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 December 29, 2009 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Print Table of Contents 1349 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, 2009. 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)9
 Mail Issues, Office Closures, Postal Emergencies, etc.(7-54)21
 Information for the Public(55-59)87
 Assignments, Powers of Attorney(60-68)129
Fees and Payment of Money  
 Copies, At Cost Services(69-70)299
 Fee Deficiency Submissions(71)301
 Fees, Deposit Accounts, Credit Cards, Refunds, etc.(72-93)302
Patent Applications  
 General Information(94-116)423
 Reexamination(117-127)482
 Biotechnology(128-134)627
 Plants(135-137)687
 Benefit Claims, Priority, Electronic Exchange of Documents(138-150)690
Examination of Applications  
 Patent Prosecution Highway, New Route, "Triway"(151-170)751
 CREATE Act, Examination Instructions and Guidelines(171-183)824
 Computer-Implemented, Computer-Related(184-189)948
Application Procedure and Rules  
 Recent Notices of Rulemaking(190-192)1006
 Revival or Withdrawal of Abandonment, Restarting Time Periods(193-198)1057
 Petitions for Accelerated Examination(199)1069
 18 Month Publication(200-206)1077
 Allowance, Patent Term Adjustment or Extension(207-213)1179
 Issue: Fees, Notifications, Applicant Submissions(214-223)1293
 Certificates of Correction(224-227)1308
 RCEs, Provisional Applications(228-229)1312
 Amendments, Drawings, CPA Practice(230-237)1405
 21st Century Strategic Plan, Patent Business Goals(238-242)1436
 Appeals and Interferences(243-255)1894
 PAIR, EFS-Web, Electronic Submission(256-271)2134
 Unlocatable Applications, Terminal Disclaimers, Status Inquiries(272-274)2240
Miscellaneous  
 Disclosure Documents(275-277)2255
 Legal Procedures(278-285)2265
 PCT, International Applications(286-305)2314
 Helpful Hints, Notices(306-313)2392
 Web Content, Internet, and Automation(314-321)2405
 Facsimile Information(322-325)2419
List of Trademark Notices 2454
 Fastener Insignia Register(326-329)2456
 Madrid Protocol(330-338)2462
 Native American Insignias(339-340)2604
 Trademark Classification and Identification of Goods(341-343)2611
 Trademark Post-Registration(344-346)2621
 Trademark Correspondence and Fees(347-361)2655
 Trademark Examination(362-372)2784
 Trademark Information and Services(373-384)2949
 Trademark Trial and Appeal Board(385-394)2993
 Trademark Publications(395-397)3078
Index 3082

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List of Patent Notices
					    List of Patent Notices
		
ITEM	PAGE
NUMBER	NUMBER		TITLE OF THE NOTICE
		
   1	9		Mailing and Hand Carry Addresses for Mail to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
   2	15		New Mailing Address for Submitting Deposit Account Replenishments
   3	16		Elimination of Post Office Box in Arlington, Virginia for Patent Related Correspondence
   4	17		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	19		Finance Customer Window to Permanently Close
   6	20		Patent Technology Centers
   7	21		Oversized Postcards Must Be Submitted with Sufficient Postage
   8	22		Post Card Receipt Reminder
   9	23		Use of a Post Card as a Receipt for Correspondence in Patent-Related Matters
  10	24		Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings of the Patent and Trademark Office
  11	25		Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant to 37 CFR 1.8 and Returned
			by the U.S. Postal Service
  12	26		Acknowledgement of Receipt of a Patent or Trademark Application
  13	27		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 2008
  14	28		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, December 24, 2007
  15	29		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, January 2, 2007
  16	30		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, June 11, 2004
  17	31		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 2003
  18	32		Emergency Closure of the Customer Service Window on Friday, October 10, 2003
  19	33		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, September 18, 2003 and
			Friday, September 19, 2003
  20	34		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, February 18, 2003
  21	35		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, December 24, 2001
  22	36		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday January 25, 2000, and Wednesday, January
			26, 2000
  23	37		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 1997
  24	38		United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail
  25	40		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, January 12, 1996
  26	41		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 8, 1996 through Wednesday,
			January 10, 1996
  27	42		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, April 27, 1994
  28	43		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, January 20, 1994 and Friday, February 11,
			1994
  29	44		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
  30	45		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Feb. 23, 1987
  31	46		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Jan. 26, 1987
  32	47		Federal Government Holidays, 1996
  33	48		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  34	51		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  35	53		Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  36	54		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  37	57		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  38	60		Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama, Louisiana, and
			Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
  39	61		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  40	64		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
  41	65		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
  42	67		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
  43	68		Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate Applications and Papers in Patent
			Applications in view of USPS Mail Delays
  44	74		Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for mail
			addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
  45	75		Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for Mail Addressed to ZIP
			Codes 202xx Through 205xx
  46	77		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
  47	78		Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
  48	79		Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
		
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  49	80		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
  50	82		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Connecticut
  51	83		United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California Terminated
  52	84		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State of California
  53	85		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency in Los Angeles
  54	86		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida
  55	87		Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark Office Regulatory
			Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations
  56	94		Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
  57	123		Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
  58	124		Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
  59	126		Improved Pre-Exam Notices to Result From the Deployment of the Patent Application Location and
			Monitoring (PALM) Migration Pre-examination Subsystem
  60	129		Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in a Patent Application
  61	133		Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
  62	164		Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  63	182		Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  64	293		Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney
  65	294		Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
  66	295		Indexing Against a Recorded Assignment
  67	296		Taking Action in a Patent Matter Before the Office by the Assignee under 37 CFR 3.73
  68	298		Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
  69	299		Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided in both Electronic and
			Paper Form
  70	300		Copies of File Contents Available on Compact Disc Partial Waiver of 37 CFR 1.19(b)
  71	301		Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view of the Federal Circuit
			decision in DH Technology
  72	302		Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
  73	303		Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2009
  74	324		Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees
  75	334		Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account Statements
  76	335		Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations
			Act, 2005
  77	343		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	344		New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must Pass Verification Test
  79	345		Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where Non-Payment was due to the
			effects of Hurricane Katrina
  80	346		Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed Without Appropriate Fees
  81	358		Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications Entering the
			National Stage of the United States
  82	365		Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
  83	366		Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts
  84	370		Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
			2005
  85	397		Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for Maintenance Fees Paid over the
			Internet
  86	398		Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers") to Matters Involving Pending
			Patent Applications
  87	406		Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
  88	408		Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
  89	410		Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit Card
  90	417		Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
  91	420		Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Refund
  92	421		Unpaid Fee Checks
  93	422		Deposit Account Authorizations
  94	423		Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination
  95	424		Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
  96	426		First Action Interview Pilot Program
  97	432		Change in Procedure for Handling Nonprovisional Applications Having Omitted Items
  98	436		Reciprocal Access to and Usage of Documents in Application Files of Trilateral Offices
  99	438		Changes to the Transitional Procedures for Limited Examination After Final Rejection in Certain
			Applications Filed Before June 8, 1995
 100	441		Waiver of the Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent Applications
 101	442		Notice of Complex Work Unit Pilot Program Request for Voluntary Submission of Electronic Complex
			Work Unit Files
		
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 102	446		Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in Patents, Statutory Invention Registrations
			and Patent Application Publications
 103	449		Request for Alert Concerning Submitted Petitions
 104	451		Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information Pursuant to MPEP 724.02
 105	453		Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S. Patents and Published
			Applications in Patent Applications filed after June 30, 2003
 106	454		"Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
 107	456		Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent
 108	458		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).
 109	461		Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which Establish a Date of Invention
			In a NAFTS or WTO Member Country
 110	462		Advance Notice of Change to MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) - Application Data Sheets Are Strongly
			Recommended When Inventor Information is Changed
 111	464		Notice of Change of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names
 112	465		Change in Procedure Relating to an Application Filing Date
 113	476		Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in Oaths or Declarations Filed in Nonprovisional Patent
			Applications
 114	478		Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the Specification for an Application filed under
			35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
 115	480		Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
 116	481		Animals - Patentability
 117	482		Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexamining Fewer Than All the
			Patent Claims
 118	486		Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes
			Reexamination
 119	518		Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
 120	527		Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
 121	532		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
 122	534		Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical Amendments to the
			Patent Statute
 123	560		Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art in Reexamination
 124	563		Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination
			Proceedings
 125	564		Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings: Delay of Effective Date
 126	565		Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
 127	626		Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S. Patents
 128	627		Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
 129	632		Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application Publications with Sequence Listings
 130	634		Revision to the Time for Filing of a Biological Deposit and the Date of Availability of a Biological
			Deposit
 131	645		Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological Material
 132	650		Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR 1.84 Form and Format for Nucleotide and/or Amino
			Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable Form
 133	653		Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid
			Disclosures
 134	686		Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF) Sequence Listing Submissions
 135	687		Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates
 136	688		Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties
			of Plants
 137	689		United States Adherence to the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
			(UPOV)
 138	690		Electronic Exchange of Non-Participating Office Priority Documents Between the Japan Patent Office
			and the United States and Trademark Office
 139	692		Addition of World Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property Office in
			Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
 140	693		Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property Office in
			Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents and Further Procedural Information
 141	697		Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration Form
 142	700		Changes To Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property Offices
 143	710		Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
 144	712		Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
 145	715		Addition of Japan Patent Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property Office in Electronic
			Exchange of Priority Documents
 146	719		Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application with a Non-English Specification and
		
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			Other Miscellaneous Matters
 147	740		Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application Under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e), 120, 121, and 365(c)
 148	748		Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in Thailand
 149	749		Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed In India
 150	750		Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available in Taiwan
 151	751		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the DKPTO
 152	752		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and EPO
 153	753		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and Trademark Office and the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland
 154	759		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the German Patent and Trade Mark Office
 155	765		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and IP Australia
 156	766		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
 157	772		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office
 158	777		Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the CIPO
 159	778		Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
			in the USPTO (between the USPTO and the EPO)
 160	781		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Danish Patent and Trademark Office
 161	787		Extension Of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the USPTO and the UKIPO
 162	788		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and European Patent Office
 163	792		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and IP Australia
 164	797		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Korean Intellectual Property Office
 165	802		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
 166	807		Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
			in the USPTO (between the USPTO and the UK IPO)
 167	809		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office
 168	813		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office
 169	817		New Route Pilot Project between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan
			Patent Office
 170	821		"Triway" Pilot Program among the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent
			Office, and the Japan Patent Office
 171	824		Additional Period for Comments on Interim Examination Instructions for Evaluating Patent Subject
			Matter Eligibility
 172	825		Request for Comments on Interim Examination Instructions for Evaluating Patent Subject Matter
			Eligibility
 173	827		Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004
 174	843		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.
 175	865		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)
 176	878		Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35 USC 112, 1, "Written Description"
			Requirement
 177	901		Utility Examination Guidelines
 178	913		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)
 179	917		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
 180	922		Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical Compositions Based Upon
			a Single Prior Art Reference
 181	937		Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
 182	940		Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of In re Ochiai, In re Brouwer and 35
			USC 103(b)
 183	942		Means or Step Plus Function Limitation Under 35 USC 112, 6th Paragraph
 184	948		Extension and Expansion of Pilot Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
 185	950		Pilot Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
 186	955		Notification of Required and Optional Search Criteria for Computer Implemented Business Method
		
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			Patent Applications in Class 705, and Request for Comments
 187	975		Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to Computer-Implemented
			Inventions
 188	976		Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for Computer-Generated Icons
 189	980		Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions
 190	1006		Changes to the Practice for Continued Examination Filings, Patent Applications Containing
			Patentably Indistinct Claims, and Examination of Claims in Patent Applications
 191	1018		Examination of Patent Applications that Include Claims Containing Alternative Language
 192	1027		Changes to Information Disclosure Statement Requirements and Other Related Matters
 193	1057		Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw Holdings of Abandonment
 194	1061		Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
 195	1062		Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
 196	1065		Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
 197	1067		Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are Not Received
 198	1068		Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw the Holding of Abandonment
 199	1069		Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications to Make Special and For Accelerated
			Examination
 200	1077		Patent Application Publications May Now Include Amendments
 201	1078		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)
 202	1083		Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a Notice of Foreign Filing
 203	1084		Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under Eighteen-Month Publication
			of Patent Applications
 204	1103		Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy of an Application by EFS for
			Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
 205	1104		Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
 206	1105		Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
 207	1179		Notice Concerning Calculation of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. § 154(b)(1)(B) involving
			International Applications entering the National Stage Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 371
 208	1181		Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
 209	1215		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)
 210	1219		Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
 211	1234		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
 212	1236		Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due
			and Patent Front Page
 213	1238		Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year Patent Term
 214	1293		United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information on Issued Patents and
			Published Patent Applications
 215	1295		Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on the Face of Patent Under the
			Heading "Field of Search"
 216	1296		Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of Patent Publications
 217	1297		Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
 218	1298		Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile
 219	1300		Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85) Concerning a Previously Paid
			Issue Fee
 220	1302		Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
 221	1304		Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination is Filed After a Notice
			of Allowance is Mailed
 222	1305		Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after Payment of Issue Fee
 223	1307		Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
 224	1308		Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and Certificates of Correction
 225	1309		Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is Attributable to the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office
 226	1310		Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under 35 USC 119
 227	1311		Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			Web Site for Later Listing with the Official Gazette
 228	1312		Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional Application Practice
 229	1338		Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
 230	1405		Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of a Patent Application
 231	1407		Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
 232	1409		Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and Treatment of Non-Compliant
			Amendments
 233	1411		Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
 234	1412		Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in an Application
		
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 235	1413		Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
 236	1422		Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and Plant Patent Applications
 237	1432		Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
 238	1436		Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 21st Century
			Strategic Plan (Final Rule)
 239	1569		Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
 240	1570		Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
 241	1578		Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
 242	1737		Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
 243	1894		Clarification of the Date of Decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences under 37 CFR
			1.304
 244	1895		Clarification of the Effective Date Provision in the Final Rule for Ex Parte Appeals
 245	1897		Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the Board of Patent Appeals and
			Interferences
 246	1898		Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
 247	1899		New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
 248	1904		Public Attendance at Board Hearings
 249	1906		Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
 250	1993		Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
 251	2126		Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
 252	2128		New Interference Search Procedure
 253	2129		Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting Interferences under 37 CFR § 41.202(a)
 254	2130		Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
 255	2133		Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
 256	2134		New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration Regulations in EFS-Web and
			Private PAIR
 257	2136		Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in Application, Patent and
			Reexamination Proceeding Matters
 258	2138		Electronic Office Action
 259	2144		Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
 260	2145		Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
 261	2147		Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
 262	2160		USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References with Office Actions and Cease
			Supplying Paper Copies
 263	2165		Electroniprocessing of Information Disclosure Statements
 264	2166		Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication Regarding Request to Retrieve
			Priority Information
 265	2167		Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible Markup Language (EFS-ABX)
			and Electronic Packaging and Validation Engine (ePAVE) Components
 266	2169		USPTO Simplifies Electronic Filing System
 267	2170		Legal Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web)
 268	2194		Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will No Longer be Permitted in
			Correspondence for Patent Applications
 269	2196		Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent Application Records
 270	2233		Electronic Submission of Information Disclosure Statements
 271	2236		Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
 272	2240		Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
 273	2252		Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejections in Utility
			and Plant Applications Filed on or After June 8, 1995
 274	2254		Handling of Status Inquiries
 275	2255		Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
 276	2262		Changes to Disclosure Document Program
 277	2263		Disclosure Document Program
 278	2265		Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
 279	2268		Legal Processes
 280	2277		Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for Director of Enrollment and Discipline
			in Disciplinary Proceedings
 281	2279		Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents in Legal Proceedings
 282	2280		Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Proceedings
 283	2282		Duty of Disclosure
 284	2310		Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in Proceedings Before The Patent and
			Trademark Office
 285	2313		Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights of a Client/Patent Applicant
 286	2314		Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities With Respect to Applications
			Filed in the USPTO
 287	2315		Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau
		
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 288	2316		USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References in International
			Applications
 289	2317		July 2009 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
 290	2321		Sequence Lisitings and Tables Related Thereto in International Applications Filed in the United
			States Receiving Office
 291	2323		Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining
			Authority for International Applications Received by the USPTO
 292	2324		Arrangement between IP Australia and the United States Patent and Trademark Office Concerning
			Action of the Australian Patent Office as an International Searching Authority and Preliminary
			Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty for
			Certain Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
 293	2328		Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International Searching Authority and International
			Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the USPTO
 294	2329		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
 295	2331		Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
 296	2332		Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a Patent Cooperation Authority
 297	2343		Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Update
 298	2344		Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
 299	2345		Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
 300	2349		Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
 301	2350		Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the United States for Patent
			Cooperation Treaty Applications
 302	2360		Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction
 303	2362		Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
 304	2364		Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
			(PCT)
 305	2390		Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian Patent Convention
 306	2392		Pre-Grant Publication Helpful Hint: File Continuation or Divisional Application with a New
			Specification and Copy of Oath or Declaration from Prior Application
 307	2393		Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
 308	2397		Status of Office of Public Records Services
 309	2399		New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
 310	2400		GLOBALPat and USAMark CD-ROM Products Now Available
 311	2401		Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the Examiners' Search Rooms
 312	2403		Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance Fees
 313	2404		Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
 314	2405		Changes in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices and Changes in Display of
			Patent and Trademark Offices Notices Electronic Official Gazette
 315	2407		Notice of Publication of a 2002 Annual Index to the Electronic Official Gazette of the Patent and
			Trademark Office-Patents (eOG:P)
 316	2408		Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office - Patents
 317	2410		Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed Over the Internet
 318	2411		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on the Web System on the United
			States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site
 319	2413		Financial Services Available Over the Internet
 320	2414		Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO Web Site
 321	2415		Interim Internet Usage Policy
 322	2419		Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
 323	2443		Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile Transmission Policy for Patent
			Related Correspondence
 324	2449		Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
 325	2452		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
		
 326	2456		Fastener Insignia Register To Be Posted On PTO Web Cite
 327	2457		Fastener Insignia Register
 328	2458		Recordal Fees Associated with the Fastener Quality Act
 329	2460		Request for Information to Aid in the Implementation of the
			Recordation Requirements of Section 8 of the Fastener Quality Act
 330	2462		Change in Practice Regarding Acceptance by USPTO of Bank Checks for
			Fees Payable to the International Bureau
 331	2463		Correspondence With the Madrid Processing Unit of the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office
 332	2466		New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related
			Correspondence
 333	2479		Modification to Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and
			Payment Rules for Certain Madrid Protocol-related Rules
 334	2482		Exam Guide No. 1-03 Changes Affecting All Applications and
			Registrations
 335	2496		Modification to Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and
			Payment Rules for Certain Madrid Protocol-Related Rules
 336	2499		Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and Payment Rules for
			Certain Madrid Protocol-Related Rules
 337	2502		Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the Madrid
			Protocol Implementation Act
 338	2563		Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the Madrid
			Protocol Implementation Act
 339	2604		Establishment of a Database Containing the Official Insignia of
			Federally and State Recognized Native American Tribes
 340	2608		Establishment of a Database Containing the Official Insignia of
			Federally Recognized Native American Tribes
 341	2611		International Trademark Classification Changes
 342	2616		International Trademark Classification Changes
 343	2620		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
 344	2621		Changes in the Requirements for Amendment and Correction of
			Trademark Registrations
 345	2626		Proposed Rule - Changes in the Requirements for Amendment and
			Correction of Trademark Registrations
 346	2631		Post Registration: Changes to Requirements for Maintaining
			Trademark Registrations
 347	2655		Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition
			of Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the
			Correspondence Address in Trademark Cases
 348	2685		Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition
			of Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the
			Correspondence Address in Trademark Cases
 349	2708		Changes in Rules Regarding Filing Trademark Correspondence by
			Express Mail or Under a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
 350	2714		New Mailing Addresses for Letters of Protest and Native American
			Tribal Insignia Notifications
 351	2715		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on
			Tuesday, January 2, 2007
 352	2716		Requirements To Receive a Reduced Fee for Filing an Application
			Through the Trademark Electronic Application System
 353	2731		Requirements To Receive a Reduced Fee for Filing an Application
			Through the Trademark Electronic Application System
 354	2740		Changes in Fees for Filing Applications for Trademark Registration
 355	2744		The Trademark Operation Will No Longer Accept Responses to Office
			Actions that are Transmitted by E-Mail
 356	2746		New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related
			Correspondence
 357	2759		Correction - New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of
		
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			Trademark-Related Correspondence and Madrid Protocol Rules Change
 358	2761		Reorganization of Correspondence and Other General Provisions
 359	2762		Reorganization of Correspondence and Other General Provisions
 360	2778		Correspondence With the United States Patent and Trademark Office
 361	2779		Amendment of Rule Regarding Filing of Trademark Correspondence via
			"Express Mail"
 362	2784		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice
 363	2823		Trademark Examination Guides 01-09 and 02-09 on Deceptiveness
			Refusals
 364	2825		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice
 365	2859		Institution of a Fee to File on Paper a Request for Reconsideration
			of a Final Office
 366	2863		Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in
			Trademark Applications
 367	2870		Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in
			Trademark Applications
 368	2874		Changes to Signature Options on TEAS Response to Office Action and
			Petition to Revive Forms
 369	2875		Changes to Representation of Others Before The United States Patent
			and Trademark Office
 370	2927		Changes in the Requirements for Filing Requests for Reconsideration
			of Final Office Actions in Trademark Cases
 371	2931		Exam Guide No. 1-03 Changes Affecting All Applications and
			Registrations
 372	2945		Exam Guide 2-06 Geographical Indications Used on Wines and Spirits
 373	2949		Notice of Reformatted Trademark Registration Certificate
 374	2950		Coming Soon: Lower-Cost Trademark Bulk Data from U.S. Patent and
			Trademark Office
 375	2951		Waiver of Pixel Requirement for Drawings Filed Electronically
 376	2953		Notice of the Removal of the Paper Search Collection of Registered
			Marks That Include Design Elements from Trademark Search Library in
			Arlington, Virginia
 377	2960		Notice of the Removal of the Paper Search Collection of Registered
			Word-Only Marks from Trademark Search Library in Arlington, Virginia
 378	2962		Request for Comments on Removal of Paper Search Collection of Marks
			That Include Design Elements
 379	2967		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on
			the Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web
			Site - Revised
 380	2968		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 USPTO Will Cease Creating Paper
			Copies of Various Trademark Related Documents
 381	2971		Invitation to the Public to Submit Suggestions Regarding Database
			Design Codes and Pseudo-Marks
 382	2973		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on
			the Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web
			Site
 383	2975		THE RETENTION SCHEDULE FOR TRADEMARK RECORDS
 384	2979		Proposed Records Control Schedule
 385	2993		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules
 386	3038		Citation of Opinions to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 387	3039		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules
 388	3063		Public Attendance At Board Hearings
 389	3065		ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AGREEMENT OR ORDER PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF
			INFORMATION REVEALED DURING BOARD PROCEEDING
 390	3066		PROVISIONS FOR PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION REVEALED
			DURING BOARD PROCEEDING
 391	3072		Standard Form Agreement or Order for Protecting Confidentiality of
			Information and Documents Disclosed During Proceedings Before the
			Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 392	3073		Effect of December 1, 1993 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil
			Procedures on Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Inter Partes
			Proceedings
 393	3076		Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board New
			Title for Members of Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 394	3077		Interlocutory Decisions by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 395	3078		Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, Sixth Edition
 396	3079		Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of
			the United States Patent and Trademark Office-Trademarks
 397	3080		Electronic Publication of the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
		
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Index
				     INDEX

				       A

Abandonment:
     Express ............................................................................. 194
     Revival ............................................................................. 195, 197
     Withdrawing the Holding ............................................................. 193, 197
Accelerated Examination .................................................................. 199
Access:
     Application Files in Trilateral Offices ............................................. 98, 138, 141-145
     Patent Applications ................................................................. 203, 241
     U.S. Patent References, electronic .................................................. 262
Address:
     Fee ................................................................................. 87
     For Customer Window ................................................................. 4, 5
     For Service of Process .............................................................. 279, 281
     Office mailing ...................................................................... 1-12
Adjustment:
     Of Patent Term ...................................................................... 207-213
Advance Notice:
     Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page ...................................... 107
     Change to MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) ............................................... 110
Allowance, Papers:
     Revision of Notice .................................................................. 219, 220
     Submitted After ..................................................................... 211, 217
Alternative Language, Examination of Claims Containing ................................... 191
Amendments:
     Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant ................................................. 231
     After Allowance ..................................................................... 211, 222
     In Patent Application Publications .................................................. 200
     Non-Entry if Canceling All Claims ................................................... 234
     Patent Application Publication May Now Include ...................................... 200
     Patent Law Foreign Filing ........................................................... 235
     Preliminary, Revised Format ......................................................... 230
American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 ................................................ 175, 179
Amino Acid Disclosures ................................................................... 128-133
Animals, Patentability ................................................................... 116
Appeals:
     Clarification of Date of Decision under 37 CFR 1.304 ................................ 243
     Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program ........................................... 246-247
     Public Attendance at Hearings ....................................................... 248
     Rules of Practice ................................................................... 248-250
     Revised Docketing Procedures ........................................................ 251
     Signatures No Longer Provided ....................................................... 245
Applicant Aid for Biotechnology .......................................................... 134
Application:
     Amendments Canceling All Claims ..................................................... 234
     Duplicate Filings  .................................................................. 43
     Filing Date, Change in Procedure Relating to ........................................ 112
     Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings ........................................ 10
     Paper Size/Margin Requirements ...................................................... 108
     Receipt Acknowledgment .............................................................. 8, 9, 11
Application Data Sheet ................................................................... 110, 241
Assignments:
     Availability on the Web ............................................................. 318
     Facsimile Submission ................................................................ 322-325
     Indexing ............................................................................ 66
     Issuance of the Patent to an Assignee ............................................... 65
     Recording Foreclosures .............................................................. 68
     Revision of Practice ................................................................ 67
     Taking Action in a Patent Matter .................................................... 64
Attestation of Signature of Director, Discontinuance of .................................. 224
Authorization, Deposit Accounts .......................................................... 93

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				       B

Batch Update Practice, Elimination of .................................................... 64
Benefit claims, timing of ................................................................ 203
Bibliographic Information on Patents and Published Applications .......................... 214
Biological Deposit ....................................................................... 131, 132
Biotechnology:
     Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Apps . ................................... 129
     Computer Readable Form Sequence Listing ............................................. 132-134
     EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority ............................................ 296, 298-299
     Sequence Listing and/or Amino Acid Disclosures ...................................... 128-134, 290
     Time Period for Deposit of Biological Material ...................................... 131
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences:
     Availability of Interference Files .................................................. 255
     Contact for Suggesting Interferences ................................................ 253
     Docketing Procedures for Appeals  ................................................... 251
     New Interference Search Procedure ................................................... 252
     Publication of Opinions ............................................................. 255
     Revised Docketing Procedures ........................................................ 251
     Rules of Practice ................................................................... 229-230
     Simplification of Interference Requirements ......................................... 234
Business Method Search Criteria .......................................................... 186
Business Size Standard for Regulatory Flexibility Analysis ............................... 55

				       C

Canadian Intellectual Property Office:
     Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program ........................... 158
     Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between .................................... 165
CD-Rom, GLOBALPat & USAMark .............................................................. 310
Centralized Delivery, Facsimile .......................................................... 302
Certain Extraordinary Situations ......................................................... 57
Certificate of Correction:
     Discontinuation of Attestation of Director's Signature .............................. 224
     Electronic Publication on USPTO Web Site ............................................ 227
     Expedited Issuance .................................................................. 225
     To Perfect Claim for Priority under 35 USC 119 ...................................... 226
Certificate of Mailing:
     Duplicate Papers in view of Mail Delays ............................................. 43
     Treatment of Returned Correspondence ................................................ 11
Certification Requirements Regarding Export Administration Regulations ................... 256
Change in Publication Format of Official Gazette ......................................... 314
Changes to:
     Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program ........................................... 275
     Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence ............................... 261
     Implement Electronic Maintenance of Patent Records .................................. 269
     Implement the Patent Business Goals ................................................. 239-241
     Patent Practice and Procedure ....................................................... 224
     Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card ............................................... 89
     Practice for Documents Submitted .................................................... 322
     Practice for Continued Examination Filings .......................................... 190
     Practice of Handling Applications Without Fees ...................................... 80
     Provisional Application ............................................................. 228, 229
     Representation of Others ............................................................ 61, 62
     Support Implementation of 21st Century Strategic Plan ............................... 238
     Transitional Procedures for Limited Examination ..................................... 99
Cited U.S. Patents, Electronic Access .................................................... 262
Claim Limits ............................................................................. 229
Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application ........................................ 146, 147, 203
Claims, Non-Entry of Amendments Canceling All Claims ..................................... 234
Clarification of:
     37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) ................................................................. 211
     Application Revival Procedures ...................................................... 195
     Date of Decision under 37 CFR 1.304 ................................................. 243
     Discretion in Reexamining Fewer Than All Patent Claims .............................. 117
     Effective Date Provision in the Final Rule for Ex Parte Appeals ..................... 244
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     Filing Date Requirements of Reexam Proceedings ...................................... 119-120
     Notice Concerning EPO Competence .................................................... 298
     Interpretation of 35 USC 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ...................................... 201
Client/Patent Applicant .................................................................. 284, 285
Closing of PTO ........................................................................... 13-32
Color Drawings/Photographs ............................................................... 241
Comments, Request for:
     Computer Implemented Business Methods ............................................... 186
     Interim Examination Instructions .................................................... 171, 172
     "Written Description" Requirement ................................................... 176
Compact Disc (CD) ........................................................................ 70, 310
Complex Work Unit Pilot Program .......................................................... 101
Computer-Implemented Inventions  .. ...................................................... 186-187
Computer Readable Form Sequence Listings ................................................. 132, 134
Conduct on PTO Premises .................................................................. 58
Confidential Information, Proper Filing .................................................. 104
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005, Implementation Changes .......................... 76, 84
Continuing Applications, Amendment or Petitions .......................................... 222
Continued Prosecution Application Practice ............................................... 236-237
Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 .............................. 173
Copies of:
     File Contents Available on CD ....................................................... 70
     Records Provided in Electronic and Paper Form ....................................... 69
     U.S. Patent References No Longer Supplied in Paper .................................. 262, 288
Copy Requirement Waiver .................................................................. 70
Correction of Inventorship ............................................................... 241
Correspondence:
     Fee Address  ........................................................................ 87
     First Class Mail .................................................................... 1, 11
     Post Card Receipts .................................................................. 7-9
CREATE Act ............................................................................... 173
Credit Card Fee Payment .................................................................. 83, 88-89
Cross-Appeals in Disciplinary Proceedings ................................................ 282
Customer Numbers:
     Bar Code Labels No Longer Permitted ................................................. 268
     Extension of Payor Number Practice .................................................. 86
     For Fee Address ..................................................................... 87
Customer Service Window .................................................................. 4-5

				       D

Danish Patent and Trademark Office:
     Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program ............................ 151
     Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between .................................... 160
Declarations:
     37 CFR 1.63 ......................................................................... 113, 114
     37 CFR 1.131 ........................................................................ 109
     Copy from Prior Application ......................................................... 306
     Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in ............................................ 113
     Enhancement of Form ................................................................. 141
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 ........................................................... 130, 131
Design Application with Computer Generated Icons ......................................... 188
DH Technology, Fee Deficiency ............................................................ 69
Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive .................................................. 198
Disclosure Document Program .............................................................. 275-277
Disciplinary Proceedings ................................................................. 278-282
Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director ................................... 224
Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents from Search Rooms ............................... 311
Disqualification of Prior Art ............................................................ 173, 273
Document Production ...................................................................... 282
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Documents Required by Office of Patent Publications ...................................... 216
Double Patenting Rejections .............................................................. 173, 273
Drawings:
     Black Ink ........................................................................... 233, 241
     Color ............................................................................... 241
     Corrected Drawings Submitted with Issue Fee via Facsimile ........................... 218
     Patent Application Publications and Patents ......................................... 204, 206
     Proposed Change to Standards ........................................................ 242
     Review of Patent Application Publications and Patents ............................... 233
Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required ............................ 77
Duplicate Papers and Applications in view of Mail Delays ................................. 43
Duty of Disclosure ....................................................................... 113, 283

				       E

e-Office Action .......................................................................... 258-260
Electronic:
     Access to Cited US Patent References ................................................ 262
     Availability of the Official Gazette ................................................ 314-316
     Exchange of Priority Documents ...................................................... 138-145
     Filing of Patent Correspondence ..................................................... 261
     Filing System:
        Availability of .................................................................. 271
        Certification Requirements Regarding Export Administration Regulations ........... 256
        Legal Framework for .............................................................. 267
        Simplification of ................................................................ 266
     Information Disclosure Statements ................................................... 263
     Maintenance of Records .............................................................. 269
     Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action) ........................... 258-260
     Publication of Certificates of Correction ........................................... 227
     Retirement of EFS-ABX ............................................................... 265
     Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted ............................... 257
Elimination of:
     Batch Update ........................................................................ 64
     Continued Prosecution Applications Practice ......................................... 236
     Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Account ............................ 83
     Post Office Box in Arlington, Virginia .............................................. 3
Emergency, U.S. Postal Services .......................................................... 33-54
Emergency Closure of Customer Service Window ............................................. 18
Employee Indemnification ................................................................. 279-281
Employee Testimony ....................................................................... 281
Eurasian Patent Convention ............................................................... 305
European Patent Office:
     Clarification of Notice Concerning Competence ....................................... 298
     Competence to Act as a Patent Cooperation Authority ................................. 296
     Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot ................................ 152
     Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program ............................................ 162
     Priority Document Exchange .......................................................... 142, 143
     Revision Requirements for Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot .......................... 159
     Simplification of Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents ......................... 144
     "Triway" Pilot Program Among USPTO, EPO and JPO ..................................... 170
Examination of Patent Applications:
     35 USC 102(d)  ...................................................................... 135
     35 USC 102(e) ....................................................................... 175
     35 USC 103 in view of KSR ........................................................... 174
     35 USC 103(b) ....................................................................... 182
     35 USC 103(c), Common Ownership ..................................................... 178, 179
     35 USC 103(c), Joint Research Agreement ............................................. 173
     35 USC 112, Means Plus Function ..................................................... 183
     35 USC 112, Written Description ..................................................... 176
     Including Claims Containing Alternative Language .................................... 191
     Instructions for Evaluating Subject Matter Eligibility .............................. 171, 172
     Nucleotide Sequences ................................................................ 181
     Species of Chemical Compositions .................................................... 180
     Utility Guidelines .................................................................. 177
Examiners' Search Rooms, Disposal of Paper Copies ........................................ 311
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Ex parte Reexamination Proceedings:
     Clarification of Filing Date Requirements ........................................... 119-120
     Electronic Signature and Initials by Officer Personnel Permitted in ................. 257
     Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke US Patents ........................................ 127
     Office Discretion to Reexamine Fewer than All Patent Claims ......................... 117
     Requirement for a Substantial New Question of Patentability ......................... 121
     Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Art ............................................ 123
Explanation of 37 CFR 1.703(f) ........................................................... 209
Export Administration Regulations ........................................................ 256
Express Mail:
     Interruption and Emergency .......................................................... 33-37, 39, 41-42, 44-54
     Suspension of service to USPTO ...................................................... 45
     Termination of Interruption and Emergency ........................................... 35, 38, 40, 42
     Termination of Suspension of Service ................................................ 44
Extension, Patent Term ................................................................... 210-212
Extraordinary Situation, Relief .......................................................... 57

				       F

Facilities Use Regulations ............................................................... 58
Facsimile Submission:
     Assignment Documents ................................................................ 324, 325
     Centralized Delivery and Requirements ............................................... 323
     Payment of Issue Fee, Publication Fee, and Related
        Correspondence ................................................................... 218
Federal Holidays, 1996 ................................................................... 32
Fee:
     Address ............................................................................. 87
     Application Size Fee ................................................................ 84
     Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 ............................................. 91
     Deficiency under 37 CFR 1.28 ........................................................ 71
     Duplicate Forms No Longer Required .................................................. 72
     Examination Fee ..................................................................... 84
     For Fiscal Year 2009 ................................................................ 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 ......................................................................... 72-93
File Contents Available on CD ............................................................ 70
Filing Date, Application ................................................................. 112
Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a), Untimely ...................................... 193
Filing of Confidential Information, Reminder ............................................. 104
Filing Papers After Notice of Allowance .................................................. 211
Filing Receipts, Change in Practice ...................................................... 264
Financial Services Over the Internet ..................................................... 319
First Action Interview Pilot Program ..................................................... 96
First Class Mail, Returned ............................................................... 11
Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to PCT Transmittal and Search Fees .............................. 74
Foreclosures, Recordability .............................................................. 68
Foreign Filing License, Scope of ......................................................... 95
Form PTOL-85 ............................................................................. 212, 219, 220
Forms, Duplicate Copy for Fee Processing No Longer Required .............................. 72
Freedom of Information and Privacy ....................................................... 56

				       G

GATT ..................................................................................... 229
German Patent and Trade Mark Office, Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
between .................................................................................. 154
GLOBALPat & USAMark CD-Rom ............................................................... 310
Guidelines:
     Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication ..................................... 200-205
     Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals .......................................... 239-241
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     Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment ......................................... 208-213
     Changes in Patent Practice .......................................................... 242
     Claims Directed to Species of Chemical Compositions ................................. 180
     Computer-Implemented Inventions ..................................................... 187, 189
     Continued Prosecution Practice ...................................................... 236, 237
     Design Application for Computer-Generated Icons ..................................... 188
     Evidence of Common Ownership ........................................................ 178
     Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. 102(e) ......................................... 175
     Examination of Patent Applications under 35 USC 112,
        paragraph 1 ...................................................................... 176
     Implementation of Change to 35 USC 102(g) & 103(c) .................................. 175
     Means or Step Plus Function Limitation under 35 USC 112, 6th
        paragraph ........................................................................ 183
     Obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 ..................................................... 174
     Utility Examination ................................................................. 173-183
     Written Description Requirement ..................................................... 176

				       H

Handling of Status Inquiries ............................................................. 274
Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications ............................... 307
Holidays, 1996 ........................................................................... 32

				       I

Icons .................................................................................... 188
Implementation Guide:
     For Patent Practice ................................................................. 239-242
     For 21st Century Strategic Plan ..................................................... 238
Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates .................. 135
Indexing Assignments ..................................................................... 66
India, Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in ............... 145
Information Disclosure Statements:
     Filed Electronically ................................................................ 263
     May Be Filed Without Copies ......................................................... 105
     Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ....................................................... 192
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
between .................................................................................. 156
Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings:
     Changes to Implement ................................................................ 122
     Revised Guidelines    ............................................................... 123
     Rules to Implement .................................................................. 126
        Delay in Effective Date .......................................................... 125
        Effective Date of Final Rule ..................................................... 124
     Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests ................................................ 127
Interference:
     Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting .......................................... 253
     Opinions & Orders ................................................................... 255
     Proceedings  ........................................................................ 249, 250
     Publication of Opinions and Orders entered by BPAI .................................. 255
     Rules of Practice ................................................................... 249, 250
     Simplification of Certain Requirements  ............................................. 254
Interim Instructions for Evaluating Patent Subject Matter Eligibility .................... 171, 172
International Standard Code for a Patent Document   ...................................... 106
Internet:
     Biosequence Information Filing ...................................................... 132
     Credit Card Payments ................................................................ 82
     Financial Services Available ........................................................ 319
     Interim Usage Policy ................................................................ 321
     Maintenance Fees, Payment ........................................................... 85, 88
     Provisional Applications, Availability .............................................. 317
     Usage Policy, Interim ............................................................... 306
Interpretation of:
     35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ..................................................... 201
     35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A) .............................................................. 209
     37 CFR 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3) ........................................................ 278
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     "Original Application" in the AIPA of 1999 .......................................... 179
     Registration of Agents .............................................................. 280
Interruption, Postal Service ............................................................. 33-54
Invalidate Patents ....................................................................... 127
Inventor's name, Procedures .............................................................. 111
Inventorship, Correction of .............................................................. 242
Interview, First Action Pilot Program .................................................... 96
IP Australia:
     Acting as ISA and IPEA for International Applications Received by USPTO ............. 291
     Arrangement between USPTO to act as ISA and IPEA under PCT .......................... 292
     Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program ............................ 155
     Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between .................................... 163
Iraqi Sanctions Regulations .............................................................. 313
Issuance of a Patent to Assignee ......................................................... 61, 65
Issue Fee:
     Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments or Petitions After Payment of ......... 222
     Form ................................................................................ 212, 219, 220
     Payment & Notification .............................................................. 218, 223
     Payment via Facsimile ............................................................... 218
     Preauthorized Payment ............................................................... 239-241

				       J

Japan Patent Office:
     Addition as Participating Foreign IPO in Priority Document Exchange ................. 145
     Electronic Exchange of Non-Participating Office Priority Documents .................. 138
     Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program ........................... 168
     New Route Pilot Project ............................................................. 169
     Priority Document Exchange between .................................................. 138, 141-145
     "Triway" Pilot Program .............................................................. 170
Joint Research Agreement ................................................................. 173
Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejections ........................................... 273
July 2009 Revision to PCT Procedures ..................................................... 289

				       K

"Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents .......................................... 107
Korean Intellectual Property Office:
     Acting as ISA and IPEA for International Applications Received by USPTO ............. 293
     Addition to Priority Document Exchange Program ...................................... 140
     Agreement between USPTO to act as ISA and IPEA under PCT ............................ 294
     Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot ............................. 157
     Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between .................................... 164

				       L

Legal:
     Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web) .................................... 267
     Proceedings, Testimony by Employees and Production of Documents in .................. 281
     Processes ........................................................................... 279
Lengthy Tables Published Differently, Notice ............................................. 102
License for Foreign Filing ............................................................... 95, 235
Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities ....................... 286
List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) ..................................................... 320

				       M

Mail:
     Addresses, Mailing and Hand Carry  .................................................. 1
     Delays .............................................................................. 33-54
     Duplicate Papers and Applications ................................................... 43
     Interruption and Emergency (37 CFR 1.10(i)) ......................................... 41
     Interruption and Emergency Terminated ............................................... 35, 42, 46, 51
     Interruption in Connecticut ......................................................... 50
     Interruption in Los Angeles ......................................................... 53
     Interruption in South Florida ....................................................... 54
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     Interruption in the State of California ............................................. 52
     Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings .......................................... 47, 48
     Processing of Duplicate Applications ................................................ 43
     Returned ............................................................................ 11
     Suspension of "Express Mail" Service for Mail Addressed to Zip
        Codes 202xx Through 205xx ........................................................ 45
     Termination of Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service ............................. 44
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 ............................................................... 312
Metric equivalents ....................................................................... 115
Miscellaneous Patent Changes ............................................................. 208

				       N

National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland, Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot
Program between .......................................................................... 153
National Stage Commencement of PCTs, Timing In US ........................................ 300, 301
New Route Pilot Project .................................................................. 169
Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke Patents, Treatment of .................................. 127
Non-Delivery of Mail ..................................................................... 24
Nonpublication Request, Rescission Reminder .............................................. 202
Notice of Allowance:
     Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on .......................... 212
     Previously Mailed to Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina ............................ 38
     Processing of Papers Filed After Mailing of ......................................... 217
     Revision of Form .................................................................... 219, 220
     Reduction of Patent Term Adjustment for Certain Papers Filed After .................. 211
     Time Period for Paying a Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination is
Filed after Mailing of ................................................................... 221
Notice of Availability of Assignments on the Web System .................................. 318
Notice of Change(s):
     In Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the USPTO ......................... 316
     In Publishing Patents and Publications with Sequence Listings ....................... 129
     In Requirement for Substantial New Question in Subsequent Reexams ................... 121
     Of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names ......................................... 111
     To Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination .................................. 94
     To MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) ...................................................... 110
     To "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent ................................. 107
Notice of Complex Work Unit Pilot Program ................................................ 101
Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexams ............... 117
Notice of Elimination of Batch Update .................................................... 64
Notice of Foreign Filing, Reminder ....................................................... 202
Notice of Publication of 2002 Annual Index of Electronic Official Gazette ................ 315
Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt ............................................. 264
Notice of Right to Claim Priority:
     Based Upon Applications filed in India .............................................. 149
     Based Upon Applications filed in Thailand ........................................... 148
Notification of Voice Response System .................................................... 312
Nucleotide Sequence ...................................................................... 128-134

				       O

Oath:
     Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in ............................................ 113
     Information necessary to Identify Specification ..................................... 114
Office of Patent Publications, Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 .................................... 216
Office of Public Records, Status of Services ............................................. 308
Official Patent Application Records, Changes to .......................................... 269
Official Closings ........................................................................ 13-31
Official Gazette is only Available Electronically ........................................ 314-316
Outgoing Correspondence, Electronic Notification of ...................................... 259, 260
Overpayment of $25 or Less ............................................................... 91
Oversized Postcards ...................................................................... 7
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PALM Migration Pre-Exam Subsystem ........................................................ 59
Paper (requirements to become part of Office's permanent records, e.g., legibility)
.......................................................................................... 177, 241
Paper Copies of Patents, Disposal of ..................................................... 311
Paragraph Numbering ...................................................................... 242
Partial Waiver of 37 CFR 1.19(b) ......................................................... 70
Patent Business Goals .................................................................... 239-241
Patent Cooperation Treaty:
     Australian Patent Office to Act as ISA .............................................. 291, 292
     Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents ........................................... 287
     EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority ............................................ 296, 298-299
     Eurasian Patent Convention .......................................................... 305
     Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Transmittal and Search Fees ............................. 74
     Korean IPO to Act as ISA ............................................................ 293, 294
     Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1) .................................. 300
     USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of U.S. Patent References ..................... 288
Patent Correspondence, Electronic Filing of .............................................. 261
Patent Interference Practice ............................................................. 249, 250, 252-255
Patent Practice Changes .................................................................. 242
Patent Prosecution Highway Between:
     USPTO & Canadian Intellectual Property Office ....................................... 165
     USPTO & European Patent Office ...................................................... 162, 159
     USPTO & German Patent and Trade Mark Office ......................................... 154
     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) ................................................ 211
     Final Rule .......................................................................... 213
     Information Printed on Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due
        and Patent Front Page ............................................................ 212
     Notice Concerning Calculation in § 371 Applications ................................. 207
     Revised Notice of Allowance   ....................................................... 220
     Revision of Provisions .............................................................. 210
Patent Term Extension .................................................................... 210, 212
Patent Term Extension (20-Year Term) ..................................................... 208, 210
Patentability, Animals ................................................................... 116
Payor Numbers ............................................................................ 86
Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card .................................................... 89
Petitions:
     For Accelerated Examination ......................................................... 199
     Request for Alert ................................................................... 103
     To Accept a Delayed Maintenance Fee Payment due to Hurricane Katrina ................ 38
     To Make Special ..................................................................... 199
     To Revive ........................................................................... 195, 198
     Under 37 CFR 1.181(a), untimely filed ............................................... 193
Photographs:
     Black and White ..................................................................... 208
     Color ............................................................................... 208
Pilot Program:
     Complex Work Unit ................................................................... 101
     First Action Interview .............................................................. 96
     New Route Pilot Project ............................................................. 169
     Patent Prosecution Highway .......................................................... 151-168
     Pre-Appeal Brief .................................................................... 246, 247
     Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art ........................................ 184, 185
     "Triway" Pilot Program .............................................................. 170
Plant Patents ............................................................................ 135-137
Policy; Internet Usage ................................................................... 321
Postal Service Emergency  ................................................................ 33-54
Post Card Receipt ........................................................................ 7-9
 December 29, 2009 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1349 CNOG  3091 

Post Office Box in Arlington, VA, Elimination of ......................................... 3
Power of Attorney Practice:
     Changes to .......................................................................... 62, 63
     Elimination of Batch Update ......................................................... 64
     Revision of ......................................................................... 61
Practitioners Before the PTO ............................................................. 283, 284
Pre-Appeal Brief Conference .............................................................. 246, 247
Pre-Exam Notice to; Deployment ........................................................... 59
Preliminary Amendments ................................................................... 200, 232, 234, 238, 241
Prior-Filed Application, Claiming the Benefit of ......................................... 146, 147, 242
Priority:
     Claim, when made .................................................................... 242
     Electronic Exchange of Documents .................................................... 138-145
     Requirements for Claiming Under 18 Month Publication ................................ 203
     Right of priority in India .......................................................... 149
     Right of priority in Thailand ....................................................... 148
     Using certificate of correction to perfect
        35 USC 119 claim ................................................................. 226
Procedure for Restarting Response Periods ................................................ 196
Production of Documents .................................................................. 281
Products for Sale ........................................................................ 309, 310
Proper Procedure Pursuant to MPEP 724.02 ................................................. 104
Protest under 37 CFR 1.291 ............................................................... 192, 238
Provisional Applications ................................................................. 146, 147, 228, 229, 317
Provisions of 35 USC 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv), Interpretation of ............................ 201
PTO Closings ............................................................................. 13-31
Publication of Sequences ................................................................. 129
Publications, 18-Month:
     Drawings and ........................................................................ 233, 241
     Final Rule .......................................................................... 206
     Final Rule with correction .......................................................... 205
     Helpful Hint, Pre-Grant Publication ................................................. 306
     Lengthy Tables Notice ............................................................... 102
     Publication Fee ..................................................................... 221
     Publications May Now Include Amendments ............................................. 200
     Sequence Listings ................................................................... 129
     Reminder that Rescission is not Notice of Foreign Filing ............................ 202
     Requirements for Benefit Claims ..................................................... 203
     USPTO's Interpretation of 35 U.S.C. § 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ......................... 201
Publication of Opinions/Order Entered by the BPAI ........................................ 255
Public Information, FOIA ................................................................. 56

				       Q

Quality Requirements of 37 CFR 1.52 and 1.84(f) and (g) .................................. 108
Question of Patentability for Second of Subsequent Reexam, Substantial New ............... 121
Questions & Answers:
     Facsimile of Assignment Documents ................................................... 324

				       R

Receipts, Paper .......................................................................... 12
Receipts, Postcard ....................................................................... 7-9
Reexamination:
     Changes to Implement Inter Partes Reexamination ..................................... 122
     Clarification of Office Policy to Reexam Fewer Than All Patent Claims ............... 117
     Revised Guidelines for Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art ........................ 123
     Revision Affecting Requirements for ................................................. 118
     Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings (Jan. 2, 2001)
Effective Date ........................................................................... 124-126
     Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests ................................................ 127
Refund of Overpayment .................................................................... 91
Regulations:
     Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration ...................... 256
     Iraqi Sanctions ..................................................................... 313
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Business Size Standard ............................... 55
 December 29, 2009 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1349 CNOG  3092 

Relief, Extraordinary Situations ......................................................... 57
Representing Clients ..................................................................... 62, 63, 284, 285
Request for Alert Concerning Submitted Petitions ......................................... 103
Request for Continued Examination:
     Change to Docketing ................................................................. 94
     Final Rules ......................................................................... 221, 228
     Publication Fee and ................................................................. 221
Requirements for Patent Applications:
     Containing Nucleotide Sequences ..................................................... 133
Rescission of Nonpublication Request, reminder ........................................... 202
Restarting Response Periods .............................................................. 196
Revised Procedure for:
     Express Abandonments ................................................................ 194
Revival of Abandoned Applications ........................................................ 195, 198
Rule Changes:
     Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences ................................ 249, 250
     Changes to Practice for Continued Examination Filings, Patent Applications
Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, and Examination of Claims in Patent
Applications ............................................................................. 190
     Change in Procedure Relating to Filing Date, Effective July 22, 1996 ................ 112
     Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication Of Patent Application:
        Final Rule ....................................................................... 206
        Final Rule with correction ....................................................... 205
     Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals .......................................... 239-241
     Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment
        Under Twenty-Year Patent Term .................................................... 213
     Changes to Implement 20-Year Term and Provisional Applications, Effective June 8,
1995 ..................................................................................... 229
     Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure ............................................ 242
     Changes to Permit Payment of PTO Fees by Credit Card ................................ 89
     Changes to Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit Of
        Biological Material .............................................................. 130, 131
     Continued Examination Practice and Changes
        To Provisional Application ....................................................... 228
     Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice .................................... 242
        Elimination of (Final Rule)....................................................... 237
     Cross Appeals in Patent and Trademark
        Disciplinary Proceedings, Effective January 16, 1996 ............................. 282
Duty of Disclosure ....................................................................... 283
     Fees:
        Customer Number Required in Order to Establish Fee Address ....................... 87
     Foreign Filing Amendments ........................................................... 217
     Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings .............................................. 118-120
        Legal Processes .................................................................. 279
     Patent Application Containing Nucleotide Sequence And/or Amino Acid ................. 128-134
     PCT Application Procedure ........................................................... 301, 302
     Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card ............................................... 89
     Provisional Applications ............................................................ 146, 147, 228, 229, 317
Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications ........................ 203

				       S

Sanctions, Iraqi ......................................................................... 313
Search Facilities in PTO:
     Regulations, Violations ............................................................. 58
Sequence Listings:
     Applicant Aid for Submissions ....................................................... 134
     Biosequence Internet Filing ......................................................... 132
     Change in Publishing of Patents and Publications with ............................... 129
     Filed in International Applications in the U.S. Receiving Office .................... 290
     Requirements for Patent Applications Containing ..................................... 133
Service of Process  ...................................................................... 281
Sheet Size/Margin Requirements ........................................................... 108
Signature of:
     Director, Discontinuance of Attestation on Patents .................................. 224
     Office Personnel - Electronic and Initials Permitted ................................ 257
 December 29, 2009 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1349 CNOG  3093 

Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing BPAI Correspondence ............................ 245
Simplification of:
     Requirements of Interference Practice  .............................................. 254
     Electronic Filing System ............................................................ 266
Small Entity Status ...................................................................... 241
Statements for Maintenance Fee Payment ................................................... 85
Status Inquiries ......................................................................... 274
Statutory Invention Registrations, Publication of Lengthy Tables ......................... 102
Strategic Plan, Changes to Support Implementation ........................................ 238
Submitted Petitions, Request for Alert Concerning ........................................ 103
Sufficient Postage for Oversized Postcards ............................................... 7
Supplemental Amendments .................................................................. 238, 241

				       T

Tables Published Differently ............................................................. 101
Terminal Disclaimers:
     CREATE Act .......................................................................... 173
     Required, Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejection ............................. 273
Thailand, Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in ............ 148
Timing for National Stage Commencement ................................................... 300, 301
Tort Claims .............................................................................. 279
Trademark:
     Fastener Insignia Register .......................................................... 326-329
     Madrid Protocol ..................................................................... 330-338
     Native American Insignias ........................................................... 339-340
     Trademark Classification & Identification of Goods .................................. 341-343
     Trademark Post Registration ......................................................... 344-346
     Trademark Correspondence and Fees ................................................... 347-361
     Trademark Examination ............................................................... 362-372
     Trademark Information and Services .................................................. 373-384
     Trademark Trial and Appeal Board .................................................... 385-394
     Trademark Publications .............................................................. 395-397
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 .................................................... 232
Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke Patents ................................... 127
Treatment of Unlocatable - Patent Application and Patent Files ........................... 273
"Triway" Pilot Program ................................................................... 170
Twenty-First Century Strategic Plan:
     Change to Support Implementation; Final Rule ........................................ 238

				       U

United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office:
     Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot ................................... 161
     Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program ............................................ 167
     Revised Requirements for Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot ........................... 166
United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California ........................ 51, 52
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida ................. 54
United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail ........................................ 24
Unlocatable Application and Patent Files ................................................. 272
Unpaid Fee Check ......................................................................... 92
Unscheduled Closing ...................................................................... 13-31
Untimely Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) ................................................. 193
UPOV Convention .......................................................................... 136, 137
U.S. Patent References, Electronic Access ................................................ 262
Use of Facilities Regulations ............................................................ 58
Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications .............................. 115
User Passes .............................................................................. 58
Utility Examination Guidelines ........................................................... 177

				       V

Voice Response System .................................................................... 312

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				       W

Waiver of:
     37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by Office of Patent Pubs. ....................... 216
     Copies of File Contents Available on Compact Disc ................................... 70
     Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 .................................................... 100
     Provisions of 37 CFR 1.8 and 1.10, Termination of ................................... 40
Website:
     Electronic Availability of the Official Gazette ..................................... 314-316
     Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction ................................ 227
     List of Patents 37 CFR 1.607(d) ..................................................... 320
Withdrawal of Abandonments ............................................................... 197, 198
World Intellectual Property Office to Participate in Priority Document Exchange .......... 139
"Written Description" Requirements ....................................................... 176

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				       Y

				       Z