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 December 30, 2008 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Print Table of Contents 1337 CNOG  1 

CONSOLIDATED LISTING OF OFFICIAL GAZETTE NOTICES
RE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES
PATENT NOTICES

The following is a compilation of the more important notices and rule changes which have been published in the Official Gazette from July 1, 1964, through December 31, 2008. These notices and rule changes are currently in effect unless otherwise noted.


CONTENTSItem Number
/Range
 
Start Page 
List of Patent Notices 2
Information and Correspondence  
 Address and USPTO Organization Information(1-6)11
 Mail Issues, Office Closures, Postal Emergencies, etc.(7-53)30
 Information for the Public(54-58)96
 Assignments, Powers of Attorney(59-66)138
Fees and Payment of Money  
 Copies, At Cost Services(67-68)290
 Fee Deficiency Submissions(69)292
 Fees, Deposit Accounts, Credit Cards, Refunds, etc.(70-93)293
Patent Applications  
 General Information(94-115)430
 Reexamination(116-126)488
 Biotechnology(127-133)633
 Plants(134-136)693
 Benefit Claims, Priority, Electronic Exchange of Documents(137-146)696
Examination of Applications  
 Patent Prosecution Highway, New Route, "Triway"(147-155)750
 CREATE Act, Examination Guidelines(156-166)785
 Computer-Implemented, Computer-Related(167-172)906
Application Procedure and Rules  
 Recent Notices of Rulemaking(173-176)964
 Revival or Withdrawal of Abandonment, Restarting Time Periods(177-182)1253
 Petitions for Accelerated Examination(183)1265
 18 Month Publication(184-190)1273
 Allowance, Patent Term Adjustment or Extension(191-196)1375
 Issue: Fees, Notifications, Applicant Submissions(197-205)1487
 Certificates of Correction(206-209)1500
 RCEs, Provisional Applications(210-211)1504
 Amendments, Drawings, CPA Practice(212-219)1597
 21st Century Strategic Plan, Patent Business Goals(220-224)1628
 Appeals and Interferences(225-235)2086
 PAIR, EFS-Web, Electronic Submission(236-250)2323
 Unlocatable Applications, Terminal Disclaimers, Status Inquiries(251-253)2411
Miscellaneous  
 Disclosure Documents(254-256)2426
 Legal Procedures(257-264)2436
 PCT(265-284)2485
 Helpful Hints, Notices(285-292)2586
 Web Content, Internet, and Automation(293-300)2599
 Facsimile Information(301-304)2613
List of Trademark Notices 2648
 Fastener Insignia Register(305-308)2650
 Madrid Protocol(309-317)2656
 Native American Insignias(318-319)2798
 Trademark Classification and Identification of Goods(320-322)2805
 Trademark Post-Registration(323-325)2815
 Trademark Correspondence and Fees(326-339)2849
 Trademark Examination(340-348)2948
 Trademark Information and Services(349-359)3072
 Trademark Trial and Appeal Board(360-369)3115
 Trademark Publications(370-371)3199
Index 3202

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List of Patent Notices
					    List of Patent Notices
		
ITEM	PAGE
NUMBER	NUMBER		TITLE OF THE NOTICE
		
   1	11		Mailing and Hand Carry Addresses for Mail to the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office
   2	18		New Mailing Address for Submitting Deposit Account Replenishments
   3	19		Elimination of Post Office Box in Arlington, Virginia for Patent
			Related Correspondence
   4	20		Relocation of Customer Service Window for Patent-Related
			Correspondence; Establishment of Drop Box in South Tower for Certain
			Patent-Related Correspondence; Hand Carry and Mailing Address for
			Trademark-Related Correspondence
   5	22		Finance Customer Window to Permanently Close
   6	23		Patent Technology Centers
   7	30		Oversized Postcards Must Be Submitted with Sufficient Postage
   8	31		Post Card Receipt Reminder
   9	32		Use of a Post Card as a Receipt for Correspondence in Patent-Related
			Matters
  10	33		Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings of the Patent and
			Trademark Office
  11	34		Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant
			to 37 CFR 1.8 and Returned by the U.S. Postal Service
  12	35		Acknowledgement of Receipt of a Patent or Trademark Application
  13	36		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on
			Monday, December 24, 2007
  14	37		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on
			Tuesday, January 2, 2007
  15	38		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on
			Friday, June 11, 2004
  16	39		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on
			Friday, December 26, 2003
  17	40		Emergency Closure of the Customer Service Window on Friday,
			October 10, 2003
  18	41		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on
			Thursday, September 18, 2003 and Friday, September 19, 2003
  19	42		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on
			Tuesday, February 18, 2003
  20	43		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on
			Monday, December 24, 2001
  21	44		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday January 25,
			2000, and Wednesday, January 26, 2000
  22	45		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26,
			1997
  23	46		United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail
  24	48		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, January 12,
			1996
  25	49		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 8,
			1996 through Wednesday, January 10, 1996
  26	50		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, April 27,
			1994
  27	51		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, January 20,
			1994 and Friday, February 11, 1994
  28	52		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
  29	53		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Feb. 23, 1987
  30	54		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Jan. 26, 1987
  31	55		Federal Government Holidays, 1996
  32	56		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under
			35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  33	59		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under
			35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  34	61		Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and
			Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  35	62		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under
		
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			35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  36	65		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under
			35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  37	68		Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to
			Areas of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane
			Katrina
  38	69		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under
			35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  39	72		Termination of the Waiver of Provisions of 37 CFR 1.8 and 1.10 for
			Correspondence Intended for the United States Patent and Trademark
			Office but Addressed to Washington DC 20231
  40	74		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under
			35 U.S.C. 21(a) and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
  41	76		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
  42	77		Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate
			Applications and Papers in Patent Applications in view of USPS Mail
			Delays
  43	83		Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of
			United States Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx
			through 205xx
  44	84		Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal
			Service for Mail Addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
  45	86		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
  46	87		Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
  47	88		Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
  48	89		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
  49	91		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in
			Connecticut
  50	92		United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California
			Terminated
  51	93		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the
			State of California
  52	94		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency in
			Los Angeles
  53	95		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in
			South Florida
  54	96		Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and
			Trademark Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related
			Regulations
  55	103		Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
  56	132		Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
  57	133		Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
  58	135		Improved Pre-Exam Notices to Result From the Deployment of the
			Patent Application Location and Monitoring (PALM) Migration
			Pre-examination Subsystem
  59	138		Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in
			a Patent Application
  60	142		Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
  61	173		Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office
  62	284		Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of
			Attorney
  63	285		Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
  64	286		Indexing Against a Recorded Assignment
  65	287		Taking Action in a Patent Matter Before the Office by the Assignee
			under 37 CFR 3.73
  66	289		Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
  67	290		Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be
			Provided in both Electronic and Paper Form
  68	291		Copies of File Contents Available on Compact Disc Partial Waiver
			of 37 CFR 1.19(b)
  69	292		Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in
			view of the Federal Circuit decision in DH Technology
  70	293		Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
  71	294		Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2009
  72	315		Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2009
		
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  73	332		Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal
			and Search Fees
  74	333		Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal
			and Search Fees
  75	340		Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account
			Statements
  76	341		Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of
			the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
  77	349		The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for Processing a Refused Payment may
			be Charged to a Deposit Account Authorized to be Charged
  78	350		New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must
			Pass Verification Test
  79	351		Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where
			Non-Payment was due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina
  80	352		Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed
			Without Appropriate Fees
  81	364		Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation
			Treaty Applications Entering the National Stage of the United States
  82	371		Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
  83	372		Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit
			Accounts
  84	376		Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the
			Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
  85	404		Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for
			Maintenance Fees Paid over the Internet
  86	405		Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers")
			to Matters Involving Pending Patent Applications
  87	413		Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
  88	415		Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
  89	417		Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit
			Card
  90	424		Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
  91	427		Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Refund
  92	428		Unpaid Fee Checks
  93	429		Deposit Account Authorizations
  94	430		 Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
  95	432		First Action Interview Pilot Program
  96	438		Change in Procedure for Handling Nonprovisional Applications Having
			Omitted Items
  97	442		Reciprocal Access to and Usage of Documents in Application Files of
			Trilateral Offices
  98	444		Changes to the Transitional Procedures for Limited Examination After
			Final Rejection in Certain Applications Filed Before June 8, 1995
  99	447		Waiver of the Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending
			U.S. Patent Applications
 100	448		Notice of Complex Work Unit Pilot Program Request for Voluntary
			Submission of Electronic Complex Work Unit Files
 101	452		Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in
			Patents, Statutory Invention Registrations and Patent Application
			Publications
 102	455		Request for Alert Concerning Submitted Petitions
 103	457		Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information
			Pursuant to MPEP 724.02
 104	459		Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of
			U.S. Patents and Published Applications in Patent Applications filed
			after June 30, 2003
 105	460		"Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
 106	462		Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of
			a Patent
 107	464		Applicants Cautioned to File Applications on Papers that Comply
			with Sheet Size/Margin and Quality Requirements of 37 CFR 1.52 and
			1.84(f) and (g).
 108	467		Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131
			Which Establish a Date of Invention In a NAFTS or WTO Member Country
 109	468		Advance Notice of Change to MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) -
			Application Data Sheets Are Strongly Recommended When Inventor
		
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			Information is Changed
 110	470		Notice of Change of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names
 111	471		Change in Procedure Relating to an Application Filing Date
 112	482		Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in Oaths or Declarations
			Filed in Nonprovisional Patent Applications
 113	484		Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the
			Specification for an Application filed under 35 USC 111 in
			Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
 114	486		Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
 115	487		Animals - Patentability
 116	488		Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in
			Reexamining Fewer Than All the Patent Claims
 117	492		Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for
			Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination
 118	524		Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter
			Partes Reexamination Proceedings
 119	533		Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter
			Partes Reexamination Proceedings
 120	538		Notice of Changes in Requirement for a Substantial New Question of
			Patentability for a Second or Subsequent Request for Reexamination
			While an Earlier Filed Reexamination is Pending
 121	540		Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other
			Technical Amendments to the Patent Statute
 122	566		Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior
			Art in Reexamination
 123	569		Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement
			Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
 124	570		Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings:
			Delay of Effective Date
 125	571		Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
 126	632		Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S.
			Patents
 127	633		Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
 128	638		Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application
			Publications with Sequence Listings
 129	640		Revision to the Time for Filing of a Biological Deposit and the
			Date of Availability of a Biological Deposit
 130	651		Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of
			Biological Material
 131	656		Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR 1.84 Form and Format
			for Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer
			Readable Form
 132	659		Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence
			and/or Amino Acid Disclosures
 133	692		Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF)
			Sequence Listing Submissions
 134	693		Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights
			Certificates
 135	694		Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention
			for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
 136	695		United States Adherence to the International Union for the
			Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
 137	696		Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO
			Declaration Form
 138	699		Changes To Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual
			Property Offices
 139	709		Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
 140	711		Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
 141	714		Addition of Japan Patent Office as Participating Foreign
			Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority
			Documents
 142	718		Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application
			with a Non-English Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters
 143	739		Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application Under 35 U.S.C.
			§§ 119(e), 120, 121, and 365(c)
 144	747		Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously
		
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			Filed in Thailand
 145	748		Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously
			Filed In India
 146	749		Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available
			in Taiwan
 147	750		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and European Patent Office
 148	754		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and IP Australia
 149	759		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property
			Office
 150	764		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property
			Office
 151	768		Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent
			Prosecution Highway Pilot Program in the USPTO (between the USPTO
			and the UK IPO)
 152	770		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and the United Kingdom Intellectual
			Property Office
 153	774		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway
			Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Japan Patent Office
 154	778		New Route Pilot Project between the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office
 155	782		"Triway" Pilot Program among the United States Patent and Trademark
			Office, the European Patent Office, and the Japan Patent Office
 156	785		Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology
			Enhancement Act of 2004
 157	801		Examination Guidelines for Determining Obviousness Under 35 U.S.C.
			103 in View of the Supreme Court Decision in KSR International Co.
			v. Teleflex Inc.
 158	823		Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. § 102(e), as amended by the
			American Inventors Protection Act of 1999, and further amended by
			the Intellectual Property and High Technology Technical Amendments
			Act of 2002, and 35 U.S.C. § 102(g) (revised)
 159	836		Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35 USC
			§ 112, ¶ 1, "Written Description" Requirement
 160	859		Utility Examination Guidelines
 161	871		Guidelines Setting Forth a Modified Policy Concerning the Evidence
		 	of Common Ownership, or an Obligation of Assignment to the Same
			Person, as Required by 35 USC 103(c)
 162	875		Guidelines Concerning the Implementation of Changes to 35 USC 102(g)
			and 103(c) and the Interpretation of the Term "Original Application"
			in the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999
 163	880		Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of
			Chemical Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
 164	895		Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
 165	898		Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of
			In re Ochiai, In re Brouwer and 35 USC 103(b)
 166	900		Means or Step Plus Function Limitation Under 35 USC 112, 6th
			Paragraph
 167	906		Extension and Expansion of Pilot Concerning Public Submission of
			Peer Reviewed Prior Art
 168	908		Pilot Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
 169	913		Notification of Required and Optional Search Criteria for Computer
			Implemented Business Method Patent Applications in Class 705, and
			Request for Comments
 170	933		Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to
			Computer-Implemented Inventions
 171	934		Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for
			Computer-Generated Icons
 172	938		Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions
 173	964		Clarification of the Transitional Provisions Relating to Continuing
			Applications and Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct
		
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			Claims
 174	968		Changes to the Practice for Continued Examination Filings, Patent
			Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, and
			Examination of Claims in Patent Applications
 175	1214		Examination of Patent Applications that Include Claims Containing
			Alternative Language
 176	1223		Changes to Information Disclosure Statement Requirements and Other
			Related Matters
 177	1253		Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw
			Holdings of Abandonment
 178	1257		Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
 179	1258		Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
 180	1261		Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
 181	1263		Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are
			Not Received
 182	1264		Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw
			the Holding of Abandonment
 183	1265		Changes to Practice for Pettiions in Patent Applications to Make
			Special and For Accelerated Examination
 184	1273		Patent A pplication Publications May Now Include Amendments
 185	1274		Clarification of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's
			Interpretation of the Provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv)
 186	1279		Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself
			a Notice of Foreign Filing
 187	1280		Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications
			Under Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
 188	1299		Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy
			of an Application by EFS for Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
 189	1300		Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent
			Applications
 190	1301		Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent
			Applications
 191	1375		Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
 192	1409		Explanation of 37 CFR 1.703(f) and of the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office Interpretation of 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A)
 193	1413		Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment
			Provisions
 194	1428		Clarification of 37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) - Reduction of Patent Term
			Adjustment for Certain Types of Papers Filed After a Notice of
			Allowance has been Mailed
 195	1430		Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice
			of Allowance and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page
 196	1432		Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year
			Patent Term
 197	1487		Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on
			the Face of Patent Under the Heading "Field of Search"
 198	1488		Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of
			Patent Publications
 199	1489		Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
 200	1490		Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by
			Facsimile
 201	1492		Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85)
			Concerning a Previously Paid Issue Fee
 202	1494		Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
 203	1496		Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued
			Examination is Filed After a Notice of Allowance is Mailed
 204	1497		Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after
			Payment of Issue Fee
 205	1499		Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
 206	1500		Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents
			and Certificates of Correction
 207	1501		Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is
			Attributable to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
 208	1502		Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under
			35 USC 119
 209	1503		Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United
		
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			States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site for Later Listing with
			the Official Gazette
 210	1504		Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to
			Provisional Application Practice
 211	1530		Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional
			Applications
 212	1597		Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing
			of a Patent Application
 213	1599		Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
 214	1601		Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and
			Treatment of Non-Compliant Amendments
 215	1603		Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
 216	1604		Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the
			Claims in an Application
 217	1605		Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
 218	1614		Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to
			Utility and Plant Patent Applications
 219	1624		Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
 220	1628		Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office 21st Century Strategic Plan (Final Rule)
 221	1761		Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
 222	1762		Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
 223	1770		Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
 224	1929		Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
 225	2086		Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the
			Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
 226	2087		Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
 227	2088		New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
 228	2093		Public Attendance at Board Hearings
 229	2095		Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and
			Interferences
 230	2182		Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and
			Interferences
 231	2315		Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the Board of
			Patent Appeals and Interferences
 232	2317		New Interference Search Procedure
 233	2318		Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting Interferences under
			37 CFR § 41.202(a)
 234	2319		Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference
			Practice
 235	2322		Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the Board of Patent
			Appeals and Interferences
 236	2323		New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration
			Regulations in EFS-Web and Private PAIR
 237	2325		Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in
			Application, Patent and Reexamination Proceeding Matters
 238	2327		Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
 239	2328		Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
 240	2330		Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
 241	2343		USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References
			with Office Actions and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
 242	2348		Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statements
 243	2349		Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication
			Regarding Request to Retrieve Priority Information
 244	2350		Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible
			Markup Language (EFS-ABX) and Electronic Packaging and Validation
			Engine (ePAVE) Components
 245	2352		USPTO Simplifies Electronic Filing System
 246	2353		Legal Framework for the Use of the Electronic Filing System
 247	2365		Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will
			No Longer be Permitted in Correspondence for Patent Applications
 248	2367		Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent
			Application Records
 249	2404		Electronic Submission of Information Disclosure Statements
 250	2407		Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
 251	2411		Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
		
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 252	2423		Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created
			Double Patenting Rejections in Utility and Plant Applications Filed
			on or After June 8, 1995
 253	2425		Handling of Status Inquiries
 254	2426		Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
 255	2433		Changes to Disclosure Document Program
 256	2434		Disclosure Document Program
 257	2436		Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
 258	2439		Legal Processes
 259	2448		Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for
			Director of Enrollment and Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings
 260	2450		Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of
			Documents in Legal Proceedings
 261	2451		Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary
			Proceedings
 262	2453		Duty of Disclosure
 263	2481		Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in
			Proceedings Before The Patent and Trademark Office
 264	2484		Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights
			of a Client/Patent Applicant
 265	2485		Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International
			Bureau
 266	2486		USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent
			References in International Applications
 267	2487		April 2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
 268	2489		April 2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
 269	2499		Interim Procedures for Implementing the April 1, 2007, Changes to
			the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty and Status of
			Proposed Fee Changes
 270	2501		Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International
			Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining
			Authority for International Applications Received by the USPTO
 271	2502		Agreement Between the Korean Intellectual Property Office of the
			Republic of Korea and the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			Concerning Action of the Korean Intellectual Property Office of the
			Republic of Korea as an International Searching Authority and
			International Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent
			Cooperation Treaty for International Applications Received by the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office
 272	2504		Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under
			the Patent Cooperation Treaty
 273	2505		Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a
			Patent Cooperation Authority
 274	2516		January 2004 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application
			Procedure
 275	2518		Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Update
 276	2521		January 2004 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application
			Procedure
 277	2538		Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT
			Authority
 278	2539		Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
 279	2543		Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
 280	2544		Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the
			United States for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
 281	2554		Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure;
			Correction
 282	2556		Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
 283	2558		Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the
			Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
 284	2584		Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian
			Patent Convention
 285	2586		Pre-Grant Publication Helpful Hint: File Continuation or Divisional
			Application with a New Specification and Copy of Oath or Declaration
			from Prior Application
 286	2587		Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
 287	2591		Status of Office of Public Records Services
		
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 288	2593		New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
 289	2594		GLOBALPat and USAMark CD-ROM Products Now Available
 290	2595		Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the
			Examiners' Search Rooms
 291	2597		Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance
			Fees
 292	2598		Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
 293	2599		Changes in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office
			Notices and Changes in Display of Patent and Trademark Offices
			Notices Electronic Official Gazette
 294	2601		Notice of Publication of a 2002 Annual Index to the Electronic
			Official Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office-Patents (eOG:P)
 295	2602		Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of
			the United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents
 296	2604		Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed
			Over the Internet
 297	2605		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on
			the Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web
			Site
 298	2607		Financial Services Available Over the Internet
 299	2608		Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO
			Web Site
 300	2609		Interim Internet Usage Policy
 301	2613		Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office
 302	2637		Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and
			Facsimile Transmission Policy for Patent Related Correspondence
 303	2643		Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
 304	2646		Facsimile Submission of Assignment Documents is Now Available to PTO
		 	Customers
		
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List of Trademark Notices
					    List of Trademark Notices
		
ITEM	PAGE
NUMBER	NUMBER		TITLE OF THE NOTICE
		
 305	2650		Fastener Insignia Register To Be Posted On PTO Web Cite
 306	2651		Fastener Insignia Register
 307	2652		Recordal Fees Associated with the Fastener Quality Act
 308	2654		Request for Information to Aid in the Implementation of the
			Recordation Requirements of Section 8 of the Fastener Quality Act
 309	2656		Change in Practice Regarding Acceptance by USPTO of Bank Checks for
			Fees Payable to the International Bureau
 310	2657		Correspondence With the Madrid Processing Unit of the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office
 311	2660		New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related
			Correspondence
 312	2673		Modification to Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and
			Payment Rules for Certain Madrid Protocol-related Rules
 313	2676		Exam Guide No. 1-03 Changes Affecting All Applications and
			Registrations
 314	2690		Modification to Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and
			Payment Rules for Certain Madrid Protocol-Related Rules
 315	2693		Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and Payment Rules for
			Certain Madrid Protocol-Related Rules
 316	2696		Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the Madrid
			Protocol Implementation Act
 317	2757		Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the Madrid
			Protocol Implementation Act
 318	2798		Establishment of a Database Containing the Official Insignia of
			Federally and State Recognized Native American Tribes
 319	2802		Establishment of a DatabaseContaining the Official Insignia of
			Federally Recognized Native American Tribes
 320	2805		International Trademark Classification Changes
 321	2810		International Trademark Classification Changes
 322	2814		Request for Suggestions from the Public for Additions to the
			Trademark Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual,
			Published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
 323	2815		Changes in the Requirements for Amendment and Correction of
			Trademark Registrations
 324	2820		Proposed Rule - Changes in the Requirements for Amendment and
			Correction of Trademark Registrations
 325	2825		Post Registration: Changes to Requirements for Maintaining
			Trademark Registrations
 326	2849		Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition of
			Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the Correspondence
			Address in Trademark Cases
 327	2872		Changes in Rules Regarding Filing Trademark Correspondence by
			Express Mail or Under a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
 328	2878		New Mailing Addresses for Letters of Protest and Native American
			Tribal Insignia Notifications
 329	2879		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on
			Tuesday, January 2, 2007
 330	2880		Requirements To Receive a Reduced Fee for Filing an Application
			Through the Trademark Electronic Application System
 331	2895		Requirements To Receive a Reduced Fee for Filing an Application
			Through the Trademark Electronic Application System
 332	2904		Changes in Fees for Filing Applications for Trademark Registration
 333	2908		The Trademark Operation Will No Longer Accept Responses to Office
			Actions that are Transmitted by E-Mail
 334	2910		New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related
			Correspondence
 335	2923		Correction - New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of
			Trademark-Related Correspondence and Madrid Protocol Rules Change
 336	2925		Reorganization of Correspondence and Other General Provisions
 337	2926		Reorganization of Correspondence and Other General Provisions
		
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 338	2942		Correspondence With the United States Patent and Trademark Office
 339	2943		Amendment of Rule Regarding Filing of Trademark Correspondence via
			"Express Mail"
 340	2948		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice
 341	2982		Institution of a Fee to File on Paper a Request for Reconsideration
			of a Final Office
 342	2986		Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in
			Trademark Applications
 343	2993		Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in Trademark
			Applications
 344	2997		Changes to Signature Options on TEAS Response to Office Action and
			Petition to Revive Forms
 345	2998		Changes to Representation of Others Before The United States Patent
			and Trademark Office
 346	3050		Changes in the Requirements for Filing Requests for Reconsideration
			of Final Office Actions in Trademark Cases
 347	3054		Exam Guide No. 1-03 Changes Affecting All Applications and
			Registrations
 348	3068		Exam Guide 2-06 Geographical Indications Used on Wines and Spirits
			Issued May 9, 2006
 349	3072		Coming Soon: Lower-Cost Trademark Bulk Data from U.S. Patent and
			Trademark Office
 350	3073		Waiver of Pixel Requirement for Drawings Filed Electronically
		
 351	3075		Notice of the Removal of the Paper Search Collection of Registered
			Marks That Include Design Elements from Trademark Search Library in
			Arlington, Virginia
 352	3082		Notice of the Removal of the Paper Search Collection of Registered
			Word-Only Marks from Trademark Search Library in Arlington,
			Virginia
 353	3084		Request for Comments on Removal of Paper Search Collection of
			Marks That Include Design Elements
 354	3089		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on
			the Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			Web Site - Revised
 355	3090		New USPTO Policies Regarding (1) Generation of Paper Copies of
			Trademark-Related Documents and (2) Public Access to Existing Paper
			Copies of Trademark-Related Douments
 356	3093		Invitation to the Public to Submit Suggestions Regarding Database
			Design Codes and Pseudo-Marks
 357	3095		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on
			the Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web
			Site
 358	3097		THE RETENTION SCHEDULE FOR TRADEMARK RECORDS
 359	3101		Proposed Records Control Schedule
 360	3115		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules
 361	3160		Citation of Opinions to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 362	3161		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules
 363	3185		Public Attendance At Board Hearings
 364	3187		ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AGREEMENT OR ORDER PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF
			INFORMATION REVEALED DURING BOARD PROCEEDING
 365	3188		PROVISIONS FOR PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION REVEALED
			DURING BOARD PROCEEDING
 366	3193		Standard Form Agreement or Order for Protecting Confidentiality of
			Information and Documents Disclosed During Proceedings Before the
			Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 367	3194		Effect of December 1, 1993 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil
			Procedures on Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Inter Partes
			Proceedings
 368	3197		New Title for Members of Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 369	3198		Interlocutory Decisions by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 370	3199		Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of
			the United States Patent and Trademark Office-Trademarks
 371	3200		Electronic Publication of the Trademark Manual of Examining
			Procedure
		
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Index
				     INDEX

				       A

Abandonment:
     Express................................................. 178
     Revival................................................. 179, 181
     Withdrawing the Holding................................. 177, 181
Accelerated Examination...................................... 183
Access:
     Application Files in Trilateral Offices................. 91, 152
     Patent Applications................................ .... 187, 223
     U.S. Patent References, electronic...................... 241
Address:
     Fee..................................................... 87
     For Customer Window..................................... 4, 5
     For Service of Process.................................. 258, 260
     Office mailing.......................................... 1-12
Adjustment:
     Of Patent Term.......................................... 191-196
Advance Notice:
     Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page ......... 106
     Change to MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f)................... 109
Allowance, Papers:
     Revision of Notice...................................... 201-202
     Submitted After......................................... 194, 199
Alternative Language, Examination of Claims Containing....... 175
Amendments:
     Acceptence of Certain Non-Compliant..................... 213
     After Allowance......................................... 194, 204
     In Patent Application Publications...................... 184
     Non-Entry if Canceling All Claims....................... 216
     Patent Application Publication May Now Include.......... 184
     Patent Law Foreign Filing............................... 217
     Revised Format.......................................... 212
American Inventors Protection Act of 1999.................... 156-158, 162
Amino Acid Disclosures....................................... 127-133
Animals, Patentability....................................... 116
Appeals:
     Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program............... 226-227
     Public Attendance at Hearings........................... 228
     Rules of Practice....................................... 229-230
     Revised Docketing Procedures............................ 231
     Signatures No Longer Provided........................... 225
Applicant Aid for Biotechnology.............................. 133
Application:
     Amendments Canceling All Claims......................... 216
     Duplicate Filings....................................... 42
     Filing Date, Change in Procedure Relating to............ 111
     Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings............ 10
     Paper Size/Margin Requirements.......................... 107
     Receipt Acknowledgment.................................. 8, 9, 11
Application Data Sheet....................................... 109, 223
Assignments:
     Availability on the Web................................. 297
     Facsimile Submission.................................... 301-304
     Indexing................................................ 64
     Issuance of the Patent to an Assignee................... 63
     Recording Foreclosures.................................. 66
     Revision of Practice.................................... 65
     Taking Action in a Patent Matter........................ 62
Attestation of Signature of Director, Discontinuance of...... 206
Authorization, Deposit Accounts.............................. 93


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				       B

Batch Update Practice, Elimination of........................ 62
Benefit claims, timing of.................................... 187
Biological Deposit........................................... 129, 130
Biotechnology:
     Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Apps......... 128
     Computer Readable Form Sequence Listing................. 131, 133
     EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority................ 273, 277-278
     Sequence Listing and/or Amino Acid Disclosures.......... 127-133
     Time Period for Deposit of Biological Material.......... 130
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences:
     Availability of Interference Files...................... 235
     Contact for Suggesting Interferences.................... 233
     Docketing Procedures for Appeals........................ 231
     New Interference Search Procedure....................... 232
     Publication of Opinions................................. 235
     Revised Docketing Procedures............................ 231
     Rules of Practice....................................... 229-230
     Simplification of Interference Requirements............. 234
Business Method Search Criteria.............................. 169
Business Size Standard for Regulatory Flexibility Analysis... 54


				       C

CD-Rom, GLOBALPat & USAMark.................................. 289
Centralized Delivery, Facsimile.............................. 302
Certain Extraordinary Situations............................. 56
Certificate of Correction:
     Discontinuation of Attestation of Director's Signature.. 206
     Electronic Publication on USPTO Web Site................ 209
     Expedited Issuance...................................... 207
     To Perfect Claim for Priority under 35 USC 119.......... 208
Certificate of Mailing:
     Duplicate Papers in view of Mail Delays................. 42
     Treatment of Returned Correspondence.................... 11
Certification Requirements Regarding Export Administration
  Regulations................................................ 236
Change in Publication Format of Official Gazette............. 293
Changes to:
     Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card................... 89
     Practice for Documents Submitted........................ 301
     Practice of Handling Applications Without Fees.......... 80
     Provisional Application................................. 210, 211
     Representation of Others................................ 61
     Transitional Procedures for Limited Examination......... 98
Cited U.S. Patents, Electronic Access........................ 241
Claim Limits................................................. 173, 174, 211
Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application............ 142, 143, 187
Claims, Non-Entry of Amendments Canceling All Claims......... 216
Clarification of:
     37 CFR 1.704(c)(10)..................................... 194
     Application Revival Procedures.......................... 179
     Discretion in Reexamining Fewer Than All Patent Claims.. 116
     Filing Date Requirements of Reexam Proceedings.......... 118-119
     Notice Concerning EPO Competence........................ 277
     Interpretation of 35 USC 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv).......... 185
     Transitional Provisions Relating to Continuations....... 173
     Transitional Provisions Relating to Claims.............. 173
Client/Patent Applicant...................................... 263, 264
Closing of PTO............................................... 13-30
Color Drawings/Photographs................................... 223
Comments, Request for:
     Computer Implemented Business Methods................... 169
     "Written Description" Requirement....................... 159
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Compact Disc (CD)............................................ 68
Complex Work Unit Pilot Program.............................. 100
Computer-Implemented Inventions.............................. 170-172
Computer Readable Form Sequence Listings..................... 133
Conduct on PTO Premises...................................... 57
Confidential Information, Proper Filing...................... 103
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005,
  Implementation Changes..................................... 76, 84
Continuing Applications, Amendment or Petitions.............. 204
Continued Prosecution Application Practice................... 218-219
Cooperative Research and Technology
  Enhancement Act of 2004.................................... 156
Copies of:
     File Contents Available on CD........................... 68
     Records Provided in Electronic and Paper Form........... 67
     U.S. Patent References No Longer Supplied in Paper...... 241, 266
Copy Requirement Waiver...................................... 68
Correction of Inventorship................................... 223
Correspondence:
     Fee Address............................................. 87
     First Class Mail........................................ 1, 11
     Post Card Receipts...................................... 7-9
CREATE Act................................................... 156
Credit Card Fee Payment...................................... 83, 88-89
Cross-Appeals in Disciplinary Proceedings.................... 261
Customer Numbers:
     Bar Code Labels No Longer Permitted..................... 247
     Extension of Payor Number Practice...................... 86
     For Fee Address......................................... 87
Customer Service Window...................................... 4-5

				       D

Declarations:
     37 CFR 1.63............................................. 112, 113
     37 CFR 1.131............................................ 108
     Copy from Prior Application............................. 285
     Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in................ 112
     Enhancement of Form..................................... 137
Deposit Accounts:
     Authorizations.......................................... 93
     Charge of Refused Payment Where Authorized.............. 77
     General Authorizations.................................. 93
     Mailing of Monthly Statements........................... 75
     Replenishing............................................ 2, 83
Deposit of Biological Material............................... 129, 130
Design Application with Computer Generated Icons............. 171
DH Technology, Fee Deficiency................................ 69
Diligence in Petitions to Revive............................. 182
Disclosure Document Program.................................. 254-256
Disciplinary Proceedings..................................... 257-261
Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director....... 206
Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents from Search Rooms... 290
Disqualification of Prior Art................................ 156, 252
Document Production.......................................... 261
Documents Required by Office of Patent Publications.......... 198
Double Patenting Rejections.................................. 156, 252
Drawings:
     Black Ink............................................... 215, 223
     Color................................................... 223
     Corrected Drawings Submitted with Issue Fee
        via Facsimile........................................ 200
     Patent Application Publications and Patents............. 171, 190
     Proposed Change to Standards............................ 224
     Review of Patent Application Publications and Patents... 215
Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing
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  No Longer Required......................................... 70
Duplicate Papers and Applications in view of Mail Delays..... 42
Duty of Disclosure........................................... 176, 262


				       E

e-Office Action.............................................. 238-239
Electronic:
     Access to Cited US Patent References.................... 241
     Availability of the Official Gazette.................... 294-295
     Exchange of Priority Documents.......................... 138-141
     Filing of Patent Correspondence......................... 240
     Filing System:
        Availability of...................................... 250
        Legal Framework for.................................. 236
        Retirement of EFS-ABX................................ 246
        Simplification of.................................... 245
     Information Disclosure Statements....................... 242
     Maintenance of Records.................................. 248
     Notification of Outgoing Correspondence
        (e-Office Action).................................... 238-239
     Publication of Certificates of Correction............... 209
     Retirement of EFS-ABX................................... 244
     Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted... 237
Elimination of:
     Batch Update............................................ 62
     Continued Prosecution Applications Practice............. 218
     Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing
        Deposit Account...................................... 83
     Post Office Box in Arlington, Virginia.................. 3
Emergency, U.S. Postal Services.............................. 32-53
Emergency Closure of Customer Service Window................. 17
Employee Indemnification..................................... 258-260
Employee Testimony........................................... 269
Eurasian Patent Convention................................... 284
Examination of Patent Applications:
     35 USC 102(d)........................................... 134
     35 USC 102(e)........................................... 158
     35 USC 103 in view of KSR............................... 157
     35 USC 103(b)........................................... 165
     35 USC 103(c), Common Ownership......................... 161, 162
     35 USC 103(c), Joint Research Agreement................. 156
     35 USC 112, Means Plus Function......................... 166
     35 USC 112, Written Description......................... 159
     Including Claims Containing Alternative Language........ 175
     Nucleotide Sequences.................................... 164
     Species of Chemical Compositions........................ 163
     Utility Guidelines...................................... 160
Examiners' Search Rooms, Disposal of Paper Copies............ 290
Ex parte Reexamination Proceedings:
     Clarification of Filing Date Requirements............... 118-119
     Electronic Signature and Initials by Officer
        Personnel Permitted in............................... 237
     Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke US Patents............ 126
     Office Discretion to Reexamine Fewer than All
        Patent Claims........................................ 116
     Requirement for a Substantial New Question of
        Patentability........................................ 120
     Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Art................ 122
Explanation of 37 CFR 1.703(f)............................... 192
Export Administration Regulations............................ 236
Express Mail:
     Interruption and Emergency.............................. 32-36, 38, 40-41, 43-53
     Suspension of service to USPTO.......................... 44
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     Termination of Interruption and Emergency............... 34, 37, 39, 41
     Termination of Suspension of Service.................... 43
Extension, Patent Term....................................... 193-195
Extraordinary Situation, Relief.............................. 56


				       F

Facilities Use Regulations................................... 57
Facsimile Submission:
     Assignment Documents.................................... 303, 304
     Centralized Delivery and Requirements................... 302
     Payment of Issue Fee, Publication Fee, and Related
        Correspondence....................................... 200
Federal Holidays, 1996....................................... 31
Fee:
     Address................................................. 87
     Application Size Fee.................................... 84
     Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25................. 91
     Deficiency under 37 CFR 1.28............................ 69
     Duplicate Forms No Longer Required...................... 70
     Examination Fee......................................... 84
     For Fiscal Year 2009.................................... 71-74
     Maintenance Fee Statements.............................. 85
     Payment by Credit Card.................................. 89
     Payment of Maintenance Fees Over the Internet........... 85
     Replenishing Deposit Accounts........................... 2, 83
     Search Fee, Search Fee Refund........................... 76, 84
     Unpaid Checks........................................... 92
Fees Information............................................. 70-93
File Contents Available on CD................................ 68
Filing Date, Application..................................... 111
Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a), Untimely.......... 177
Filing of Confidential Information, Reminder................. 103
Filing Papers................................................ 194
Filing Receipts, Change in Practice.......................... 243
Financial Services Over the Internet......................... 298
First Action Interview Pilot Program......................... 95
First Class Mail, Returned................................... 11
Foreclosures, Recordability.................................. 66
Foreign Filing License, Scope of............................. 94
Form PTOL-85................................................. 195, 201, 202
Forms, Duplicate Copy for Fee Processing No Longer Required.. 70
Freedom of Information and Privacy........................... 55

				       G

GATT......................................................... 211
GLOBALPat & USAMark CD-Rom................................... 289
Guidelines:
     Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication......... 184-190
     Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals.............. 221-224
     Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment
        Under 20 yrs......................................... 191-196
     Changes in Patent Practice.............................. 224
     Claims Directed to Species of
        Chemical Compositions................................ 163
     Computer-Implemented Inventions......................... 107, 172
     Continued Prosecution Practice.......................... 218, 219
     Design Application for Computer-Generated Icons......... 171
     Evidence of Common Ownership............................ 161
     Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. 102(e)............. 158
     Examination of Patent Applications under
        35 USC 112, paragraph 1.............................. 159
     Implementation of Change to 35 USC 102(g) & 103(c)...... 158
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     Means or Step Plus Function Limitation under
        35 USC 112, 6th paragraph............................ 166
     Obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103......................... 157
     Utility Examination..................................... 156-166
     Written Description Requirement......................... 159


				       H

Handling of Status Inquiries................................. 253
Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications... 286
Holidays, 1996............................................... 31


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Icons........................................................ 171
Implementation Guide:
     For Patent Practice..................................... 221-224
     For 21st Century Strategic Plan......................... 220
Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's
  Rights Certificates........................................ 134
Indexing Assignments......................................... 64
Information Disclosure Statements:
     Filed Electronically.................................... 242
     May Be Filed Without Copies............................. 104
     Notice of Proposed Rulemaking........................... 176
Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings:
     Changes to Implement.................................... 121
     Revised Guidelines...................................... 122
     Rules to Implement...................................... 125
           Delay in Effective Date........................... 124
           Effective Date of Final Rule...................... 123
     Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests.................... 126
Interference:
     Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting.............. 233
     Opinions & Orders....................................... 235
     Proceedings............................................. 229, 230
     Publication of Opinions and Orders entered by BPAI...... 235
     Rules of Practice....................................... 229, 230
     Simplification of Certain Requirements.................. 234
International Standard Code for a Patent Document............ 105
Internet:
     Biosequence Information Filing.......................... 131
     Credit Card Payments.................................... 82
     Financial Services Available............................ 298
     Interim Usage Policy.................................... 300
     Maintenance Fees, Payment............................... 85, 88
     Provisional Applications, Availability.................. 296
     Usage Policy, Interim................................... 285
Interpretation of:
     35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv)......................... 185
     35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A).................................. 192
     37 CFR 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)............................ 257
     "Original Application" in the AIPA of 1999.............. 162
     Registration of Agents.................................. 259
Interruption, Postal Service................................. 32-53
Invalidate Patents........................................... 126
Inventor's name, Procedures.................................. 110
Inventorship, Correction of.................................. 224
Interview, First Action Pilot Program........................ 95
Iraqi Sanctions Regulations.................................. 292
Issuance of a Patent to Assignee............................. 60, 63
Issue Fee:
     Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments or
        Petitions After Payment of........................... 204
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     Form.................................................... 195, 201, 202
     Payment & Notification.................................. 200, 205
     Payment via Facsimile................................... 200
     Preauthorized Payment................................... 221-223


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January 2004 Revision of PCT Application Procedure,
  Final Rule and Correction.................................. 274
January 2004 Revision of PCT Application Procedure,
  Final Rule................................................. 276
Joint Research Agreement..................................... 156


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"Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents.............. 105


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Legal Processes.............................................. 258
Lengthy Tables Published Differently, Notice................. 101
License for Foreign Filing................................... 94, 217
List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d)......................... 299


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Mail:
     Addresses, Mailing and Hand Carry....................... 1
     Delays.................................................. 32-53
     Duplicate Papers and Applications....................... 42
     Interruption and Emergency (37 CFR 1.10(i))............. 40
     Interruption and Emergency Terminated................... 34, 41, 45, 50
     Interruption in Connecticut............................. 49
     Interruption in Los Angeles............................. 52
     Interruption in South Florida........................... 53
     Interruption in the State of California................. 51
     Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings.............. 46, 47
     Processing of Duplicate Applications.................... 42
     Returned................................................ 11
     Suspension of "Express Mail" Service for Mail
        Addressed to Zip Codes 202xx Through 205xx........... 44
     Termination of Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service. 43
Maintenance Fees:
     Payment over Internet................................... 88
     Petitions to Accept Delayed Payment Due to
        Hurricane Katrina.................................... 79
     Statements no Longer Being Mailed for Internet Payment.. 85
     Voice Response System................................... 291
Metric equivalents........................................... 114
Miscellaneous Patent Changes................................. 191


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National Stage Commencement of PCTs, Timing In US............ 279, 280
New Route Pilot Project...................................... 154
Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke Patents,
  Treatment of............................................... 126
Non-Delivery of Mail......................................... 23
Nonpublication Request, Rescission Reminder.................. 186
Notice of Allowance:
     Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information
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        Printed on........................................... 195
     Previously Mailed to Areas Affected by
        Hurricane Katrina.................................... 37
     Processing of Papers Filed After Mailing of............. 199
     Revision of Form........................................ 201, 202
     Reduction of Patent Term Adjustment for
        Certain Papers Filed After........................... 194
     Time Period for Paying a Publication Fee if a
        Request for Continued Examination is Filed
        after Mailing of..................................... 203
Notice of Availability of Assignments on the Web System...... 297
Notice of Change(s):
     In Publication Format for the Official Gazette
        of the USPTO......................................... 295
     In Publishing Patents and Publications with
        Sequence Listings.................................... 128
     In Requirement for Substantial New Questions
        in Subsequent Reexams................................ 120
     Of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names............. 110
     To MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f).......................... 109
     To "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent..... 106
Notice of Complex Work Unit Pilot Program.................... 100
Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to
  Exercise Discretion im Reexams............................. 116
Notice of Elimination of Batch Update........................ 62
Notice of Foreign Filing, Reminder........................... 186
Notice of Publication of 2002 Annual Index of
   Electronic Official Gazette............................... 294
Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt................. 243
Notice of Right to Claim Priority:
     Based Upon Applications filed in India.................. 145
     Based Upon Applications filed in Thailand............... 144
Notification of Voice Response System........................ 291
Nucleotide Sequence.......................................... 127-133


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Oath:
     Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in................ 112
     Information necessary to Identify Specification......... 113
Office of Patent Publications, Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312........ 198
Office of Public Records, Status of Services................. 287
Official Patent Application Records, Changes to.............. 248
Official Closings............................................ 13-30
Official Gazette is only Available Electronically............ 293-295
Outgoing Correspondence, Electronic Notification of.......... 238, 239
Overpayment of $25 or Less................................... 91
Oversized Postcards.......................................... 7


				       P

PALM Migration Pre-Exam Subsystem............................ 58
Paper (requirements to become part of Office's
  permanent records, e.g., legibility)....................... 160, 223
Paper Copies of Patents, Disposal of......................... 290
Paragraph Numbering.......................................... 224
Partial Waiver of 37 CFR 1.19(b)............................. 68
Patent Business Goals........................................ 221-223
Patent Cooperation Treaty:
     April 2007 Revision of Procedures....................... 267-268
     Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents............... 265
     EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority................ 273, 277-278
     Eurasian Patent Convention.............................. 284
     Interim Procedures for April 1, 2007 Changes............ 269
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     January 2004 Revision of Procedure...................... 274, 276
     Korean IPO to Act as ISA................................ 270, 271
     Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)...... 279
     Revision of Application Procedure....................... 267, 268, 276
     Timing of National Stage Commencement................... 267, 268
     USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of U.S.
        Patent References.................................... 266
Patent Correspondence, Electronic Filing of.................. 240
Patent Interference Practice................................. 229, 230, 232-235
Patent Practice Changes...................................... 224
Patent Prosecution Highway Between:
     USPTO & Canadian Intellectual Property Office........... 150
     USPTO & European Patent Office.......................... 147
     USPTO & IP Australia.................................... 148
     USPTO & Japan Patent Office............................. 153
     USPTO & Korean Intellectual Property Office............. 149
     USPTO & United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office..... 151, 152
Patent Technology Centers.................................... 6
Patent Term Adjustment:
     Clarification of 37 CFR 1.704(c)(10).................... 194
     Final Rule.............................................. 196
     Information Printed on Notice of Allowance and
        Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page.................. 195
     Revised Notice of Allowance............................. 202
     Revision of Provisions.................................. 193
Patent Term Extension........................................ 193, 195
Patent Term Extension (20-Year Term)......................... 191, 193
Patentability, Animals....................................... 115
Payor Numbers................................................ 86
Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card........................ 89
Petitions:
     For Accelerated Examination............................. 170
     Request for Alert....................................... 95
     To Accept a Delayed Maintenance Fee Payment due to
        Hurricane Katrina.................................... 75
     To Make Special......................................... 170, 209
     To Revive............................................... 166, 169
     To Withdraw from Issue.................................. 191
     Under 37 CFR 1.181(a), untimely filed................... 164
Photographs:
     Black and White......................................... 208
     Color................................................... 208
Pilot Program:
     Complex Work Unit....................................... 100
     First Action Interview.................................. 95
     New Route Pilot Project................................. 154
     Patent Prosecution Highway.............................. 147-153
     Pre-Appeal Brief........................................ 226, 227
     Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art............ 167, 168
     "Triway" Pilot Program.................................. 155
Plant Patents................................................ 126-128
Policy; Internet Usage....................................... 285
Postal Service Emergency..................................... 31-49
Post Card Receipt............................................ 7-9
Post Office Box in Arlington, VA, Elimination of............. 3
Power of Attorney Practice:
     Changes to.............................................. 61
     Elimination of Batch Update............................. 62
     Revision of............................................. 60
Practitioners Before the PTO................................. 263-264
Pre-Appeal Brief Conference.................................. 226, 227
Pre-Exam Notice to; Deployment............................... 58
Preliminary Amendments....................................... 184, 214, 216, 220, 223
Prior-Filed Application, Claiming the Benefit of............. 142, 143
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Priority:
     Claim, when made........................................ 224
     Electronic Exchange of Documents........................ 137-142
     Requirements for Claiming Under 18 Month Publication.... 187
     Right of priority in India.............................. 145
     Right of priority in Thailand........................... 144
     Using certificate of correction to perfect
        35 USC 119 claim..................................... 208
Procedure for Restarting Response Periods.................... 180
Production of Documents...................................... 260
Products for Sale............................................ 288, 289
Proper Procedure Pursuant to MPEP 724.02..................... 103
Protest under 37 CFR 1.291................................... 220
Provisional Applications..................................... 142, 143, 210, 211, 296
Provisions of 35 USC 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv),
  Interpretation of.......................................... 185
PTO Closings................................................. 13-30
Publication of Sequences..................................... 128
Publications, 18-Month:
     Drawings and............................................ 215, 223
     Final Rule.............................................. 190
     Final Rule with correction.............................. 189
     Helpful Hint, Pre-Grant Publication..................... 285
     Lengthy Tables Notice................................... 101
     Publication Fee......................................... 203
     Publications May Now Include Amendments................. 184
     Sequence Listings....................................... 128
     Reminder that Rescission is not Notice of
        Foreign Filing....................................... 186
     Requirements for Benefit Claims......................... 187
     USPTO's Interpretation of 35 U.S.C.
	§§ 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv)............................. 185
Publication of Opinions/Order Entered by the BPAI............ 235
Public Information, FOIA..................................... 55


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Questions & Answers:
     Facsimile of Assignment Documents....................... 303


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Receipts, Paper.............................................. 12
Receipts, Postcard........................................... 7-9
Reexamination:
     Changes to Implement Inter Partes Reexamination......... 121
     Clarification of Office Policy to Reexam Fewer
        Than All Patent Claims............................... 116
     Revised Guidelines for Previously Cited/Considered
        Prior Art............................................ 122
     Revision Affecting Requirements for..................... 117
     Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes
        Reexamination Proceedings (Jan. 2, 2001)
        Effective Date....................................... 123-125
     Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests.................... 118
Refund of Overpayment........................................ 91
Registration, rules for...................................... 259
Regulations:
     Iraqi Sanctions......................................... 292
Regulatory Fexibility Analysis for Business Size Standard.... 54
Relief, Extraordinary Situations............................. 56
Representing Clients......................................... 57, 263, 264
Request for Alert Concerning Submitted Petitions............. 102
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Request for Continued Examination:
     Final Rules............................................. 173, 174, 203
     Publication Fee and..................................... 203
Requirements for Patent Applications:
     Containing Nucleotide Sequences......................... 132
Rescission of Nonpublication Request, reminder............... 186
Restarting Response Periods.................................. 180
Revised Procedure for:
     Express Abandonments.................................... 178
Revival of Abandoned Applications............................ 179, 182
Rule Changes:
     Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.... 229, 230
     Change in Procedure Relating to Filing Date,
        Effective July 22, 1996.............................. 111
     Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication
        Of Patent Application:
           Final Rule........................................ 190
           Final Rule with correction........................ 189
     Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals:
           Final Rule........................................ 223
           Final Rule, Correction............................ 224, 225
     Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment
        Under Twenty-Year Patent Term........................ 196
     Changes to Implement 20-Year Term and Provisional
        Applications, Effective June 8, 1995................. 211
     Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure................ 224
     Changes to Permit Payment of PTO Fees by Credit Card.... 89
     Changes to Time Period for Making any Necessary
        Deposit Of Biological Material....................... 121
     Continued Examination Practice and Changes
        To Provisional Application........................... 210
     Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice........ 224
           Elimination of (Final Rule)....................... 218
     Cross Appeals in Patent and Trademark
        Disciplinary Proceedings, Effective
	January 16, 1996..................................... 246
     Duty of Disclosure...................................... 262
     Fees:
        Customer Number Required in Order to
        Establish Fee Address................................ 87
     Foreign Filing Amendments............................... 217
     Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings.................. 121-124
     Legal Processes......................................... 258
     Patent Application Containing Nucleotide
        Sequence And/or Amino Acid........................... 127-133
     PCT Application Procedure; correction................... 281
     Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card................... 89
     Provisional Applications................................ 142, 143, 210, 211, 296
     Requirements for Claiming the Benefit
        of Prior-Filed Applications.......................... 187


				       S

Sanction, Iraqi.............................................. 292
Search Facilities in PTO:
     Regulations, Violations................................. 57
Sequence Listings............................................ 128, 131-133
Service of Process........................................... 260
Sheet Size/Margin Requirements............................... 107
Signature of:
     Director, Discontinuance of Attestation on Patents...... 206
     Office Personnel-Electronic and Initials Permitted...... 237
Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing
  BPAI Correspondence........................................ 225
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Simplification of:
     Requirements of Interference Practice................... 234
     Electronic Filing System................................ 245
Small Entity Status.......................................... 223
Statements for Maintenance Fee Payment....................... 85
Status Inquiries............................................. 253
Statutory Invention Registrations, Publication
  of Lengthy Tables.......................................... 101
Strategic Plan, Changes to Support Implementation............ 220
Submitted Petitions, Request for Alert Concerning............ 102
Sufficient Postage for Oversized Postcards................... 7
Supplemental Amendments...................................... 220, 223


				       T

Tables Published Differently................................. 101
Terminal Disclaimers:
     CREATE Act.............................................. 156
     Required, Judicially-Created Double
        Patenting Rejection.................................. 252
Timing for National Stage Commencement....................... 279, 280
Tort Claims.................................................. 258
Trademark:
     Fastener Insignia Register.............................. 305-308
     Madrid Protocol......................................... 309-317
     Native American Insignias............................... 318-319
     Trademark Classification & Identification of Goods...... 320-322
     Trademark Post Registration............................. 323-325
     Trademark Correspondence and Fees....................... 326-339
     Trademark Examination................................... 340-348
     Trademark Information and Services...................... 349-359
     Trademark Trial and Appeal Board........................ 360-369
     Trademark Publications.................................. 370-371
Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class
  Mail Pursuant to 37 CFR 1.8 and Returned by the
  U.S. Postal Service........................................ 11
Treatment of Non-Compliant Amendments........................ 214
Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to
  Revoke Patents............................................. 126
Treatment of Unlocatable - Patent Application
  and Patent Files........................................... 251
"Triway" Pilot Program....................................... 155
Twenty-First Century Strategic Plan:
     Change to Support Implementation; Final Rule............ 220


				       U

United States Postal Service Emergency in the
  State of California........................................ 50, 51
United States Postal Service Interruption and
  Emergency in South Florida................................. 53
United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail............ 23
Unlocatable Application and Patent Files..................... 251
Unpaid Fee Check............................................. 84
Unscheduled Closing.......................................... 13-30
Untimely Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a)..................... 177
UPOV Convention.............................................. 135, 136
U.S. Patent References, Electronic Access.................... 241
Use of Facilities Regulations................................ 57
Use of Metric System of Measurements in
  Patent Applications........................................ 114
User Passes.................................................. 57
Utility Examination Guidelines............................... 160

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Voice Response System........................................ 291


				       W

Waiver of:
     37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required
        by Office of Patent Pubs............................. 198
     Copies of File Contents Available on Compact Disc....... 68
     Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98........................ 99
Website:
     Electronic Availability of the Official Gazette......... 293, 295
     Electronic Publication of Certificates
        of Correction........................................ 209
     List of Patents 37 CFR 1.607(d)......................... 299
Withdrawal of Abandonments................................... 181, 182
"Written Description" Requirements........................... 159


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