVED
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME. The national stage
number is 11/568,954 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c) date of 27 June 2008.
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted. A notice has
been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor. The
inventor who signature is missing (Brian K. Bell) may join in the
application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying
with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is PCT/US2005/037190
and was filed on 14 October 2005 in the names of Vernon D. PRICE and
Brian K. BELL for the invention entitled SIDE MOUNTED VEHICLE MIRROR WITH
INTEGRAL OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM. The national stage application number is
11/665,431 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) date of
26 June 2008.
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted. A notice has
been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor. The
inventor who signature is missing (Ir. W. Kuipers) may join in the
application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying
with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is PCT/GB02/02736
and was filed on 14 June 2002 in the names of Wichert KUIPERS, Tsjerk Hans
HOEKSTRA, and Alan Charles Guthrie NUTT for the invention entitled
INTEGRATED OPTICAL SIGNAL HANDLING DEVICE. The national stage application
number is 10/481,051 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) date
of 15 July 2008.
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of a national stage application
with a petition under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application
without the signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted. A
notice has been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor.
The inventor who signature is missing (Mark V. PAGE) may join in the
application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying
with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is PCT/US05/35312
and was filed on 30 September 2005 in the names of Mark V. PAGE for the
invention entitled GAMING MACHINE WITH AUTO-DETECT FEATURE ACTIVATION.
The national stage application number is 11/576,072 and has a 35 U.S.C.
371 date of 16 January 2008.
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of a national stage application
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with a petition under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application
without the signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted. A
notice has been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor.
The inventor who signature is missing (Sandra Endisch) may join in the
application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying
with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is PCT/EP05/52081
and was filed on 09 May 2005 in the names of Hartmut Bauer; Frank Kozianka;
and Sandra Endisch for the invention entitled WASTEWATER PURIFICATION PLANT
BY MEANS OF PLANTS. The national stage application number is 11/579,582 and
has a 35 U.S.C. 371 date of 20 December 2007.
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of one of the joint inventors. The petition has been granted.
A notice has been sent to the last known address of the non-signing
inventor. The inventor whose signature is missing (Paul Underbrink) may
join in the application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or
declaration complying with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application
number is PCT/US2004/028542 and was filed on 02 September 2004 in the name
of Mangesh Chansarkar et al for the invention entitled "Control and Features
for Satellite Positioning System Receivers". The national stage application
number is 10/570,578 and has a date of 25 August 2008 under 35 U.S.C.
371(c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4).
Registration to Practice
The following list contains the names of persons seeking for
registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark
Office. Final approval for registration is subject to establishing to the
satisfaction of the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline
that the person seeking registration is of good moral character and repute.
37 CFR § 11.7 Accordingly, any information tending to affect the
eligibility of any of the following persons on moral, ethical, or other
grounds should be furnished to the Director of Enrollment and Discipline on
or before October 24, 2008, at the following address: Mail Stop OED, United
States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450.
Abokhair, Andrew John, 21 Westbrook Terrace, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Adelsheim, Charles Avery, 1810 Magnolia Place, Davis, CA 95618
Anderson, Bjorn Gunnar, 2611 South Fletcher Avenue, Apartment A,
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Axon, Jonathan Richard, Foley & Lardner; LLP, 975 Page Mill Road,
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Banholzer, Vivien M., Roche Molecular System, 4300 Hacienda Drive, Patent
Department - Building 727, Room 1134, Pleasanton, CA 94588
Cehic, Kenan, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 501 Dulany Street,
Knox Building, Room 03C19, Alexandria, VA 22314
Cheema, Sangeeta Kaur, Winstead P.C., 1100 JP Morgan Chase Tower, 600
Travis Street, Houston, TX 77002
Cheng, Shing-Yi, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP, 11955
Freedom Drive, Reston, VA 20190
Dvorkis, Taly, 14 Tinker Bluff Court, East Setauket, NY 11733
Eliezer, Yuri L, Merchant & Gould, 191 Peachtree Street, N E, Suite 4300,
Atlanta, GA 30303-1740
Estrada de Martin, Paula Joanne, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, 399
Park Avenue, Room 2874, New York, NY 10022
Feng, Paul, 3M Innovative Properties Company, PO BOX 33427, St. Paul,
MN 55133
Forsyth, Paul Alan, Pitts and Brittian P.C., 1319 Old Weisgarber Road,
Knoxville, TN 37909
Fritz, Bradford Franklin, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 600
Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Gallagher, Patrick Conlin, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, LLP, 111 South
Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
Gan, Jai-wei, Kramer & Amado, 1725 Duke Street, Suite 240, Alexandria,
VA 22314
Goedertier, Katie Blakley, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, 7606 Summit Ridge,
Brighton, MI 48116
Gray, Jennifer Anne, Hooper Lundy & Bookman Inc, 1875 Century Park East,
Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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Gruber, Stephen Spencer, Greenberg Traurig, The Tabor Center, 1200 17th
Street, Suite 2400, Denver, CO 80202
Hayes, Ivy Elizabeth Ellen, Kenyon & Kenyon LLP, One Broadway, 6th Floor,
New York, NY 10004
Ho, Jerrick Jay-Wah, Sughrue Mion PLLC, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N W,
Suite 800, Washington, DC 20037
Kamshad, Case Yousef, 13210 Jacaranda Blossom Drive, Valley Center,
CA 92082
Kim, Kate Eun Zu, Grippo & Elden LLC, 111 South Wacker Drive, Floor 51,
Chicago, IL 60606
King, Ray Alan, TAOS, Incorporated, 1001 Klein Road, Suite 300,
Plano, TX 75074
Koetter, John David, 7620 Arcadia Trail, Fort Worth, TX 76137
Lane, Andrew Thomas, Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholtz & Mentlik LLP,
600 South Avenue West, Westfield, NJ 07090
Lesciotto, Kate Michelle, 6605 Clayton Avenue #413, Saint Louis, MO 63139
Marcus, Bruce Tien, 9807 Club Place Lane, Carmel, CA 93923
Marquis, Lissi Mojica, 235 Persimmon Hills Court, Sunderland, MD 20689
Mereness, Jeremy Guthridge, 1615 South 26th Street, Apartment #6,
Arlington, VA 22206
Murphy, Jason Alexander, 9 Besch Avenue Floor 2, Albany, NY 12209
Newton, Jason Todd, 5433 Jamerlea Lane, Fowlerville, MI 48836
O'Dea, Brendan Thomas, 87 Hicks Street, Apartment 1A, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Ostomel, Todd Aaron, 1111 J Street, Apartment 158, Davis, CA 95616
Reardon, Liam Francis, Cook County States Attorney's Office, 69 West
Washington, Suite 3200, Chicago, IL 60602
Reiter, Kaye Denning, 7915 E Cooper Lane, Colbert, WA 99005
Rozier, Carey Matthew, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstien & Fox PLLC, 1100 New
York Avenue, N W, Washington, DC 20005
Schilling, Richard Louis, 7003 Bruin Court, Manassas, VA 20111
Skoge, Julie Katherine, Merchant & Gould P.C., 3200 IDS Center, 80 South
8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Smith, Douglas Ross, 70 Hazel Bark Run, Rochester, NY 14606
Smoot, Adam Francis, 14321 Harcourt House Lane, Pflugerville, TX 78660
Szymanski, Thomas Michael, 705 West Market Street, Apartment 2, Akron,
OH 44303
Ullagaddi, Monica Saroj, Greenblum & Bernstein, PLC, 1950 Roland Clarke
Place, Reston, VA 20191
Wang, Bo, 6039 Charles Edward Terrace, Columbia, MD 21045
White, Brett Ondress, 205 Monitor Street, Apartment 2, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Williams Jr., Larry Douglas, 805 8th Street, Radford, VA 24141
Yu, David, 1505 Orchard Street #24, Eugene, OR 97403
Ziegler, Kristian Edward, 1345 Somerset Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666
September 9, 2008 HARRY I. MOATZ
Director of Enrollment & Discipline
| Reinstatement to Register |
Reinstatement to Register
The following list of persons, whose names have been previously removed
from the Register of Attorneys and Agents pursuant to the provisions of 37
CFR 10.11, have been reinstated in view of the required fee and information
they furnished to the Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
Barber, Darin Scott, 12 East Warren Street, Lebannon, OH 45036
Brande, Lewis M., Brande & McCleary, 5976 Falling Tree Lane, Alta Loma,
CA 91737
Lee, Dennis Y., P.O. Box 2208, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
September 9, 2008 HARRY I. MOATZ
Director of Enrollment & Discipline
| Notice of Petition for Reinstatement |
Notice of Petition for Reinstatement
Ronald S. Tamura of Sylmar, California, whose registration number is
43,179 and who has been suspended pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 32, has filed
a petition for reinstatement. Granting of reinstatement is subject to,
inter alia, establishing to the satisfaction of the Director of Enrollment
and Discipline that granting the petition is not contrary to the public
interest, and that the suspended practitioner has complied with the
provisions of 37 CFR § 10.158 during his period of suspension. 37 CFR
§ 10.160. Accordingly, information bearing upon Ronald S. Tamura's good
moral character and reputation is material to his eligibility for
reinstatement. Any information tending to affect the eligibility of
Ronald S. Tamura, on moral, ethical or other grounds should be furnished,
within 45 days of the date of this notice, to the Director of Enrollment
and Discipline in a written communication addressed to the Office of
Enrollment and Discipline, Box OED, United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 2327, Arlington, VA 22202-2327.
September 15, 2008 HARRY I. MOATZ
Director
Office of Enrollment and Discipline
Notice of Suspension
Ronald S. Tamura of Sylmar, California, is a registered patent attorney,
registration number 43,179. In settlement of a disciplinary proceeding, the
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office has ordered
Mr. Tamura be suspended for two years from practice before the United States
Patent and Trademark Office in patent, trademark, and other non-patent law
cases, with all but 30 days stayed, with the conditions and bases for the
stay to be confidential pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 10.159(c). The suspension
imposed by the Director began on August 9, 2008. This action is taken
pursuant to the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 32, and 37 CFR §§ 10.133(g) and
10.159.
August 15, 2008 JAMES A. TOUPIN
General Counsel
United States Patent and Trademark Office
on behalf of
JON W. DUDAS
Under Secretary of Commerce For
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
37 CFR Parts 1, 2, and 3
[Docket No. PTO-P-2008-0022]
RIN 0651-AC27
Changes to Practice for Documents
Submitted to the United States
Patent and Trademark Office
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is
proposing to revise the rules of practice to limit the types of
correspondence that may be submitted to the Office by facsimile. The
Office is also proposing an increased minimum font size for use on
papers submitted to the Office for a patent application, patent or
reexamination proceeding. The proposed changes will improve the
legibility of documents in the Office's files of patent applications
and reexamination proceedings.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 6, 2008.
No public hearing will be held.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent by electronic mail over the Internet
addressed to AC27.comments@uspto.gov. Comments may also be submitted by
mail addressed to: Mail Stop Comments-Patents, Commissioner for
Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, marked to the
attention of Raul Tamayo, Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal
Administration (OPLA). Although comments may be submitted by mail, the
Office prefers to receive comments via the Internet.
Comments may also be sent by electronic mail message over the
Internet via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. See the Federal eRulemaking
Portal Web site (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=
leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.regulations.gov) for additional
instructions on providing comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
The comments will be available for public inspection at the Office
of Patent Legal Administration, Office of the Deputy Commissioner for
Patent Examination Policy, currently located at Room 7D74 of Madison
West, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia and will also be available
through anonymous file transfer protocol (ftp) via the Internet (address:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&
log=linklog&to=http://www.uspto.gov).
Because comments will be made available for public inspection,
information that is not desired to be made public, such as an address or a
telephone number, should not be included in the comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hiram H. Bernstein ((571) 272-7707),
Senior Legal Advisor, or Raul Tamayo, Legal Advisor, ((571) 272-7728),
Office of Patent Legal Administration, Office of Deputy Commissioner
for Patent Examination Policy, directly by telephone, or by mail
addressed to: Mail Stop Comments-Patents, Commissioner for Patents,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, marked to the attention of
the Office of Patent Legal Administration.
For information regarding reexamination issues, contact Stephen
Marcus ((571) 272-7743) or Kenneth Schor ((571) 272-7710), Senior Legal
Advisors, Office of Patent Legal Administration, Office of Deputy
Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office is proposing to revise the rules
of practice in title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for
facsimile transmissions of correspondence, and the minimum font size
required to be used. The Office is specifically proposing revising
§§ 1.6, 1.52, 1.366, 2.195, 3.24, and 3.25.
I. Background
The number of patent applications and patent-related correspondence
received by the Office has increased substantially over the last few
years, and submissions are expected to continue to increase in the next
few years. Processing paper is extremely labor-intensive and subject to
error and misfiling, particularly as the Office must sort through
several thousand pieces of patent correspondence that are received on a
daily basis. Although the Office has made substantial changes in an
attempt to accurately and efficiently process the increased number of
correspondence received, the Office believes that it should make
further changes in its business practices to improve its handling of
patent correspondence.
II. Facsimile Transmission
In 1988, the Office, due to widespread use of facsimile transmission
and the resulting time saved in correspondence between applicants and the
Office, established a trial program to accept facsimile transmission
of certain correspondence. In light of the success of the trial program,
a policy on acceptance of facsimile transmissions was incorporated into the
rules of practice. See Changes in Signature and Filing Requirements for
Correspondence Files in the Patent and Trademark Office, 58 FR 54494
(October 22, 1993). Facsimile transmission of correspondence has grown to
over 240,000 pieces of patent correspondence per year sent to the Office's
central facsimile number. While the number of facsimile transmissions in
any one application may be small, the overall number of facsimile
transmissions represents a significant processing burden on the Office.
The advantage of facsimile transmitting patent and assignment
correspondence has been the quick submission of such correspondence to
the particular area of the Office concerned with promptly acting on
them. The advantage, however, is not exclusive to facsimile
transmissions. EFS-Web offers this advantage as well as others not
available with facsimile transmission. For example, EFS-Web submissions
are "soft scanned" (i.e., electronically uploaded) directly into the
official application file, so multiple Office employees can
simultaneously view the document(s). Furthermore, when documents are
submitted via EFS-Web, the Office's electronic system sends an auto-
generated message notifying the appropriate area which treats the type
of documents submitted. Additionally, EFS-Web offers applicants the
opportunity to review the content of their submissions after the "soft
scanning" process is complete.
It should be recognized that correspondence received by the Office
via facsimile are often of low image quality when printed and viewed.
The low image quality is not so much dependent upon the type of printer
used by the Office when receiving and printing the transmitted
correspondence, but rather is dependent upon the quality of the machine
used by an applicant in generating the facsimile transmission. When the
Office scans these low image quality correspondence into the Office's
official application file called the Image File Wrapper (IFW), the
image quality can be further compromised.
In addition to low image quality, a number of other adverse
consequences, from the Office's perspective, exist when applicant
submits patent and assignment documents via facsimile. For example, a
number of applicants are not meticulous in determining the specific
facsimile transmission number to which a correspondence should be sent.
Under the current rules, receipt by the Office via any facsimile
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transmission number may suffice to represent a completed, effective
transmission. However, the area of the Office needing to act on the
errant transmission would not be aware of its receipt, and the area
receiving it may not immediately recognize what type of correspondence
has been received, or where the correspondence should be forwarded for
prompt action. Such circumstances cause unnecessary delays and add
unnecessary costs to the processing of errant correspondence. In some
instances, routing errant correspondence to the correct area of the
Office is not possible or is not done in a timely manner (e.g., the
paper copy becomes misplaced before the proper forwarding area can be
determined, or the proper forwarding area is not readily identifiable
by the receiving area), thereby forcing the applicant to rely on a
transmission receipt via a petition alleging that the correspondence
was timely submitted. Additionally, even where the facsimile
transmission is sent to the designated transmission number, the Office
must print the transmitted correspondence, process the paper, scan the
possibly low-quality image, and update the IFW. All of these steps are
additionally time-consuming and costly.
Accordingly, the Office believes that given: (1) The costs and
quality concerns regarding facsimile transmitted correspondence; and
(2) the newly upgraded EFS-Web electronic filing system, which offers
the same benefit of quick submission to the particular area of the
Office that needs to act on the correspondence, it is now appropriate
to terminate the use of facsimile transmissions as a method for filing
most correspondence intended to become part of the file record of a
patent application, patent or reexamination proceeding. Specifically,
correspondence that can be submitted via EFS-Web would no longer be
accepted via facsimile transmission. For example, a petition to
withdraw a patent application from issue per 37 CFR 1.313 would no
longer be accepted via facsimile transmission and would need to be
submitted via EFS-Web.
Similarly, it is also appropriate to eliminate facsimile
transmission of other types of correspondence that can be submitted via
certain other electronic systems of the Office. Specifically, any type
of patent or trademark correspondence that can be submitted via the
Office's Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS) (discussed in
Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) § 302.10), and
Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS) (discussed in Trademark
Manual of Examination Procedure (TMEP) § 503.03(a)), such as
assignment documents submitted for recording in Assignment Services
Division, would no longer be permitted to be submitted via facsimile
transmission. While such documents are intended to become part of the
official assignment records, they are not intended to become part of
the official patent or trademark file to which they relate.
Additional aspects of the proposed rule making would require
applicants, third party requesters, and patent owners: (1) To utilize a
facsimile transmission number identified by the Office for a particular
type of correspondence, i.e., the submission must be transmitted
directly to the area of the Office appropriate to receive the
transmission at its identified transmission number (as opposed to
transmission to any other facsimile transmission number, such as a
facsimile transmission number identified for a different type of
correspondence), or otherwise the transmission would not be effective
(see § 1.6(d)(3)); and (2) to limit each submission made via
facsimile transmission to one application or other matter before the
Office, except for a single submission of multiple patent maintenance
fee payments or requests for refunds thereof. The submission for a
single application or other matter may address more than one issue with
more than one piece or type of correspondence in regard to the single
application or matter if each correspondence can be properly submitted
via facsimile.
While this Notice proposes to restrict facsimile transmissions of
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correspondence directed to the Office, nothing in the proposed rule
making is intended to curtail the ability of the Office to utilize
facsimile transmissions for its outgoing correspondence as it deems
appropriate, such as replies to certain inquiries from applicants.
III. EFS-Web
The Office's Web-based electronic filing system (EFS-Web) went into
full operation on March 17, 2006, and is supported by the LEGAL FRAMEWORK
FOR EFS-WEB (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=
leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/portal/efs/legal.
htm), which identifies what documents may be submitted via EFS-Web. The
rules of practice were amended so that EFS-Web submissions would be treated
analogously to submissions filed via First-Class Mail or facsimile
transmissions with a certificate of mailing or transmission. See
Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence, 72 FR
2770 (January 23, 2007); 1315 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 57 (February 13,
2007) (final rule). EFS-Web is easy to use as correspondence can be
submitted to the Office at the click of a button, and EFS-Web is available
twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. An increasing amount of
patent-related correspondence has been filed via EFS-Web. In particular,
the percentage of utility, plant, reissue, national stage applications,
and requests for continued examination (RCE) filed via EFS-Web has
dramatically increased from approximately 28% in the first week in October
2006 to approximately 70% in the second week in January 2008.
As discussed above in item II, "Facsimile transmission,"
increased use of EFS-Web would increase efficiency and improve the
quality of the images in the IFW used for prosecution and publication
purposes. Additionally, system delays caused by paper processing and
scanning would be much reduced.
With EFS-Web being available for the submission of patent
correspondence twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, patent
applicants, owners, and third party requesters in reexamination
proceedings (both ex parte and inter partes) are provided easy and
convenient access to a system for submitting their patent
correspondence. Shortly after patent correspondence is officially
submitted to the Office via EFS-Web, the Office receives the correspondence
and issues an acknowledgment receipt. The acknowledgment receipt contains
the "receipt date," the time the correspondence was received at the
Office (not the local time at the submitter's location), and a full
listing of the correspondence received. Accordingly, an acknowledgment
receipt is the legal equivalent of a post card receipt described in
MPEP § 503, with the added convenience of being automatically generated.
In contrast, a return receipt for correspondence transmitted to the Office's
central facsimile number is only automatically generated when (1) the
sender's facsimile number is properly programmed in the sending facsimile
machine and (2) the sender's facsimile machine is capable of receiving a
return facsimile transmission immediately following receipt of the original
transmission.
For the filing of patent applications, the official filing date will
continue to be stated on the filing receipt under § 1.54(b), which is sent
to applicants after the submitted application parts are reviewed for
compliance with the filing date requirements. Under § 1.6(a)(4), patent
correspondence filed via EFS-Web is considered to have been filed on the
date the Office receives the submission (regardless of whether that date is
a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday within the District of Columbia).
Thus, by using EFS-Web, applicants and other EFS-Web users (e.g.,
practitioners) can, in a short period of time, ensure that they have
received a "date certain" for any submission made via EFS-Web.
Correspondence submitted by facsimile transmission is received in
paper form and is considered paper correspondence (although it has an
electronic transmission component), while EFS-Web transmissions are
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electronic transmissions that remain in electronic form after receipt.
Critical data concerning patent correspondence submitted via EFS-Web is
entered into the automated systems much sooner than if the
correspondence was received in paper in that the electronic document of
an EFS-Web submission is directly available in the IFW system (by
"soft scanning"), while the printed paper for a facsimile submission
requires manual handling and scanning of the paper in order to make
such documents available in the IFW system.
Continued increases in the amount of patent correspondence
encourage the Office to change its business approach for serving its
users. With EFS-Web, users are provided with better quality, as well as
improved accuracy of the information submitted to and processed by the
Office, while using fewer resources, thus reducing the time required
for processing and handling. Users have greater assurance that the
content of the IFW is accurate. Submitting correspondence via EFS-Web
provides a level of consistency, accuracy, quality and predictability
that a paper-based facsimile transmission cannot provide. EFS-Web users
have repeatedly stated that they are satisfied with the ease of access
and use of EFS-Web, and appreciate the automatic generation of the
acknowledgment receipt after they officially submit their
correspondence to the Office. Accordingly, the need for the submission
of patent correspondence to a central facsimile number or a facsimile
number for a particular type of correspondence is greatly reduced.
The Legal Framework for EFS-WEB permits submission of all types of
correspondence that are not specifically excepted. See Item XXXIII.
Documents Policy, in the legal framework document at http://frwebgate.
access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=
http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/portal/efs/legal.htm. The following is a non-
exclusive list of correspondence types that are identified in the legal
framework document as currently not permitted:
1. Correspondence concerning Registration to Practice submitted
under § 1.4(e).
2. Certified copies submitted under § 1.4(f).
3. Correspondence to be filed in a patent application subject to a
secrecy order under §§ 5.1 through 5.5 of this chapter.
4. Submissions in contested cases before the Board of Patent
Appeals and Interferences, except as the Board may expressly authorize.
5. Papers filed in contested cases before the Board of Patent
Appeals and Interferences, which are governed by § 41.106(f).
6. Correspondence filed in connection with a disciplinary
proceeding pursuant to 37 CFR part 10.
7. Submissions that are not associated with an application or a
reexamination proceeding.
8. Third party papers under § 1.99.
9. Protests under § 1.291.
10. Public use hearing papers under § 1.292.
11. Maintenance fees submitted under § 1.366.
Although a main purpose of the proposed changes to the facsimile
transmission rules is to prohibit submission by facsimile transmission
of those types of correspondence that can be submitted via EFS-Web, the
Office is proposing to also terminate the ability of third parties to
submit correspondence via facsimile transmission that cannot be
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submitted via EFS-Web, as third party submissions under § 1.99, protests
under § 1.291, and public use hearing papers under § 1.292 are all ill-
suited for facsimile transmission.
Assignment documents submitted for recording under 35 U.S.C. 261
are also barred from submission via EFS-Web by item 7 (even though
related to an application or a patent), but they may be electronically
filed using the Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS) or the
Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS). Hence, there is no
continued need to submit assignments for recording via facsimile
transmission. Information regarding EPAS is available by sending an
e-mail to epas@uspto.gov. Information regarding ETAS is available by
sending an e-mail to etas@uspto.gov.
EFS-Web permits registered users to file both new submissions and
follow-on documents. Some examples of papers that may be submitted via
EFS-Web and therefore would no longer be able to be submitted by
facsimile transmission are: (1) Amendments; (2) information disclosure
statements; (3) petitions, including petitions to withdraw an
application from issue, petitions for express abandonment to avoid
publication, and maintenance fee related petitions; (4) requests for
continued examination; (5) papers in ex parte or inter partes
reexamination proceedings; (6) Design continued prosecution application
(CPA) filings; (7) refund requests related to an application or a
reexamination proceeding; (8) papers submitted to the U.S. Receiving
Office; (9) papers submitted in regard to a pre-appeal or an appeal
conference or an appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences; and (10) status inquiries related to the issuance of the
next Office action on the merits or the issuance of a decision on
petition.
Correspondence submitted via EFS-Web should be intended to become
part of the official file record. Generally, EFS-Web submissions are
automatically made part of the official file record, except for pre-
grant publication submissions (i.e., amended republications, amended
first publications, voluntary publications), which must be submitted
via EFS-Web but are not made part of the official file record if
submitted properly. Maintenance fee payments, refunds of such payments,
and related papers would continue to be able to be submitted via
facsimile transmission. See the preamble discussion in regard to
§ 1.6(d)(2)(i). Related papers would include a petition to transfer a
maintenance fee payment from the "wrong" patent where the fee had not
previously been paid (and therefore payment could be applied thereto) to
the right patent (where the maintenance fee had not already been paid).
Where a maintenance fee has already been paid, payment of an additional
maintenance fee will result in an automatic refund. Maintenance fee
payers should consult http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?
from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=https://ramps.uspto.gov/eram/
patentMaintFees.do.
Types of reexamination proceeding correspondence that may be submitted
via EFS-Web when the correspondence is intended to become part of the
official file in reexamination proceeding are: (1) An original request for
ex parte or inter partes reexamination; (2) any corrected request for
ex parte or inter partes reexamination submitted in response to either a
Notice of Failure to Comply with Reexamination Request Filing Requirements
or a Decision vacating the filing date that was accorded to a previously-
submitted request for reexamination; (3) all follow-on prosecution papers
(including appeal papers) filed by either the patent owner or a third
party requester in any reexamination proceeding (including papers that are
submitted together with a petition to expunge the papers from the record);
(4) notices of prior or concurrent proceedings and decisions pursuant to
MPEP sections 2282 and 2686; and (5) petition papers filed by the patent
owner or third party requester that are directed to any reexamination
proceeding.
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Types of application correspondence not intended to become part of
the official file record and currently not permitted to be submitted
via EFS-Web would be able to continue to be submitted via facsimile
transmission, unless specifically excepted, until such time that the
Legal Framework for EFS-WEB is amended to permit such type of
correspondence to be submitted via EFS-Web. Some examples of
correspondence that are not intended to be part of the official
application or patent file record and therefore are not permitted to be
submitted via EFS-Web and would be able to continue to be submitted via
facsimile transmission are:
(1) Proposed amendments for examiner review, such as in regard to
an upcoming interview;
(2) an inquiry as to whether a 35 U.S.C. 371 national stage
application, or a 35 U.S.C. 111(a) continuing application of a PCT
application has been filed for a particular PCT application (which
inquiry is obviously not intended to become part of an application file
but only seeks to ascertain whether an application has been filed); and
(3) orders for copies of application, patent, and reexamination
files.
Any proposed amendment submitted by facsimile transmission would
not be part of the official file record, but must be made part of the
official file record, when such amendment is referred to in another
correspondence (e.g., interview summary) that is part of the official
file record (whether referred to by applicant or the examiner).
Correspondence directed to a reexamination proceeding that is not
intended for entry into the record of the reexamination proceeding is
considered to be an "unofficial paper," and must not be submitted via
EFS-Web. A patent owner or third party requester who desires to submit
correspondence to be treated as an "unofficial paper" in an ex parte
reexamination proceeding may expedite consideration of the
correspondence by contacting the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
((571) 272-7705) for instructions on how to submit the "unofficial
paper" via transmission to a facsimile machine designated for such
purpose in the CRU.
Examples of an "unofficial paper" that a party to an ex parte
reexamination proceeding may submit via facsimile transmission are: (1)
A courtesy paper identifying issues to be discussed that is submitted
prior to a permitted interview with the examiner; (2) a paper submitted
for review by Office personnel (in rare instances where such is
permitted, and the Office has been contacted for permission to submit
the paper for review) to determine the formal sufficiency of the paper;
and (3) a paper submitted to obtain examiner review of a proposed
amendment intended to overcome an examiner rejection. Any such proposed
amendment that is submitted unofficially, and as such is not part of
the official file record, must be made part of the official file
record, when such proposed amendment is referred to in a paper that is
part of the official file record (whether referred to by a party to the
reexamination proceeding or by the examiner or other Office official).
Where there are two parties to the ex parte reexamination proceeding,
an "unofficial paper" submitted to the Office by one party need not
be served on the other party to the reexamination proceeding, since
such a paper is not considered to have been "filed" in the
reexamination proceeding within the meaning of the rules (e.g.,
§§ 1.510(a), 1.550(f), 1.903 or 1.913) because an "unofficial
paper" is a paper not intended to become part of the official record.
It is to be noted that an "unofficial paper" (i.e., an ex parte
communication) directed to an inter partes reexamination is strictly
prohibited. Interviews are not permitted in inter partes reexamination,
and the submission of a proposed amendment would constitute an
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impermissible interview. It is also noted that no correspondence is to
be submitted directly to any examiner in inter partes reexamination
irrespective of the delivery method.
The Office will presume that application correspondence submitted
via EFS-Web is intended to be an "official paper" whereas
correspondence that could be submitted via EFS-Web but is instead
submitted via facsimile transmission will be presumed an "unofficial
paper" (i.e., a paper not to be made part of the official file
record). For example, an amendment to the application proposed by
applicant and facsimile transmitted to an examiner for discussion
during a scheduled interview would be considered an "unofficial
paper." Conversely, for an amendment submitted by EFS-Web, the Office
will presume that the amendment should be part of the application file
record, and the amendment will automatically become part of the
application file record.
A status inquiry regarding the issuance of an Office action on the
merits, unlike an inquiry regarding the presence of a PCT filing
(above), will be made part of the file record. See MPEP § 203.08.
Accordingly, use of facsimile transmission would not be permitted for
status inquiries regarding the issuance of Office actions. Rather, a
status inquiry submitted via EFS-Web, which is directed to the
Technology Center where the application is docketed and not to the
examiner, would be appropriate.
In view of the linkage of what would be permitted as a facsimile
transmission to what would not be permitted to be submitted via EFS-
Web, applicants and other parties, prior to determining whether to
submit documents via facsimile transmission, would need to review the
current version of the Legal Framework for EFS-WEB, http://frwebgate.
access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=
http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/portal/efs/legal.htm, to determine what is
permitted to be submitted via EFS-Web or some other Office electronic
system and thus not permitted to be facsimile transmitted.
As it is noted in the Legal Framework for EFS-WEB, except for the
initial filing of an application, use of a public key infrastructure
(PKI) certificate for follow-on submissions is required. See
Item X of the legal framework. The process for obtaining a PKI
certificate requires the completion of some paperwork, though the
Office believes that the process is not unduly burdensome. However,
should an applicant not wish to obtain a PKI certificate, the types of
correspondence that would no longer be allowed to be submitted to the
Office by facsimile transmission would still be able to be submitted by
hand-carry, U.S. Postal Service first class mail using a § 1.8
certificate of mailing, or the U.S. Postal Service "Express Mail Post
Office to Addressee" service as set forth in § 1.10 along with the
benefits and protections currently contained therein.
The Legal Framework for EFS-WEB does not permit a simple text file
larger than 25 megabytes. See Item XV of the legal framework. However,
a text file of more than 25 megabytes may be broken up into multiple
text files that can be submitted together. There is a limitation of 60
files that can be submitted in one submission. Where there are more
than 60 files to be submitted, additional submissions may be made on
the same day. See Item XVI of the legal framework. These types of very
large submissions would probably not be appropriate for a facsimile
transmission due to the quantity of sheets that must be handled at both
the transmitting and receiving machines.
Similarly, where filing sequence listings, tables related to
sequence listings, or both are submitted for international applications
in the U.S. Receiving Office, the applicant may partition an oversized
file into multiple files, each of which is smaller or equal to 25
megabytes. See Item XIX. C. of the legal framework.
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Electronic forms of transmission, such as EFS-Web, EPAS, ETAS, and
facsimile transmission have historically been subject to disturbances
in service ("down time") from time to time. However, providing notice
as to down time is far faster in the EFS-Web environment than with an
isolated and infrequently attended facsimile machine. The Office is
continuing to address the need for fast notification of any disruption
in the EFS-Web system. (See Item XXVIII. of the Legal Framework for
EFS-WEB.)
Applicants and other users are reminded to always check the
availability of EFS-Web at the time a transmission is to be attempted.
If EFS-Web is unavailable, recourse is to use first class mail with a
certificate of mailing pursuant to § 1.8, or Express Mail pursuant
to § 1.10, depending on the type of correspondence being submitted
and based on the actual receipt date desired. The unavailability of
EFS-Web (e.g., due to an EFS-Web system failure, or an interruption in
a user's internet service provider) will not permit use of facsimile
transmission based on an argument that the correspondence was not
permitted to be submitted via EFS-Web.
IV. Font Size
The Office needs to receive application specifications and other
papers that are legible and can be easily read by examiners and other
Office personnel. In addition, the public will benefit when
applications that have been published or otherwise opened to public
inspection are legible. A key attribute of legible text is an
appropriate font size of the text. Previously, the Office was neither
able to define the preferred font size as the mandatory minimum font
size of text in view of limitations imposed by Patent Cooperation
Treaty (PCT) obligations and implementing regulations, nor had the
Office believed that mandatory rules would be needed in order that all
correspondence received by the Office be readily legible. Some
practitioners and applicants, however, have adopted a continuing
practice of submitting documents that are not readily legible, e.g.,
entire specifications with a font size as small as 6 point.
Font size as small as 6 point does not have sufficient clarity to
permit electronic capture by use of digital imaging and optical
character recognition (OCR) in accordance with § 1.52(a)(1)(v).
Accordingly, the results of the Office's electronic capture of the
unusually small font by OCR are often unsatisfactory. The accuracy of
OCR conversion is inversely proportional to the size of the text being
electronically captured and it has been found that electronic capture
by use of OCR of applications with smaller font sizes contain more
errors, which must then be corrected, thus wasting time and resources
on the part of both the Office and the applicant. The Office
experiences significant difficulties when trying to publish
applications and patents with specifications having unusually small
text. Some applications are not even capable of being electronically
captured by OCR as the text is too small. Errors in electronic capture
may not be caught immediately and may delay issuance of a patent or, if
not identified by the Office, represent problems with enforcement of
any patent that should issue.
The practice of using an unusually small font size has expanded to
other papers, such as remarks, amendments, and maintenance fee
payments. When requested to resubmit the paper with a larger font, some
strong resistance has been encountered based on the lack of a
regulatory requirement defining the minimum font needed by the Office
to process and read the paper. The Office anticipates moving forward
with a plan to OCR all amendments and remarks submitted by applicants.
This plan would be adversely impacted by the continued submission of
such papers with unusually small font size.
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Some practitioners argue that the Office should be capable of
adjusting the font size to produce any text size that it desires. The
Office, however, cannot automatically resize the document. Attempts to
change the parameters of the document received may introduce
substantive errors in the document, particularly where tables, charts,
formulas, and drawings are concerned.
In view of the significant problems facing the Office by
applicants' use of unusually small font size, and the recent amendment
of PCT regulations (effective April 1, 2007, PCT Rule 11.9(d) was
revised from "all text matter shall be in characters the capital
letters of which are not less than 0.21 cm high" to "all text matter
shall be in characters the capital letters of which are not less than
0.28 cm high"), the Office needs to and can now eliminate such practice.
Accordingly, it is proposed to: (1) Increase the mandatory minimum
font size where the font must have capital letters no smaller than 0.28
cm (0.11 inch) high (e.g., a font size of 12 point in Times New Roman);
(2) establish that the newly proposed font size requirement applies to
prosecution papers (specification, including the claims and abstract,
drawings, and oath or declaration, reexamination request, any
amendments or correction(s)) and any remarks, petitions, requests,
affidavits or other papers submitted during prosecution of an
application or a reexamination proceeding; (3) clarify that the
proposed font size requirement does not apply to pre-printed
information on paper forms provided by the Office or the copy of the
patent submitted on paper in double column format as the specification
in a reissue application or request for reexamination; and (4) clarify
that papers submitted electronically that are to become part of the
patent application or reexamination file must be readily legible.
Discussion of Specific Rules
Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 1, 2, and 3, are
proposed to be amended as follows:
Section 1.6(a)(1) is proposed to be amended to add a descriptive
title, and to update the reference to facsimile transmissions to
paragraph (d)(1) of § 1.6 from the current reference to § 1.6(a)(3).
Section 1.6(a)(2) is proposed to be amended to add a descriptive title.
Section 1.6(a)(3) is proposed to be amended to add a descriptive
title, and to add a reference to paragraph (d)(1) of § 1.6 and the
correspondence permitted by that section to be submitted via facsimile
transmission.
Section 1.6(a)(4) is proposed to be amended to add a descriptive title.
Section 1.6(a)(5) is proposed to be newly added to set forth
current practice that non-facsimile electronic transmission of patent-
related correspondence other than correspondence filed via the Office's
patent-related electronic systems (e.g., EFS-Web, and EPAS) may not be
used for submission of correspondence to the Office intended to become
part of the official file record (e.g., Image File Wrapper) for an
application, patent, or reexamination proceeding, or other matter
before the Office, except as expressly authorized by the Board of
Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) in cases before the BPAI, or
applicant when consistent with the Office's express policy on internet
usage. See Internet Usage Policy, 64 FR 33056 (June 21, 1999).
The prohibition includes e-mail, and additional forms of Internet-
based transmission other than the Office patent electronic systems,
i.e., EFS-Web, and EPAS. E-mail may continue to be used for inquiries,
such as questions regarding patent practice and procedure directed to
PatentPractice@uspto.gov. Communications by the Office via the Internet
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are governed by the published Internet Usage Policy. See MPEP § 502.03.
As it is recognized that Internet e-mail communications are not
secure, the Office will not respond via Internet e-mail to any Internet
correspondence which contains information subject to the
confidentiality requirement as set forth in 35 U.S.C. 122 without a
written authorization by the applicant. Current internet (e-mail)
policy covers both incoming correspondence to the Office from applicant
and outgoing correspondence to applicant from the Office. A copy of the
e-mail correspondence is required to be made of record in the file,
even though such correspondence can only be directed towards
communications other than those under 35 U.S.C. 132 or which otherwise
require a signature.
Section 1.6(d) is proposed to be amended by deleting material
duplicative of material in current § 1.6(a)(3), relating to the
receipt date accorded facsimile transmissions. Additional material
present in § 1.6(d) would be placed in amended paragraphs (d)(1)-(3),
leaving § 1.6(d) with only the introductory title.
Additionally, § 1.6(d) and paragraphs (d)(1)-(9) are proposed
to be amended to change facsimile transmission practice from the
existing practice that facsimile transmission is generally accepted but
for some limited exceptions set forth in current paragraphs (d)(1)-(9),
to the proposed practice that facsimile transmission would generally
not be accepted for most types of correspondence in view of the
availability of EFS-Web for submission of most types of correspondence.
Accordingly, new paragraphs (d)(1)(i)-(vi) would continue to prohibit
the specific types of correspondence that are currently prohibited in
current paragraphs (d)(1)-(6) (paragraphs (d)(7) and (8) are currently
reserved and do not recite prohibitions). The prohibition set forth in
proposed (d)(1)(iii) would not contain the exception in current § 1.6(d)(3)
and thus would result in the prohibition of the facsimile transmission
of continued prosecution applications. While the prohibition proposed in
(d)(1)(vi) only prohibits facsimile transmissions of correspondence in
secrecy order applications that are directly related to the secrecy order,
§ 1.6(d)(viii) would also prohibit facsimile transmission of correspondence
that is not directly related to the secrecy order but can be submitted
pursuant to § 1.6(a)(4) (EFS-Web).
Newly proposed § 1.6(d)(1)(vii) would prohibit facsimile
transmission of correspondence for cases before the Board of Patent
Appeals and Interferences (BPAI), except as the BPAI may expressly
authorize. This would expand the current facsimile transmission
prohibition now limited to contested cases before the BPAI of current
§ 1.6(d)(9).
Newly proposed § 1.6(d)(1)(viii) would prohibit facsimile
transmission of the type of correspondence that could be submitted via
EFS-Web, as would be set forth in the Legal Framework for EFS-WEB. This
would include most types of patent correspondence for applications
(including reissue and provisional applications), patents (including
Certificates of Correction pursuant to §§ 1.322 and 1.323, and
inventorship correction pursuant to § 1.324), and reexamination
proceedings (both ex parte and inter partes).
Newly proposed paragraph (d)(1)(ix) would prohibit facsimile
transmission of the type of correspondence permitted to be submitted
via the Office's patent-related electronic system for assignments to be
recorded, EPAS.
Newly proposed paragraphs (d)(1)(x)-(xii) would prohibit the
facsimile transmission of third party papers under § 1.99, protests
under § 1.291, and public use hearing papers under § 1.292 even
though such papers may not currently be submitted via EPS-Web. The
exclusions of third party papers and protests from EPS-Web submission,
even though these papers are intended to become part of the Official
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file, was based on the need to use a PKI certificate for follow-on
submissions, which a third party filing a paper under §§ 1.99
or 1.291 would not generally either have access to or would be given
access to by the applicant. The Office is committed to working on a
solution that would permit the filing of such papers via EPS-Web. As
such papers can be massive or frequently have detailed drawings, it
would not be in the interest of the parties submitting such papers to
continue to use facsimile transmission.
Section 1.6(d)(2) would be directed at setting forth the
requirements for facsimile transmission for the types of correspondence
not prohibited in § 1.6(d)(1).
Section 1.6(d)(2)(i) would make mandatory that a facsimile
transmission be limited to a single application or other matters before
the Office (e.g., patents and reexamination proceedings), except for
the payment of maintenance fees pursuant to § 1.366 and requests
for refunds thereof. For example, while an applicant may need to submit
the same type of document for more than one application file, such as
proposed amendments to claims in related applications that are to be
discussed in the same upcoming interview, the proposed amendments for
each application must be separately transmitted. The payment of
maintenance fees in multiple patents would be exempt from this proposed
requirement. Maintenance fee payments would continue to qualify for
facsimile transmission as they may not be submitted via EPS-Web.
Where a small entity assertion pursuant to § 1.27 is required
to support payment of a small entity maintenance fee or a request for a
maintenance fee refund, the payment or request for refund with the
accompanying small entity assertion may be facsimile transmitted.
Similarly, where, for example, the assignee is separately submitting a
small entity assertion to support payment of a maintenance fee,
and an annuity company is the party making the small entity payment,
the assignee may facsimile transmit the § 1.27 small entity
assertion. It should be noted, however, that small entity assertions
can be submitted via EPS-Web and the Office recommends that EPS-Web be
used to ensure that the assertion becomes part of the patent file. For
small entity fees other than maintenance fees, such as an issue fee in
an application, which can be submitted via EPS-Web (as well as the
small entity assertion), the fee and the supporting small entity
assertion cannot be facsimile transmitted. It is only in situations
where the fee payment, i.e., a maintenance fee payment, cannot be
submitted via EPS-Web, that the small entity assertion for the payment
(which would not otherwise be permitted to be facsimile transmitted)
can also be facsimile transmitted. The facsimile transmission must be
made to a facsimile number identified by the Office as appropriate for
maintenance fee payments and refunds thereof.
Section 1.6(d)(2)(ii) would set forth requirements set forth in
current § 1.6(d) for identifying the application or matter before
the Office for which the transmitted correspondence is intended.
Section 1.6(d)(2)(ii) continues to advise the use of sufficient
information to identify the application or matter before the Office
for which the correspondence is intended as part of the sender's
identification on the required cover sheet. The inability to be able
to readily ascertain the appropriate application or other matter for
the transmission may result in: A delay in acting on the paper, or
discarding of the paper without notice to the sender if the Office
cannot reasonably determine to which application or other matter the
paper is directed.
Section 1.6(d)(2)(iii) would require that permitted facsimile
transmissions must be sent to the specific facsimile transmission
number identified by the Office for that type of correspondence. In
the case of reexamination proceedings, contacting the CRU for the
transmission number would be required. For applications, the Office
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would provide a Web page that would contain the usable transmission
numbers and identification of types of correspondence that can be
facsimile transmitted, as well as a link to EPS-Web for the submission
of types of correspondence that cannot be facsimile transmitted but can
be transmitted via EPS-Web. Therefore, the central facsimile number
would no longer be usable since the rules as proposed to be amended
would require that the transmission for any remaining use must be sent
directly to the area of the Office needing to receive the transmission
at its identified transmission number. Office forms for which facsimile
transmission would no longer be appropriate, such as the express
abandonment forms PTO/SB/24, PTO/SB/24a, and the PTO/SB/24b, and the
issue fee payment form PTOL-85, Part B, would have the facsimile
transmission information removed.
Section 1.6(d)(2)(iv) would require that each unofficial
correspondence transmitted by facsimile include a conspicuous marking
that identifies it as an "unofficial paper" (correspondence that
could be submitted via EPS-Web but is instead submitted via facsimile
transmission). Unofficial papers, regardless of whether they are
properly marked as such, will not be entered into the record of the
application or reexamination proceeding unless expressly permitted by
rule or Office policy. Further, any of these unofficial papers
submitted via facsimile without the required conspicuous marking may be
discarded without consideration of the paper and without notification
to the sender that the paper has been discarded without consideration.
This requirement for conspicuous marking of facsimile transmitted
papers and the discarding of unmarked or mis-marked papers would act to
discourage applicants, patent owners, and third party requesters from
attempting to file official papers via facsimile, instead of via EPS-
Web.
Section 1.6(d)(3) would set forth the consequences resulting from:
(1) Transmitting correspondence to a number other than the specific
facsimile transmission number identified by the Office for that type of
correspondence; (2) facsimile transmission of correspondence not
permitted to be submitted by facsimile transmission; or (3) facsimile
transmission of an "unofficial paper" without the conspicuous marking
required in (d)(2)(iv). The consequences would be equally applicable to
any copy of such correspondence created by the Office (e.g., paper
copies made directly from the facsimile transmission or copies made
from scanning the paper copy of the transmission). The consequences
would be that such correspondence: (1) Would not be given a receipt
date; (2) would not operate to be an effective paper (e.g., will not be
considered a reply to the Office action, or a request for action by the
Office); and (3) could be discarded by the Office without notification
to the sender. When the Office discards submitted material it is
without notification to the submitter, unless such notification is
specifically provided for by rule or Office policy. The specific
provision in the rule of lack of notification to the sender would be
added merely to reinforce the concept of lack of notification.
For example, an otherwise timely reply submitted by facsimile
transmission to an outstanding first Office action would not be
effective to toll the time period for reply as this type of
correspondence would no longer (after implementation of the rule
revision) be permitted to be submitted by facsimile transmission.
Additionally, applicant could not simply later affirm the prior
submission of the reply within the period for reply and rely on the
previously submitted facsimile transmission of the reply. A new reply
would need to be timely submitted to avoid abandonment.
Current § 1.6(f), relating to a petition remedy where the
facsimile transmission of a continued prosecution application (CPA) was
not received by the Office, would be canceled and reserved.
Section 1.52(a) is proposed to be amended to remove the italics.
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Sections 1.52(a), (a)(1) and (a)(2) are proposed to be amended to
remove "United States Patent and Trademark" for conformity with the
use of "Office" in the remaining sections of § 1.52.
Section 1.52(a)(5) is proposed to be amended to contain only a
descriptive title.
Section 1.52(a)(5)(i) would contain the language of current
1.52(a)(5).
Sections 1.52(a)(5)(ii) would be an added paragraph intended to
clarify that submissions must be presented in a form that is readily
legible to the Office after receipt thereof by the Office.
Section 1.52(b) would be amended to address a problem involving the
font size used for specifications and prosecution papers.
Section 1.52(b) is proposed to be amended by removing the italics
and simplifying the recitation of the papers that are subject to the
rule. Sections 1.52(b)(1) and (b)(2) would be expanded to cover
application and reexamination papers other than just the specification
and amendments or corrections. These sections would be applicable to
cover sheets, remarks, petitions, requests, affidavits, or other papers
submitted in support of prosecution of the application or the
reexamination proceeding. These sections would also be applicable to
IDS listings and any other IDS requirements such as a concise
explanation or a translation of a non-English language document (but
not the actual non-English language document). "Amendment" covers all
types of amendments, including amendments to the claims, specification
and the drawings. "Amendment" covers amendments made at any time during
prosecution of the patent application or reexamination proceeding (e.g.,
amendments under §§ 1.111, 1.115, 1.116, 1.312, 1.530, 1.941, etc.).
Section 1.52(b)(2)(ii) is proposed to be amended to correspond to
the amendment of PCT Rule 11.9(d) by requiring a text lettering style
having capital letters, which capital letters must be no smaller than
0.28 cm. (0.11 inch) high (e.g., a font size of 12 point in Times New
Roman). The requirement for a nonscript font lettering style means
utilization of a commercially available nonscript font in its
commercially available form. Altering the font from its commercially
available form (e.g., by changing the look of the characters or the
automatic spacing between the characters) may not be in compliance with
the rule. Compliance with the proposed font size and style requirements
should not impose much difficulty as the Office has suggested their use
for a number of years. The recitation of font size in terms relative to
a type font having capital letters of a minimum size permits the normal
and expected deviation for non-capital letters and numbers that a
commercially available font complying with the required font size would
utilize. It should be noted that utilizing capital letters that meet
the 0.28 cm. requirement and then reducing the font size of the non-
capital letters and numbers would not present a text lettering style
within the rule. Further, by altering the line height to fit more
characters per page, one runs the risk of presenting correspondence
that is unreadable by Office personnel or presents a problem for
optical character recognition in the electronic capture operation,
which would require re-submission of the correspondence in compliant
form. Specialized usage of the type font in a word processing program,
such as "2nd", super and subscripts, etc., must comply also with the
minimum font size requirements. In other words, the normal font size
produced by the program for these specialized characters when the
program is set to comply with the capital letter requirement must be
maintained. Additionally, applicants also need to be aware that as a
word processing program may normally set a footnote numeral and the
text of a footnote to be smaller than the required 0.28 cm. capital
letter height to be used in the main text, applicants must adjust the
font size of the footnote accordingly to meet the requirements of the
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rule.
Forms: Sections 1.52(a) and (b) do not apply to applicant's use of
the Office's pre-printed forms (that may contain smaller font size).
Section 1.52(a)(3), which is reproduced in the rules section to provide
context, is not proposed to be changed. Office forms have been exempt
and continue to be exempt from font size requirements as: (1) The
information in lower font size is standardized information, such as
required of the Office by statute under the Paperwork Reduction Act,
form number, etc., but is not required information that applicant must
supply; (2) it is common practice for agencies to place this
standardized information in a smaller font size, and doing so keeps the
forms from being too long and makes them more usable by the public; and
(3) the Office does not need to process such information when an Office
form is submitted. Commercial forms that are subject to § 1.52(b),
e.g., an application data sheet pursuant to § 1.76, must comply
with the font size requirement. An Office form that has been altered in
any way is considered a commercial form and must comply with the
requirements of § 1.52. Such form must also have its OMB approval
removed. Therefore, an applicant desiring to use a compact form (e.g.,
cover or transmittal sheet) that meets the requirements of § 1.52
should consider using an Office form in its original, unaltered state.
Office-generated fillable forms containing the font size built into the
form by the Office would comply with font size requirements.
The strictness of the proposed rule and its application by the
Office results from the Office's need to efficiently process, read, and
publish the text. It is emphasized that should the Office encounter
difficulty in reading or electronically capturing the font for any
portion of text, a substitute paper will be required.
As the Office intends to strictly enforce the font size
requirement, in a rare instance where applicant believes some variation
should be permitted, a petition under § 1.183 would be required.
Section 1.366 is proposed to be amended to add paragraph (h) that
would require maintenance fee payments, when submitted in paper, by
mail or facsimile transmission (which would continue as such type of
correspondence may not be submitted via EFS-Web), to comply with
§§ 1.52(a) and (b). Failure to comply with the format
requirements of § 1.52 would not jeopardize the date of payment but
would require a new submission in a compliant format.
Section 2.195(d) is proposed to be amended to prohibit facsimile
transmission of the type of correspondence that can be submitted via
the Office's electronic trademark system for assignments to be
recorded, ETAS.
Section 3.24(a) is proposed to be amended by inserting a reference
in the title to EPAS as the electronic form of submission of patent
assignment documents to be recorded.
Section 3.24(b) is proposed to be amended as a conforming amendment
to § 1.6(d)(1)(ix), which would only permit patent-related
assignments to be submitted via EPAS and no longer via facsimile
transmission. Accordingly, the reference to facsimile transmissions in
the title would be deleted. Material relating to return of recorded
documents would be transferred to newly added paragraph (c).
Section 3.24(c) is proposed to be added to highlight current
material related to the non-return of patent documents submitted for
recording, so that original documents would not be submitted. The rule
is also proposed to be amended to delete "recorded" to clarify that
any document submitted for recording will not be returned whether or
not it is recorded.
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Section 3.25 is proposed to be amended by inserting a reference in
the title to ETAS as the electronic form of submission of trademark
assignment documents to be recorded.
Section 3.25(c) is proposed to be amended as a conforming amendment
to § 2.195(d), which would only permit trademark-related
assignments to be submitted via ETAS and on paper and no longer via
facsimile transmission. Accordingly, the reference to facsimile
transmissions in the title would be deleted. The phrasing of the rule
is also proposed to be amended so that it is consistent with the
analogous rule for patent assignment documents.
Material relating to return of recorded documents would be
transferred to newly added paragraph (c)(3). Section 3.24(c)(3) is
proposed to be added to highlight current material related to the non-
return of trademark documents submitted for recording, so that original
documents would not be submitted. The rule is also proposed to be
amended to delete "recorded" to clarify that any document submitted
for recording will not be returned whether or not it is recorded.
Rule Making Considerations
A. Administrative Procedure Act
This notice proposes changes to the rules of practice to limit the
submission of correspondence by facsimile transmission in patent
prosecution matters, and assignments to be recorded. The notice also
proposes changes to the rules of practice to increase the size of the
minimum font used on papers submitted to the Office for patent
applications, patents or reexamination proceedings. The changes being
proposed in this notice do not change the substantive criteria of
patentability and do not effectively foreclose the applicant's
opportunity to make a case on the merits. Applicants, when no longer
able to submit most types of patent prosecution or assignments
to be recorded by facsimile transmission, may still rely on mail delivery
in all instances and may almost always utilize an electronic system
provided by the Office for filing submissions. Therefore, these rule
changes involve interpretive rules, or rules of agency practice and
procedure. See Bachow Communs., Inc. v. FCC, 237 F.3d 683, 690 (DC
Cir. 2001) (rules governing an application process are "rules of agency
organization, procedure, or practice" and exempt from the Administrative
Procedure Act's notice and comment requirement); see also Fressola v.
Manbeck, 36 USPQ2d 1211, 1215 (D.D.C. 1995) ("It is extremely doubtful
whether any of the rules formulated to govern patent or trademark practice
are other than `interpretive rules, general statements of policy, * * *
procedure, or practice.'") (quoting C.W. Ooms, The United States Patent
Office and the Administrative Procedure Act, 38 Trademark Rep. 149, 153
(1948)). Accordingly, prior notice and opportunity for comment is not
required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A) (or any other law), and thirty-day
advance publication is not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d) (or any
other law). Nevertheless, the Office is seeking public comment on
changes contemplated to these rules of practice to obtain the benefit
of such input prior to adopting changes to the rules of practice.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
As prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not
required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 (or any other law), neither a
regulatory flexibility analysis nor a certification under the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are required. See 5
U.S.C. 603. Nevertheless, for the reasons set forth herein, the Deputy
General Counsel for General Law of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office has certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration that the changes proposed in this notice
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities. See 5 U.S.C. 605(b).
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The primary impact of the changes proposed in this notice are that:
(1) Certain documents may no longer be submitted to the Office via
facsimile transmission; and (2) certain documents submitted to the
Office must have a minimum font size, namely a font that has capital
letters no smaller than 0.28 cm (0.11 inch) high (e.g., a font size of
12 point in Times New Roman). The elimination of the availability of
facsimile transmission will not have a significant economic impact
because these documents may be submitted to the Office via EFS-Web or
via the USPS by first class mail. The requirement that documents
submitted to the Office must have a minimum font size will not have a
significant economic impact because the current rules of practice
require that such documents be "[p]resented in a form having
sufficient clarity and contrast between the paper and the writing
thereon to permit the direct reproduction of readily legible copies in
any number by use of photographic, electrostatic, photo-offset, and
microfilming processes and electronic capture by use of digital imaging
and optical character recognition" (37 CFR 1.52(a)(1)(v)), and set
forth that font size below the proposed minimum font size generally
does not comply with this pre-existing requirement of the rules of
practice. In addition, the overwhelming majority of the documents to
which this provision applies are created using word processors, and it
will not have a significant economic impact to change the font size on
a word processor. Therefore, the changes proposed in this notice will
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
C. Executive Order 13132 (Federalism)
This rule making does not contain policies with federalism
implications sufficient to warrant preparation of a Federalism
Assessment under Executive Order 13132 (Aug. 4, 1999).
D. Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review)
This rule making has been determined to be not significant for
purposes of Executive Order 12866 (Sept. 30, 1993), as amended by
Executive Order 13258 (Feb. 26, 2002) and Executive Order 13422
(Jan. 18, 2007).
E. Executive Order 13175 (Tribal Consultation)
This rule making will not: (1) Have substantial direct effects on
one or more Indian tribes; (2) impose substantial direct compliance
costs on Indian tribal governments; or (3) preempt tribal law.
Therefore, a tribal summary impact statement is not required under
Executive Order 13175 (Nov. 6, 2000).
F. Executive Order 13211 (Energy Effects)
This rule making is not a significant energy action under Executive
Order 13211 because this rule making is not likely to have a
significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of
energy. Therefore, a Statement of Energy Effects is not required under
Executive Order 13211 (May 18, 2001).
G. Executive Order 12988 (Civil Justice Reform)
This rule making meets applicable standards to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden as set forth in sections 3(a)
and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988 (Feb. 5, 1996).
H. Executive Order 13045 (Protection of Children)
This rule making is not an economically significant rule and does
not concern an environmental risk to health or safety that may
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disproportionately affect children under Executive Order 13045
(Apr. 21, 1997).
I. Executive Order 12630 (Taking of Private Property)
This rule making will not effect a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630
(Mar. 15, 1988).
J. Congressional Review Act
Under the Congressional Review Act provisions of the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
prior to issuing any final rule the United States Patent and Trademark
Office will submit a report containing the final rule and other
required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives and the Comptroller General of the Government
Accountability Office. The changes proposed in this notice are not
expected to result in an annual effect on the economy of 100 million
dollars or more, a major increase in costs or prices, or significant
adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity,
innovation, or the ability of United States-based enterprises to
compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets.
Therefore, this rule making is not likely to result in a "major rule"
as defined in 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
K. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
The changes proposed in this notice do not involve a Federal
intergovernmental mandate that will result in the expenditure by State,
local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, of 100 million dollars
(as adjusted) or more in any one year, or a Federal private sector
mandate that will result in the expenditure by the private sector of
100 million dollars (as adjusted) or more in any one year, and will not
significantly or uniquely affect small governments. Therefore, no
actions are necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995. See 2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.
L. National Environmental Policy Act
This rule making will not have any effect on the quality of
environment and is thus categorically excluded from review under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. See 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
M. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
The requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) are
inapplicable because this rule making does not contain provisions which
involve the use of technical standards.
N. Paperwork Reduction Act
This notice involves information collection requirements which are
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The
collections of information involved in this notice have been reviewed
and previously approved by OMB under OMB control numbers: 0651-0031,
0651-0032, and 0651-0059. The United States Patent and Trademark Office
is not resubmitting the other information collections listed above to
OMB for its review and approval because the changes proposed in this
notice do not affect the information collection requirements associated
with the information collections under these OMB control numbers. The
principal changes proposed in this notice are to provide that: (1)
Certain documents may no longer be submitted to the Office via
facsimile transmission; and (2) certain documents submitted to the
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Office must have a minimum font size, namely a font that has capital
letters no smaller than 0.28 cm (0.11 inch) high (e.g., a font size of
12 point in Times New Roman).
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information
is necessary for proper performance of the functions of the agency;
(2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information to respondents.
Interested persons are requested to send comments regarding these
information collections, including suggestions for reducing this
burden, to: (1) The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room
10202, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for the Patent and Trademark Office; and (2) Robert A. Clarke,
Director, Office of Patent Legal Administration, Commissioner for
Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required
to respond to nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to
comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
List of Subjects
37 CFR Part 1
Administrative practice and procedure, Inventions and patents,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Small businesses.
37 CFR Part 2
Administrative practice and procedure, Trademarks.
37 CFR Part 3
Administrative practice and procedure, Patents, Trademarks.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 37 CFR parts 1, 2, and 3
are proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES
1. The authority citation for 37 CFR part 1 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2).
2. Section 1.6 is amended by removing and reserving paragraph (f)
and revising paragraphs (a) and (d) to read as follows:
§ 1.6 Receipt of correspondence.
(a) Date of receipt and Express Mail date of deposit.
Correspondence received in the United States Patent and Trademark
Office is stamped with the date of receipt except as follows:
(1) Open for receipt of correspondence. The United States Patent
and Trademark Office is not open for the filing of correspondence on
any day that is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday within the
District of Columbia. Except for correspondence transmitted by
facsimile under paragraph (d)(1) of this section, or filed
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electronically under (a)(4) of this section, no correspondence is
received in the Office on Saturdays, Sundays, or Federal holidays
within the District of Columbia.
(2) "Express Mail" stamp date. Correspondence filed in accordance
with § 1.10 will be stamped with the date of deposit as "Express
Mail" with the United States Postal Service.
(3) Receipt date of facsimile transmission. Correspondence
permitted by paragraph (d)(1) of this section to be filed by facsimile
transmission to the United States Patent and Trademark Office will be
stamped with the date on which the complete transmission is received in
the United States Patent and Trademark Office unless that date is a
Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday within the District of Columbia,
in which case the date stamped will be the next succeeding day which is
not a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday within the District of
Columbia.
(4) Office electronic filing system (EFS-Web). Correspondence may
be submitted using the Office electronic filing system only in
accordance with the Office's electronic filing system requirements.
Correspondence submitted to the Office by way of the Office's
electronic filing system will be accorded a receipt date, which is the
date the correspondence is received at the correspondence address for
the Office set forth in § 1.1 when it was officially submitted.
(5) Non-facsimile electronic transmission of patent-related
correspondence other than correspondence filed via the Office's patent-
related electronic systems (e.g., EFS-Web, and Electronic Patent
Assignment System (EPAS)). Non-facsimile electronic transmission of
patent-related correspondence other than correspondence filed via the
Office's patent-related electronic systems may not be used for
submission of correspondence to the Office intended to become part of
the official file record for an application, patent, reexamination
proceeding, or other matter before the Office, except as expressly
authorized by:
(i) The Board of Patent Appeal and Interferences in cases before
the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, or
(ii) Applicant pursuant to the Office's express policy for internet
usage.
* * * * *
(d) Facsimile transmission. (1) Facsimile transmission of
correspondence to the Office is not permitted for:
(i) Correspondence as specified in § 1.4(e);
(ii) Certified documents as specified in § 1.4(f);
(iii) Correspondence which cannot receive the benefit of the
certificate of mailing or transmission as specified in §§
1.8(a)(2)(i)(A) through (D) and (F), and § 1.8(a)(2)(iii)(A);
(iv) Color drawings submitted under §§ 1.81, 1.83 through
1.85, 1.152, 1.165, 1.173, or 1.437;
(v) A request for reexamination under § 1.510 or 1.913;
(vi) Correspondence to be filed in a patent application subject to
a secrecy order under §§ 5.1 through 5.5 of this chapter and
directly related to the secrecy order content of the application;
(vii) Cases before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences,
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except as the Board may expressly authorize;
(viii) Correspondence permitted to be submitted pursuant to
paragraph (a)(4) of this section;
(ix) Correspondence permitted to be submitted via the Office's
patent-related electronic system for recording assignments (e.g.,
Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS));
(x) Third party papers under § 1.99;
(xi) Protests under § 1.291; and
(xii) Public use hearing papers under § 1.292.
(2) A facsimile transmission of correspondence when not prohibited
pursuant to paragraph (d)(1) of this section must:
(i) Be limited to a single application or other matter before the
Office, except for payments of maintenance fees pursuant to § 1.366
or requests for refunds thereof;
(ii) Include a facsimile cover sheet with the sender's
identification, which should contain sufficient identifying information
of the application or other matter to which the transmission is
intended, such as:
(A) The application number of a patent application;
(B) The control number of a reexamination proceeding;
(C) The interference number of an interference proceeding; or
(D) The patent number of a patent;
(iii) Be transmitted to the specific facsimile transmission number
identified by the Office for that type of correspondence; and
(iv) Include a conspicuous marking on each correspondence intended
to be unofficial that identifies such correspondence as an unofficial
paper.
(3) Transmission to a facsimile number other than that identified
by the Office for the type of correspondence transmitted, facsimile
transmission of a type of correspondence that is not permitted to be
facsimile transmitted, or facsimile transmission of correspondence
without the conspicuous marking pursuant to paragraph (d)(2)(iv) of
this section, and any copy of such correspondence created by the
Office:
(i) Will not be given a receipt date;
(ii) Will not operate to be an effective paper; and
(iii) May be discarded by the Office without notification to the
sender.
* * * * *
3. Section 1.52 is amended by revising the introductory text of
paragraph (a)(1), paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(5), the introductory
text of paragraph (b), (b)(1), and (b)(2) to read as follows:
§ 1.52 Language, paper, writing, margins, compact disc specifications.
(a) Papers that are to become a part of the permanent Office
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records in the file of a patent application or a reexamination
proceeding. (1) All papers, other than drawings, that are submitted on
paper or by facsimile transmission, and are to become a part of the
permanent Office records in the file of a patent application or
reexamination proceeding, must be on sheets of paper that are the same
size, not permanently bound together, and:
* * * * *
(2) All papers that are submitted on paper or by facsimile
transmission, and are to become a part of the permanent records of the
Office should have no holes in the sheets as submitted.
(3) The provisions of this paragraph and paragraph (b) of this
section do not apply to the pre-printed information on paper forms
provided by the Office, or to the copy of the patent submitted on paper
in double column format as the specification in a reissue application
or request for reexamination.
* * * * *
(5) All papers submitted electronically to the Office must be:
(i) Formatted and transmitted in compliance with the Office's
electronic filing system requirements; and
(ii) Readily legible to the Office after receipt thereof.
(b) The application (specification, including the claims and
abstract, drawings, and oath or declaration) or a reexamination
request, any amendments or correction(s) to an application or patent
undergoing reexamination, and any remarks, petitions, requests,
affidavits or other papers submitted during prosecution of an
application or a reexamination proceeding:
(1) Except as provided for in § 1.69 and paragraph (d) of this
section, must:
(i) Comply with the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section;
and
(ii) Be in the English language or be accompanied by a translation
of the application and a translation of any corrections or amendments
into the English language together with a statement that the
translation is accurate; and
(2) Except for the specifications of reissue applications (but not
amendments thereto made by a separate paper pursuant to § 1.173(b))
and specifications for patents for which reexamination has been
requested (but not amendments thereto pursuant to § 1.530) and as
provided for in §§ 1.821 through 1.825, must have:
(i) Lines that are 1 1/2 or double spaced;
(ii) Text written in a nonscript font (e.g., Arial, Times New
Roman, or Courier) lettering style having capital letters which must be
no smaller than 0.28 cm (0.11 inch) high (e.g., a font size of 12 point
in Times New Roman); and
(iii) Only a single column of text.
* * * * *
4. Section 1.366 is amended by adding paragraph (h) to read as
follows:
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§ 1.366 Submission of maintenance fees.
* * * * *
(h) Paper submissions of maintenance fee-related payments must
comply with § 1.52(a) and (b).
PART 2 - RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRADEMARK CASES
5. The authority citation for 37 CFR part 2 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1123, 35 U.S.C. 2, unless otherwise noted.
6. Section 2.195 is amended by adding a new paragraph (d)(6) to
read as follows:
§ 2.195 Receipt of trademark correspondence.
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(6) Correspondence permitted to be submitted via the Office's
electronic system for recording assignments (e.g., Electronic Trademark
Assignment System (ETAS)).
* * * * *
PART 3 - ASSIGNMENT, RECORDING AND RIGHTS OF ASSIGNEE
7. Section 3.24 is revised to read as follows:
§ 3.24 Requirements for documents and cover sheets relating to
patents and patent applications.
(a) For electronic submissions (e.g., Electronic Patent Assignment
System (EPAS)): Either a copy of the original document or an extract of
the original document may be submitted for recording. All documents
must be submitted as digitized images in Tagged Image File Format
(TIFF) or another form as prescribed by the Director. When printed to a
paper size of either 21.6 by 27.9 cm (8 1/2 inches by 11 inches) or
21.0 by 29.7 cm (DIN size A4), the document must be legible and a 2.5
cm (one inch) margin must be present on all sides.
(b) For paper: Either a copy of the original document or an extract
of the original document must be submitted for recording. Only one side
of each page may be used. The paper size must be either 21.6 by 27.9 cm
(8 1/2 inches by 11 inches) or 21.0 by 29.7 cm (DIN size A4), and in
either case, a 2.5 cm (one inch) margin must be present on all sides.
The paper used should be flexible, strong, white, non-shiny, and
durable.
(c) Non-return of submissions: The Office will not return documents
submitted for recording. Therefore, original documents must not be
submitted for recording.
8. Section 3.25 is amended by revising paragraph (c) as follows:
§ 3.25 Recording requirements for trademark applications and
registrations.
* * * * *
(c) All documents. (1) For electronic submissions (e.g., Electronic
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Trademark Assignment System (ETAS)): All documents must be submitted as
digitized images in Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) or another form as
prescribed by the Director. When printed to a paper size of either 21.6
by 27.9 cm (8 1/2 inches by 11 inches) or 21.0 by 29.7 cm (DIN size
A4), the document must be legible and a 2.5 cm (one inch) margin must
be present on all sides.
(2) For paper: Only one side of each page may be used. The paper
size must be either 21.6 by 27.9 cm (8 1/2 inches by 11 inches) or
21.0 by 29.7 cm (DIN size A4), and in either case, a 2.5 cm (one inch)
margin must be present on all sides. The paper used should be flexible,
strong, white, non-shiny, and durable.
(3) Non-return of submissions: The Office will not return documents
submitted for recording. Therefore, original documents must not be
submitted for recording.
July 31, 2008 JON W. DUDAS
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
| Adverse Decisions in Interference |
Adverse Decisions in Interference
In the designated interferences involving the following patents, final
decisions have been rendered that the respective patentees are not entitled
to patents containing the claims listed.
Patent No. 7,238,469, Bach H. Fritz, Leo E. Otterbein, Miguel P. Soares and
Jeanne Gose, CARBON MONOXIDE IMPROVES OUTCOMES IN TISSUE AND ORGAN
TRANSPLANTS AND SUPPRESSES APOPTOSIS, Interference No. 105,619, final
judgment adverse to the patentees rendered July 14, 2008, as to Count 1:
claims 1-14, 20-36, 49-54; Count 2: 1-13, 16, 20-33, 40-42 and 49-54; and
Count 3: claims 46, 49-51, 53, 56-62, 65 and 69.
Patent No. 6,872,472, Liang-Sheng L. Liao and Ching W. Tang, PROVIDING AN
ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE HAVING STACKED ELECTROLUMINESCENT UNITS,
Interference No. 105,614, final judgment adverse to the patentees rendered
May 2, 2008, as to claims 1-75.
Patent No. 6,872,472, Liang-Sheng L. Liao and Ching W. Tang, PROVIDING AN
ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE HAVING STACKED ELECTROLUMINESCENT UNITS,
Interference No. 105,611, final judgment adverse to the patentee rendered
May 13, 2008, as to claims 1-75.
Disclaimers
6,567,228 - Sanjay Manohar Bhandari, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Ramesh Selveraj,
Santa Clara, CA (US). OPTIMIZED STAGE READER FOR LOW COST IMPLEMETATION OF
PREAMPLIFIERS. Patent dated May 20, 2003. Disclaimer filed March 28, 2008,
by the assignee, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Hereby enters this disclaimer to all claims of said patent.
6,424,480 - Sanjay M. Bhandari, Santa Clara, CA (US); Ramesh Selveraj,
Santa Clara, CA (US); Joao Nuno V. L. Ramalho, Bièville-Beuville, (FR).
MAGNETIC HEAD CONDUCTIVITY TESTING AND FORM FACTOR DETERMINATION IN A
READ-WRITE DEVICE. Patent dated July 23, 2002. Disclaimer filed March 28,
2008, by the assignee, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Hereby enters this disclaimer to all claims of said patent.
6,424,475 - Sanjay Manohar Bhandari, Sunnyvale, CA (US); David Allouche,
Belmont; Dennis Pu, San Jose, CA (US). MAGNETIC MEDIUM STORAGE APPARATUS
WITH READ CHANNEL HAVING A PROGRAMMABLE WRITE-TO-READ SUPPRESSION. Patent
dated July 23, 2002. Disclaimer filed March 28, 2008, by the assignee,
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Hereby enters this disclaimer to all claims of said patent.
4,956,565 - Johannes P. M. Bahlmann, Eindhoven, (NL). OUTPUT CIRCUIT WITH
DRIVE CURRENT LIMITATION. Patent dated September 11, 1990. Disclaimer filed
March 28, 2008, by the assignee, U.S. Philips Corporation.
Hereby enters this disclaimer to all claims of said patent.
6.029,095 - Jean-Christophe Boissy, Saint Maurice (FR); Olivier Rech,
Caen, (FR). METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DYNAMIC SYSTEM CONTROL. Patent dated
February 22, 2000. Disclaimer filed March 28, 2008, by the assignee,
U.S. Philips Corporation.
Hereby enters this disclaimer to all claims of said patent.
6,265,841 - Henricus C. J. Büthker, Eindhoven, (NL). DEVICE FOR DRIVING A
MULTI-PHASE D.C. MOTOR. Patent dated July 24, 2001. Disclaimer filed
March 28, 2008, by the assignee, U.S. Philips Corporation.
Hereby enters this disclaimer to all claims of said patent.
5,949,203 - Henricus C. J. Büthker, Mierlo, (NL). ARRANGEMENT FOR
GENERATING DRIVE SIGNALS FOR A MULTI-PHASE D.C. MOTOR, LOCK DETECTOR, DRIVE
ARRANGEMENT AND DISK DRIVE. Patent dated September 7, 1999. Disclaimer
filed March 28, 2008, by the assignee, U.S. Philips Corporation.
Hereby enters this disclaimer to all claims of said patent.
5,990,641 - Marinus C. W. Van Buul; Gerardus A. M. Van Beijsterveld;
Nicolaas J. Damstra, all of Breda; Henricus C. J. Büthker, Mierlo, all of
(NL). MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE APPARATUS FOR THE RECORDING AND/OR REPRODUCTION
OF INFORMATION INCLUDING THE MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE. Patent dated
November 23, 1999. Disclaimer filed March 28, 2008, by the assignee, U.S.
Philips Corporation.
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Hereby enters this disclaimer to all claims of said patent.
6,479,955 - Emeric Uguen, La Presnaye au Sauvage, (FR); Henricus Cornelis
Johannes Büthker, Eindhoven (NL); Henricus Marinus Van Hout, Eindhoven,
(NL). METHOD OF ENERGIZING A POLYPHASE MOTOR HAVING AN INCREASED ENERGY
EFFICIENCY. Patent dated November 12, 2002. Disclaimer filed March 28, 2008,
by the assignee, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Hereby enters this disclaimer to all claims of said patent.
6,449,113 - Patrick Leclerc, Caen, (FR) Eric Pierearts, Caen, (FR);
Joao N.V. L. Ramalho, Bièville-Beuville (FR); Jean Barbotin, Caen, (FR);
Johannes O. Voorman, Eindhoven, (NL). DEVICE FOR READING MAGNETIC
INFORMATION. Patent dated September 10, 2002. Disclaimer filed March 28,
2008, by the assignee, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Hereby enters this disclaimer to all claims of said patent.
6,788,749 - Johannes Otto Voorman, Eindhoven, (NL); Johannes Wilhelmus
Maria Bergmans, Eindhoven, (NL); Ho Wai Wong-Lam, Sunnyvale, CA (US).
ERASURE BASED INSTANTANEOUS LOOP CONTROL IN A DATA RECEIVER. Patent dated
September 7, 2004. Disclaimer filed March 28, 2008, by the assignee,
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Hereby enters this disclaimer to all claims of said patent.
5,659,981 - Jeffrey T. Liauaud, Park Ridge, IL. SNOWSHOE. Patent dated
August 26, 1997. Disclaimer filed June 9, 2008 by the assignee, Sherpa
Snowshoes LLP.
Hereby enters this disclaimer to claims 10, 15, 16 and 17, of said
patent.
Des. 385,975 - Gerhard Berger, Weinheim, (DE). FLOORING SURFACE. Patent
dated November 4, 1997. Disclaimer filed March 11, 2008, by the assignee,
Carl Freudenberg KG.
Hereby disclaims the terminal part of said patent extending beyond
November 23, 2007.
Des. 385,974 - Gerhard Berger, Weinheim, (DE). FLOORING SURFACE. Patent
dated November 4, 1997. Disclaimer filed March 11, 2008, by the assignee,
Carl Freudenberg KG.
Hereby disclaims the terminal part of said patent extending beyond
November 23, 2007.
Des. 394,319 - Gerhard Berger, Weinheim, (DE). FLOORING SURFACE. Patent
dated May 12, 1998. Disclaimer filed March 11, 2008, by the assignee,
Carl Freudenberg KG.
Hereby disclaims the terminal part of said patent extending beyond
November 23, 2007.
Errata
"All reference to Patent No. 7,389,667 to Hector Ray Hernandez, Jr.,
et al of Fullerton, CA for TAPE MEASURE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
BLADE THEREFOR appearing in the Official Gazette of June 24, 2008 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,389,733 to Jack Fry, et al of Manhattan,
KS for METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR INTERSEEDING AN AREA OF GROUND TO CONVERT
THE EXISTING VEGETATION OR TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE EXISTING
VEGETATION appearing in the Official Gazette of June 24, 2008 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,389,904 to Rajesh Talwar, et al of
Frontenac, MI for FRICTION STIR WELDING OF JOINTS WITH SHIMS appearing in
the Official Gazette of June 24, 2008 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,390,081 to Shingo Hattori, et al of
Nagoya-shi, Japan for INK CARTRIDGES appearing in the Official Gazette of
June 24, 2008 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,390,082 to Shingo Hattori, et al of
Nagoya-Shi, Japan for INK CARTRIDGE PACKAGING ARRANGEMENTS appearing in the
Official Gazette of June 24, 2008 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,390,226 to Min-Ling Chien, et al of
Taipei, Taiwan for AUDIO JACK WITH INCLINED COUPLING END FACE appearing in
the Official Gazette of June 24, 2008 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,390,435 to Kenji Sakane, et al of Tokyo,
Japan for PHOSPHOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND LIGHT SOURCE
USING THE PHOSPHOR appearing in the Official Gazette of June 24, 2008
should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,390,501 to John R. Hart, et al of Still
Water, MN for ABUSE-RESISTANT TRANSDERMAL DOSAGE FORM appearing in the
Official Gazette of June 24, 2008 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,390,769 to X.D. Hu, et al of Louisville,
KY for HIGH SURFACE AREA, SMALL CRYSTALLITE SIZE CATALYST FOR FISCHER-
TROPSCH SYNTHESIS appearing in the Official Gazette of June 24, 2008
should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,390,794 to Tetsuya Suga, et al of
Chuo-ku, Japan for METHOD FOR ESTIMATING IMMUNOSTIMULANT ACTIVITY OF A
POLYSACCHARIDE appearing in the Official Gazette of June 24, 2008 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All rerefence to Patent No. 7,390,996 to George W. Wall of Manchester,
IA for DEVICE FOR SOIL STERILIZATION, INSECT EXTERMINATION, AND WEED
KILLING USING MICROWAVE ENERGY appearing in the Official Gazette of June 24,
2008 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,391,065 to Takashi Hamada, et al of
Kanagawa, Japan for SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE
SAME appearing in the Official Gazette of June 24, 2008 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,391,228 to Jody Greenberg, et al of
Sunnyvale, CA for ON-DIE HEATING CIRCUIT AND CONTROL LOOP FOR RAPID HEATING
OF THE DIE appearing in the Official Gazette of June 24, 2008 should be
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deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,391,373 to Xin Zhang of Hitachi, Japan
for ANTENNA DEVICE appearing in the Official Gazette of June 24, 2008
should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,391,379 to Giorgi G. Bit-Babik, et al of
Sunrise, FL for COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH A WIDEBAND ANTENNA appearing in
the Official Gazette of June 24, 2008 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,391,729 to Mark A.L. Smallwood, et al of
Beaconsfilled, United Kingdom for ASSIGNING PACKET QUEUE PRIORITY appearing
in the Official Gazette of June 24, 2008 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,392,521 to Hyung Sup Lee of Manhasset
Hills, NY for DISTRIBUTION OF MAINFRAME DATA IN THE PC ENVIROMENT appearing
in the Official Gazette of June 24, 2008 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
Erratum
In the notice of Certificate of Correction appearing in September 9,
2008, delete all reference to Patent No. 6,703,670, issue of August 19,
2008. No certificate of correction was granted for this patent.
Erratum
In the notice of Certificate of Correction appearing in August 19,
2008, delete all reference to Patent No. 7,031,054, issue of July 29,
2008. No certificate of correction was granted for this patent.
| Certificates of Correction |
Certificates of Correction
for September 16, 2008
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| Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board |
SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
September 1-5, 2008
Date Issued
|
Type of Case(1) |
Proceeding or Appn. No. |
Party or Parties |
Issue |
TTAB Decision |
Opposer's or Petitioner's Mark and Goods or Services |
Applicant's or Respondent's Mark and Goods or Services |
Mark and Goods Cited by Examining Attorney |
Citable as Precedent of TTAB |
| 9-3 |
EX |
77018182 |
flexSCAN, Inc. |
2(d) |
Refusal Reversed |
|
"WELLNESS 360" (and design) [providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for medical records, prescription tracking and management, insurance tracking and management, diet management and planning, fitness management and planning, disease detection and prevention, health and wellness education, and lifestyle tracking and modification] |
"CARE 360" (and design) [providing temporary use of on-line downloadable software to healthcare providers for use in maintaining and accessing patient medical records, assessing workflow and managing patient accounts] |
No |
| 9-3 |
EX |
78772938 |
Elena Potoupa |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"WOW COUPONS" (with a dollar sign inside the "O" in "WOW") [promoting the goods and services of others by dissemination of printable discount and rebate coupons over the Internet; advertising, including promotion relating to the sale of articles and services for third parties by the transmission of advertising material and the dissemination of advertising messages and banners on the Internet, computer networks and on a website; and other services] |
"WOW! MARKETING" [preparing advertisements for others; dissemination of advertising for others via an online communications network; dissemination of advertising matter; promoting the goods and services of others via an online electronic communications network; and other services] |
No |
| 9-3 |
EX |
75932713 |
Roush Fenway Racing, LLC |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"17" (in stylized form) [clothing, namely, tops, hats, night shirts, shirts, socks, sweatshirts, t-shirts, tank tops, caps, jackets, shorts, visors, sweat pants, sweaters, sweat suits, suspenders, pants, and bibs, all related to the field of professional automobile racing] |
"SEVENTEEN" [shirts] |
No |
| 9-3 |
EX |
78747767 |
GNLV Corp. |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"RENOVE" [shampoo, hair conditioner, hand and body lotion, shower gel, facial soap and bath soap] |
"RENOVER" [skincare salon services] |
No |
| 9-4 |
EX |
78747772 |
GNLV Corp. |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"RENOVÉ" (in stylized lettering) [shampoo, hair conditioner, hand and body lotion, shower gel, facial soap and bath soap] |
"RENOVER" [skincare salon services] |
No |
| 9-4 |
EX |
77075805 |
Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp. |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"WEST SIDE" [pulls and knobs for cabinetry made primarily of metal] |
"WESTSIDE DOOR & MOULDING" [retail store services featuring doors, windows, skylights, moulding and hardware] |
No |
| 9-4 |
EX |
78806669 |
SL&E Training Stable, Inc. |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"SAM EDELMAN" [luggage, handbags, purses, wallets, all-purpose tote bags, all-purpose sports bags, backpacks] |
"EDELMAN" [articles made from leather and imitations of leather, namely, wallets, handbags, traveling bags, luggage trunks; and other goods] |
Yes |
| 9-4 |
EX |
78767372 |
The Naples Group |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed on the basis of both cited registrations |
|
"SISTERS PIZZA AND MUSSELS" (and design) [restaurant services] |
2 cited registrations, owned by different entities:
"SISTERS’ CATERING COMPANY ESTABLISHED 1976" (in stylized format) [food services, namely, catering business meetings, banquets and wedding receptions] and "SORELLA CAFFE" [restaurant services] |
No |
| 9-4 |
OPP |
91163140 |
VisionQuest Industries, Inc. v. SurgiTech, Inc. |
2(d) |
Opposition Dismissed |
"SURGI STIM" [medical equipment and supplies, namely, electronic nerve and muscle stimulator and lead wires and battery packs therefor]; "T.E.A.R. TECH 2000" [medical equipment, namely, a handheld electronic nerve and muscle stimulator; medical electrodes and lead wires for handheld electronic nerve and muscle stimulators] |
"SURGITECH INC. SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES" (and design) [orthopedic braces and electronic treatment devices, namely, a line of orthopedic braces incorporating monitoring systems that record patient activity such as motion, strain or shock that may also incorporate or provide as stand alone electronic treatment devices that administer rehabilitative therapies, such therapies including nerve stimulation, heating and cooling, ionotophoresis, ultrasonic, rf, magnetic and mechanical massage] |
|
No |
| 9-4 |
OPP |
91165362 |
Reece R. Halpern v. Grand Media, LLC |
2(d) |
Opposition Dismissed |
|
"GRAND" [magazine of interest to grandparents raising their grandchildren] |
"GRAND TIMES" [magazine for older adults] |
No |
| 9-5 |
EX |
78919907 |
Mars, Incorporated |
2(e)(1) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"MARROBITES" [pet food] |
|
No |
| 9-5 |
OPP |
91174433 |
Hachette Filipacchi Presse v. Ev International, LLC |
2(d) |
Opposition Sustained |
"ELLE" [magazines]; "ELLE" [dresses, cloaks, capes, skirts, jackets, suits, two-piece costumes or suits, coats, sweaters, bathing suits, jodhpurs, knickers, ties, scarves, square shawls, hats, caps, gloves, and slippers]; ELLE" [entertainment services in the nature of a cable TV variety show featuring fashion and beauty]; and other marks comprising or incorporating "ELLE," for the same or related goods and services |
"CHEZ ELLE LINGERIE" (and design) [clothing, namely, maternity bras, maternity support underwear, maternity support belts, breast-feeding bras, breast-feeding night gowns, maternity swimwear, maternity pantyhose, maternity camisoles, maternity pajamas, and maternity robes] |
|
No |
| 9-5 |
EX |
76653876 |
The Manual Wood-workers & Weavers Inc. |
whether applicant’s identified goods are "goods in trade" [Sections 1, 2 and 45] |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"WOVEN MOMENTS" [kits consisting primarily of a box, an order form, a mailer, and an authorization key code, sold together as a unit, for submitting an image and obtaining blanket throws and tapestries bearing the image] |
|
No |
| 9-5 |
EX |
78517591 |
Elan Pharma International Ltd. |
whether applicant’s mark is registrable under Section 2(f) on the basis of acquired distinctiveness |
Refusal Reversed |
|
"NANOCRYSTAL COLLOIDAL DISPERSION" [pharmaceutical preparations, namely, adjuvant preparations sold as a component of a full line of pharmaceuticals, and ingredients and components thereof, namely, ultra-small particle formulations] |
|
No |
| 9-5 |
OPP
OPP |
91175625
91175737 |
H. Michael Bishop v. Marina Flournoy |
whether opposer submitted admissible evidence to establish his standing and his asserted grounds for opposition [2(d) and fraud] |
Opposition Dismissed in both cases |
|
"100% ART" and "ONEHUNDREDPERCENT ART" [both marks for: printed informational cards in the field of art, cards, greeting cards, correspondence cards, gift cards, invitation cards, mounted posters, note cards, occasion cards, paintings, paintings and calligraphic works, paintings and their reproductions, posters, tarot cards, unmounted posters, water color finished paintings, pastel and oil colors finished paintings] |
|
No |
(1) EX=Ex Parte Appeal; OPP=Opposition; CANC=Cancellation; CU=Concurrent Use; (SJ)=Summary Judgment; (MD)=Motion to Dismiss; (MR)=Motion to Reopen; (R)=Request for Reconsideration (2) *=Opinion Writer; (D)=Dissenting Panel Member
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Due," and prior to the issuance of a patent
should be addressed to Mail Stop Issue Fee,
unless advised to the contrary.
Assignments are the exception. Assignments
(with cover sheets) should be faxed to
571-273-0140, electronically submitted
(http://epas.uspto.gov), or submitted in a
separate envelope and sent to Mail Stop
Assignment Recordation Services,
Director - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
as shown below.
Mail Stop L&R All documents pertaining to applications subject
to secrecy order pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 181, or
national-security classified and required to be
processed accordingly. Such papers, petitions for
foreign filing license pursuant to 37 CFR 5.12(b)
for which expedited handling is requested, and
petitions for retroactive license under 37 CFR
5.25 may also be hand carried to Licensing and
Review:
Technology Center 3600, Office of the Director
Room 4B41
501 Dulany Street (Knox Building)
Alexandria, VA 22314
Mail Stop Missing Requests for a corrected filing receipt and
Parts replies to OIPE notices such as the Notice
of Omitted Items, Notice to File Corrected
Application Papers, Notice of Incomplete
Application, Notice to Comply with Nucleotide
Sequence Requirements, and Notice to File Missing
Parts of Application, and associated papers and
fees.
Mail Stop MPEP Submissions concerning the Manual of Patent
Examining Procedure.
Mail Stop Patent Ext. Applications for patent term extension or
adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 and any
communications relating thereto. This mail stop
is limited to petitions for patent term extension
under 35 U.S.C. 154 for applications filed
between June 8, 1995 and May 29, 2000, and patent
term adjustment (PTA) under 35 U.S.C. 154 for
applications filed on or after May 29, 2000.
For applications for patent term extension under
35 U.S.C. 156, use Mail Stop Hatch-Waxman PTE.
For applications for patent term extension or
adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 that are mailed
together with the payment of the issue fee, use
Mail Stop Issue Fee.
Mail Stop Patent Submission of comments regarding search templates.
Search Template
Comments
Mail Stop PCT Mail related to international applications filed
under the Patent Cooperation Treaty in the
international phase and in the national phase
under 35 U.S.C. 371 prior to mailing of a
Notification of Acceptance of Application Under
35 U.S.C. 371 and 37 CFR 1.495 (Form
PCT/DO/EO/903).
Mail Stop Petition Petitions to be decided by the Office of Petitions
including petitions to revive and petitions to
accept late payment of issue fees or maintenance
fees.
Mail Stop PGPUB Correspondence regarding publication of patent
applications not otherwise provided, including
requests for early publication made after filing,
rescission of non-publication request, corrected
patent application publication, refund of
publication fee.
Mail Stop Post In patented files: requests for changes of
Issue correspondence address, powers of attorney,
revocations of powers of attorney, withdrawal of
attorney and submissions under 37 CFR 1.501.
Designation of, or changes to, a fee address
should be addressed to Mail Stop M Correspondence.
Requests for Certificate of Correction need no
special mail stop, but should be mailed to the
attention of Certificate of Correction Branch.
Mail Stop RCE Requests for continued examination under
37 CFR 1.114.
Mail Stop Correspondence pertaining to the reconstruction
Reconstruction of lost patent files.
Mail Stop Ex Parte Requests for Reexamination for original request
Reexam papers and for all subsequent corresponcence other
than correspondence to the Office of the Solicitor
(see 37 CFR 1.1(a)(3) and 1.302(c)).
Mail Stop Inter Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination
Partes Reexam for original request papers and for all
subsequent correspondence other than
correspondence to the Office of the
Solicitor (see 37 CFR Secs. 1.1(a)(3) and
1.302(c)).
Mail Stop Reissue All new and continuing reissue application filings.
Mail Stop Sequence Submission of the computer readable form (CRF) for
applications with sequence listings, when the CRF
is not being filed with the patent application.
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Please address trademark-related mail to be delivered by the United
States Postal Service (USPS), except documents sent to the Assignment
Services Division for recordation, requests for copies of trademark
documents, and documents directed to the Madrid Processing Unit, as
follows:
Commissioner for Trademarks
P.O. Box 1451
Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Office's Madrid Processing Unit,
must be mailed to:
Madrid Processing Unit
600 Delaney Street
MDE-7B87
Alexandria, VA 22314-5796
Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Office's Trademark Administrator
regarding Letters of Protest must be mailed to:
Letter of Protest
ATTN: Trademark Administrator
600 Delaney Street
MDE-4B89
Alexandria, VA 22314-5796
Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Director regarding the Fastener
Quality Act (FQA) must be mailed to:
Director, USPTO
ATTN: FQA
600 Delaney Street, MDE-10A71
Alexandria, VA 22314-5793
Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Commissioner regarding the
recordal of a Native American Tribal Insignia (NATI) must be mailed to:
Natvie American Tribal Insignia
ATTN: Commissioner for Trademarks
600 Delaney Street
MDE-10A71
Alexandria, VA 22314-5793
Trademark-related mail to be delivered by other delivery services
(Federal Express (Fed Ex), UPS, DHL, Laser, Action, Purolater, etc.),
by courier or by hand to the Trademark Operation, the Trademark Trial and
Appeal Board, the Office's Madrid Processing Unit, Letters of Protest,
FQA or NATI, must be delivered to:
Trademark Assistance Center
Madison East, Concourse Level Room C 55
600 Dulany Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
MAIL TO BE DIRECTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Please address mail to be directed to a mail stop identified below to
be delivered by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as follows (unless
otherwise instructed):
Mail Stop _____
Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Mail Stop
Designations Explanation
Mail Stop 3 Mail for the Office of Personnel from NFC.
Mail Stop 6 Mail for the Office of Procurement.
Mail Stop 8 All papers for the Office of the Solicitor except
communications relating to pending litigation and
disciplinary proceedings; papers relating to
pending litigation in court cases shall be mailed
only to Office of the Solicitor, P.O. Box 15667,
Arlington, VA 22215 and papers related to pending
disciplinary proceedings before the Administrative
Law Judge or the Director shall be mailed only to
the Office of the Solicitor, P.O. Box 16116,
Arlington, VA 22215.
Mail Stop 11 Mail for the Electronic Ordering Service (EOS).
Mail Stop 13 Mail for the Employee and Labor Relations Division.
Mail Stop 16 Mail related to refund requests, other than
requests for refund of a patent application
publication fee. Such requests should be directed
to Mail Stop PGPub.
Mail Stop 17 Invoices directed to the Office of Finance.
Mail Stop 24 Mail for the Inventor's Assistance Program,
including complaints about Invention Promoters.
Mail Stop 171 Vacancy Announcement Applications.
Mail Stop Assignment All assignment documents, security interests,
Recordation Services and other documents to be recorded in the
Assignment records. Note that documents with
cover sheets that are faxed to 571-273-0140 or
submitted electronically (http://epas.uspto.gov)
are processed much more quickly than those
submitted by mail.
Mail Stop Mail for the Office of Congressional Relations.
Congressional
Relations
Mail Stop Document All requests for certified or uncertified
Services copies of patent or trademark documents.
Mail Stop EEO Mail for the Office of Civil Rights.
Mail Stop Mail for the Office of Enforcement.
Enforcement
Mail Stop Interference Communications relating to interferences and
applications and patents involved in interference.
Mail Stop Mail for the Office of International Relations.
International
Relations
Mail Stop M Mail to designate or change a fee
Correspondence address, or other correspondence related to
maintenance fees, except payments of
maintenance fees in patents. See below for
the address for maintenance fee payments.
Mail Stop OED Mail for the Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
Maintenance Fee Payments
Unless submitted electronically over the Internet at www.uspto.gov,
payments of maintenance fees in patents should be mailed through the
United States Postal Service to:
United States Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 979070
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000
Alternatively, payment of maintenance fees in patents (Attn:
Maintenance Fee) using hand-delivery and delivery by private courier
(e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.) may be delivered to:
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Attn: Maintenance Fee
2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Deposit Account Replenishments
To send payment to replenish deposit accounts, send the payments
through the United States Postal Service to:
United States Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 979065
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000
Alternatively, deposit account replenishments (Attn: Deposit Accounts)
using hand-delivery and delivery by private courier (e.g., FedEx, UPS,
etc.) may be delivered to:
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Attn: Deposit Accounts
2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
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| Reference Collections of U.S. Patents Available for Public Use in Patent Depository Libraries |
Reference Collections of U.S. Patents and Trademarks
Available for Public Use in Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries
The following libraries, designated as Patent and Trademark Depository
Libraries (PTDLs), provide public access to patent and trademark
information received from the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO). This information includes all issued patents, all registered
trademarks, the Official Gazette of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
search tools such as the Cassis CD-ROM suite of products and supplemental
information in a variety of formats including online, optical disc,
microfilm and paper. Each PTDL also offers access to USPTO resources on
the Internet and to PubWEST (Web based examiner search tool), a system
used by patent examiners that is not available on the Internet.
Staff assistance and training is provided in the use of this information.
All information is available free of charge. However, there may be charges
associated with the use of photocopying and related services. Hours of
service to the public vary, and anyone contemplating use of these
collections at a particular library is urged to contact that library in
advance about its services and hours to avoid inconvenience.
State Name of Library Telephone Contact
Alabama Auburn University Libraries (334) 844-1737
Birmingham Public Library (205) 226-3620
Alaska Anchorage: Z. J. Loussac Public
Library (907) 562-7323
Arkansas Little Rock: Arkansas State
Library (501) 682-2053
California Los Angeles Public Library (213) 228-7220
Riverside: University of
California, Riverside Libraries (951) 827-3226
Sacramento: California State
Library (916) 654-0069
San Diego Public Library (619) 236-5813
San Francisco Public Library (415) 557-4500
Sunnyvale Public Library (408) 730-7300
Colorado Denver Public Library (720) 865-1711
Delaware Newark: University of Delaware
Library (302) 831-2965
Dist. of Columbia Washington: Howard University
Libraries (202) 806-7252
Florida Fort Lauderdale: Broward County
Main Library (954) 357-7444
Miami-Dade Public Library (305) 375-2665
Orlando: University of Central
Florida Libraries (407) 823-2562
Georgia Atlanta: Price Gilbert Memorial
Library, Georgia Institute
of Technology (404) 894-1395
Hawaii Honolulu: Hawaii State Public
Library System (808) 586-3477
Idaho Moscow: University of Idaho Library (208) 885-6235
Illinois Chicago Public Library (312) 747-4450
Springfield: Illinois State Library (217) 782-5659
Indiana Indianapolis-Marion County Public
Library (317) 269-1741
West Lafayette Siegesmund
Engineering Library,
Purdue University (765) 494-2872
Iowa Des Moines: State Library of Iowa (515) 242-6541
Kansas Wichita: Ablah Library, Wichita
State University 1 (800) 572-8368
Kentucky Louisville Free Public Library (502) 574-1611
Louisiana Baton Rouge: Troy H. Middleton
Library, Louisiana State University (225) 388-8875
Maine Orono: Raymond H. Fogler Library,
University of Maine (207) 581-1678
Maryland Baltimore: University of Baltimore
Law Library (410) 837-4554
College Park: Engineering and
Physical Sciences Library,
University of Maryland (301) 405-9157
Massachusetts Amherst: Physical Sciences Library,
University of Massachusetts (413) 545-2765
Boston Public Library (617) 536-5400
Ext. 4256
Michigan Ann Arbor: Media Union Library,
University of Michigan (734) 647-5735
Big Rapids: Abigail S. Timme
Library, Ferris State University (231) 592-3602
Detroit: Public Library (313) 833-1450
Minnesota Minneapolis Public Library and
Information Center (612) 630-6000
Mississippi Jackson: Mississippi Library
Commission (601) 961-4111
Missouri Kansas City: Linda Hall Library (816) 363-4600
Ext. 724
St. Louis Public Library (314) 241-2288
Ext. 390
Montana Butte: Montana College of Mineral
Science and Technology Library (406) 496-4281
Nebraska Lincoln: Engineering Library,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (402) 472-3411
Nevada Las Vegas--Clark County Library
District (702) 507-3421
Reno: University of Nevada, Reno
Library (775) 784-6500
Ext. 257
New Jersey Newark Public Library (973) 733-7779
Piscataway: Library of Science and
Medicine, Rutgers University (732) 445-2895
New Mexico Albuquerque: University of
New Mexico General Library (505) 277-4412
New York Albany: New York State Library (518) 474-5355
Buffalo and Erie County Public
Library (716) 858-7101
Rochester Public Library (716) 428-8110
New York Library
(The Research Libraries) (212) 592-7000
Stony Brook: Engineering Library,
State University of New York (631) 632-7148
North Carolina Charlotte (704) 687-2241
Raleigh: D.H. Hill Library, North
Carolina State University (919) 515-2935
North Dakota Grand Forks: Chester Fritz Library,
University of North Dakota (701) 777-4888
Ohio Akron - Summit County Public (330) 643-9075
Library
Cincinnati and Hamilton County,
Public Library of (513) 369-6932
Cleveland Public Library (216) 623-2870
Dayton: Paul Laurence Dunbar
Library, Wright State
University (937) 775-3521
Toledo/Lucas County Public Library (419) 259-5209
Oklahoma Stillwater: Oklahoma State
University Center for International
Trade Development (405) 744-7086
Oregon Portland: Paul L. Boley Law Library,
Lewis & Clark College (503) 768-6786
Pennsylvania Philadelphia, The Free Library of (215) 686-5331
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of (412) 622-3138
University Park: Pattee Library,
Pennsylvania State University (814) 865-7617
Puerto Rico Mayaquez General Library,
University of Puerto Rico (787) 993-0000
Ext. 3244
Bayamon, Learning Resources Center,
University of Puerto Rico (787) 786-5225
Rhode Island Providence Public Library (401) 455-8027
South Carolina Clemson University Libraries (864) 656-3024
South Dakota Rapid City: Devereaux Library,
South Dakota School of Mines and
Technology (605) 394-1275
Tennessee Nashville: Stevenson Science
Library, Vanderbilt University (615) 322-2717
Texas Austin: McKinney Engineering
Library, University of Texas at
Austin (512) 495-4500
College Station: West Campus
Library, Texas A & M University (979) 845-2111
Dallas Public Library (214) 670-1468
Houston: The Fondren Library, Rice
University (713) 348-5483
Lubbock: Texas Tech University (806) 742-2282
San Antonio Public Library (210) 207-2500
Utah Salt Lake City: Marriott Library,
University of Utah (801) 581-8394
Vermont Burlington: Bailey/Howe Library,
University of Vermont (802) 656-2542
Virginia Richmond: James Branch Cabell
Library, Virginia Commonwealth
University (804) 828-1101
Washington Seattle: Engineering Library,
University of Washington (206) 543-0740
West Virginia Morgantown: Evansdale Library,
West Virginia University (304) 293-4695
Ext. 5113
Wisconsin Madison: Kurt F. Wendt Library,
University of Wisconsin Madison (608) 262-6845
Milwaukee Public Library (414) 286-3051
Wyoming Cheyenne: Wyoming State Library (307) 777-7281
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| Patent Technology Centers |
PATENT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS
JON W. DUDAS, Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
MARGARET J. A. PETERLIN, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
JOHN DOLL, Commissioner for Patents
PEGGY FOCARINO, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
JOHN LOVE, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy
AVERAGE
FILING DATE OF
APPLICATIONS
RECEIVING A
FIRST OFFICE
CUSTOMER SERVICE ACTION IN THE
TELEPHONE and FAX LAST 3
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS NUMBERS MONTHS*
1600 BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND ORGANIC
CHEMISTRY
1610 Pharmaceutical formulations, 03/01/05
method of treatment using
bio-affecting agents, drug
delivery systems, steroids,
herbicidal and pesticidal
compositions, and cosmetics
1620 Organic chemistry 571-272-0700 11/23/05
FAX 571-273-8300
1630 Molecular biology, 571-272-0600 08/01/06
bioinformatics, nucleic FAX 571-273-8300
acids, recombinant DNA
and RNA, Gene regulation,
gene therapy, nucleic acid
amplification, transgenic
animals and recombinant
plants, combinatorial/
computational chemistry.
1640 Immunology, receptor/ligands, 571-272-0600 09/20/06
cytokines, recombinant FAX 571-273-8300
hormones, engineered
antibodies, cancer immunology,
and molecular biology thereof,
Neurobiology; cellular/
bacterial/viral/parasitic
immunology; specific binding
assays, immunoassays and
apparatus.
1650 Fermentation, microbiology, 571-272-0500 08/11/06
plant and animal extracts, FAX 571-273-8300
peptides, isolated and/or
recombinant proteins and
enzymes, protein
crystallography, and enzyme
assays
1660 Plants 571-272-0700 12/20/06
FAX 571-273-8300
1700/ CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING, AND DESIGNS
2900
1791 Tires, adhesive bonding, glass/ 571-272-1700 02/01/05
paper making, plastics shaping FAX 571-273-8300
and molding
1792 Coating, etching, cleaning, 571-272-1700 05/15/05
bonding and single crystal FAX 571-273-8300
growth
1793 Metallurgy, metal working, 571-272-1700 11/01/05
inorganic chemistry, catalysts, FAX 571-273-8300
electrolysis and gaseous/
plastic/ceramic compositions
1794 Food, stock materials and 571-272-1700 06/15/05
miscellaneous articles FAX 571-273-8300
1795 Fuel cells, batteries, solar 571-272-1700 01/01/05
cells, electrochemistry and FAX 571-273-8300
photolithography
1796 Organic chemistry and polymers 571-272-1700 10/15/05
FAX 571-273-8300
1797 Separation, purification, 571-272-1700 02/01/05
chemical apparatus and FAX 571-273-8300
petroleum technology
2100 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
INFORMATION SECURITY
2110 Computer architecture 571-272-0900 04/23/06
FAX 571-273-8300
2120 Miscellaneous computer 571-272-1400 05/20/06
applications FAX 571-273-8300
2130 Cryptography, security 571-272-7220 06/21/05
FAX 571-273-8300
2140/ Computer networks 571-272-0800 07/03/05
2150 FAX 571-273-8300
2160/ Database and file management/ 571-272-7220 07/01/06
2170 Graphical user interface FAX 571-273-8300
2180 Computer architecture 571-272-0900 08/30/06
FAX 571-273-8300
2190 Interprocess communications 571-272-1400 07/12/05
and software development FAX 571-273-8300
2600 COMMUNICATIONS
2610 Digital Communications, General 571-272-2600 11/02/05
Communications, Optical FAX 571-273-8300
Communications, Telephony,
Audio, Multiplex
Communications, Cellular
Telephony, Radio and Satellite
Communications
2620 Television and TV Recording, 571-272-2600 08/23/05
Video Distribution, Image FAX 571-273-8300
Analysis, (Fax, Printing,
Printing Network, Scanners),
Speech, (Fax, Disk Drive),
Computer Graphics, Display
Systems
2800 SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
2811- Semiconductors and 571-272-1650 10/01/06
2815, Semiconductor Manufacturing FAX 571-273-8300
2818,
2822,
2823,
2825,
2826,
2829,
2891-
2895
2816, Electronic circuits, static 571-272-1850 11/10/06
2817, memory, lasers, electronic FAX 571-273-8300
2819, components, control circuits,
2821, power supplies measuring and
2824, testing
2827,
2828,
2836-
2838,
2855-
2857,
2862,
2863
2831- Electronic conductors, 571-272-1850 12/01/06
2835, elements and connectors, FAX 571-273-8300
2839, motor structure, electronic
2841, housings, circuit boards,
2851- photocopiers, recorders,
2854, printers, general
2861 illumination
2875,
2885
2871- Liquid crystals, optical 571-272-1550 10/07/06
2874, elements, optical systems, FAX 571-273-8300
2876- fiber optics, electric
2879, lamps, registers, optics
2881- measuring, radiant energy
2884,
2886,
2887,
2889
3600 TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE,
LICENSING AND REVIEW
3610 Surface transportation 571-272-5250 04/25/06
FAX 571-273-8300
3620 Electronic Commerce 571-272-5350 05/06/05
FAX 571-273-8300
3630 Static structures, 571-272-5350 03/14/06
supports and furniture FAX 571-273-8300
3640 Aeronautics, 571-272-5150 11/23/05
agriculture, fishing, FAX 571-273-8300
trapping, vermin destroying,
plant and animal husbandry,
weaponry, nuclear systems
and licensing & review
3650 Material handling and 571-272-5250 04/18/06
article handling FAX 571-273-8300
3660 Computerized vehicle 571-272-5150 11/16/06
controls and navigation, FAX 571-273-8300
radio wave, optical and
acoustic wave communication,
Robotics, and Nuclear Systems
3670 Wells, earth boring/ 571-272-5150 07/06/06
moving/working, FAX 571-273-8300
excavating, mining,
harvesters, bridges,
roads, petroleum,
closures, connections,
and hardware
3680-A Machine elements 571-272-5250 07/06/06
and power transmissions FAX 571-273-8300
3680-B Business Methods 571-272-5350 03/21/05
FAX 571-273-8300
3680-A Business Methods - Finance 571-272-5350 11/30/05
FAX 571-273-8300
3700 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS
3710 Amusement and 571-272-3750 11/01/06
education devices, FAX 571-273-8300
packages and containers
3720 Manufacturing devices 571-272-4050 01/15/07
and processes, machine FAX 571-273-8300
tools and hand tools
3730 Medical instruments, 571-272-2975 10/15/06
diagnostic equipment, FAX 571-273-8300
treatment devices,
surgery, surgical
supplies
3740 Thermal and combustion 571-272-3750 10/01/06
technology, motive and FAX 571-273-8300
fluid power systems
3750 Fluid handling and 571-272-3750 09/01/06
dispensing, and Textile FAX 571-273-8300
Manufacturing and
Apparel
3760 Body treatment, 571-272-2975 12/15/06
kinestherapy, and FAX 571-273-8300
exercising
3770 Respirators, Therapeutic 571-272-2975 12/01/06
Support, Splints, Braces, FAX 571-273-8300
Bandages and Birth Control
Devices
3780 Package and Article Carriers, 571-272-2975 06/30/06
Envelopes, Purses, Wallets, FAX 571-273-8300
Receptacles, Bottles and Jars
* The information provided above reflects an average for the workgroup.
If you need more specific information about an individual application,
please call the appropriate customer service office above.
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS DIRECTOR
1600 BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
1610 Pharmaceutical formulations, method George C. Elliott
of treatment using bio-affecting
agents, drug delivery systems,
steroids, herbicidal and pesticidal
compositions, and cosmetics
1620 Organic chemistry Irem Yucel
1630 Molecular biology, bioinformatics, George C. Elliott
nucleic acids per se, nucleic acid
methodologies, SNPs & haplotypes,
recombinant DNA and RNA, gene
regulation, gene therapy, nucleic
acid amplification, nucleic acid
based diagnostic assays, nucleic
acid inhibitors, transgenic animals
and recombinant plants, combinatorial/
computational chemistry.
1640 Immunology, receptor/ligands, John L. LeGuyader
cytokines, recombinant hormones,
engineered antibodies, cancer
immunology, and molecular biology
thereof, Neurobiology; cellular/
bacterial/viral/parasitic immunology;
specific binding assays, immunoassays
and apparatus.
1650 Fermentation, microbiology, plant and Irem Yucel
animal extracts, peptides, isolated
and/or recombinant proteins and
enzymes, protein crystallography,
and enzyme assays
1660 Plants George C. Elliott
1700/ CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
2900 AND DESIGNS
1791 Tires, adhesive bonding, glass/paper Gary G. Jones
making, plastics shaping and molding
1792 Coating, etching, cleaning, bonding Marian C. Knode
and single crystal growth
1793 Metallurgy, metal working, inorganic Jacqueline M. Stone
chemistry, catalysts, electrolysis and
gaseous/plastic/ceramic compositions
1794 Food, stock materials and miscellaneous Marian C. Knode
articles
1795 Fuel cells, batteries, solar cells, Jacqueline M. Stone
electrochemistry and photolithography
1796 Organic chemistry and polymers Gary G. Jones
1797 Separation, purification, chemical Gary G. Jones
apparatus and petroleum technology
2100 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
INFORMATION SECURITY
2110 Computer architecture Jack B. Harvey
2120 Miscellaneous computer applications Wendy Garber
2130 Cryptography, security Andrew Hirshfeld
2140 Computer networks Andrew Hirshfeld
2150 Computer networks Andrew Hirshfeld
2160 Database and file management Jack B. Harvey
2170 Graphical user interface Wendy Garber
2180 Computer architecture Jack B. Harvey
2190 Interprocess communications and Wendy Garber
software development
2600 COMMUNICATIONS
2611 Digital communications Valencia Martin-Wallace
2612 General communications Mark R. Powell
2613 Optical communications Valencia Martin-Wallace
2614 Telephony Mark R. Powell
2615 Audio Mark R. Powell
2616/ Multiplex communications Valencia Martin-Wallace
2619
2617 Cellular telephony Wanda Walker
2618 Radio and Satellite Communications Mark R. Powell
2621 Television and TV Recording Wanda Walker
2622 Cameras Wanda Walker
2623 Video distribution Wanda Walker
2624 Image analysis Mark R. Powell
2625 Fax, printing, printing network, Wanda Walker
scanners
2626 Speech Mark R. Powell
2627 Disc drives Mark R. Powell
2628 Computer graphics Valencia Martin-Wallace
2629 Display systems Valencia Martin-Wallace
2800 SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
2811- Semiconductors and Semiconductor Richard K. Seidel
2815, Manufacturing
2818,
2822,
2823,
2825,
2826,
2829,
2891-
2895
2816, Electronic circuits, static memory, Janice A. Falcone
2817, lasers, electronic components, control
circuits,power
2819, supplies, measuring and testing
2821,
2824,
2827,
2828,
2836-
2838,
2855-
2857,
2862,
2863
2831- Electronic conductors, elements and Sharon A. Gibson
2835, connectors, motor structure, electronic
2839, housings, circuit boards, photocopiers,
2841, recorders, printers, general
2851- illumination
2854,
2861,
2875,
2885
2871- Liquid crystals, optical elements, Sharon A. Gibson
2874, optical systems, fiber optics, electric
2876- lamps, registers, optics measuring,
2879, radiant energy
2881-
2884,
2886,
2887,
2889
3600 TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE,
LICENSING AND REVIEW
3610 Surface transportation Katherine Matecki
3620 Electronic commerce Wynn W. Coggins
3630 Static structures, supports and Wynn W. Coggins
furniture
3640 Aeronautics, agriculture, fishing, Donald T. Hajec
trapping, vermin destroying, plant
and animal husbandry, weaponry,
nuclear systems and licensing
& review
3650 Material and article handling Katherine Matecki
3660 Computerized vehicle controls and Donald T. Hajec
navigation, radio wave, optical and
acoustic wave communication, Robotics,
and Nuclear Systems
3670 Wells, earth boring/moving/working, Donald T. Hajec
excavating, mining, harvesters,
bridges, roads, petroleum, closures,
connections, and hardware
3680A Machine elements and power Katherine Matecki
transmissions
3680B Business Methods Wynn W. Coggins
3690 Business Methods - Finance Wynn W. Coggins
3700 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS
3710, Amusement and education devices, Karen M. Young
3721, packages and containers
3727,
and
3728
3720 Packages and containers; Frederick R. Schmidt
3720 Manufacturing devices and processes, Frederick R. Schmidt
machine tools and hand tools
3730 Medical instruments, diagnostic Frederick R. Schmidt
equipment, treatment devices, surgery,
surgical supplies
3740 Thermal and combustion technology, Karen M. Young
motive and fluid power systems
3750 Fluid handling and dispensing Karen M. Young
3760 Body treatment, kinestherapy, Frederick R. Schmidt
exercising, textile manufacturing
and apparel
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