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 December 29, 2015 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Print Table of Contents 1421 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 29, 2015. 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(1-4)13
 Mail Issues, Office Closures, Postal Emergencies, etc.(5-81)21
 Information for the Public(82-87)154
 Assignments, Powers of Attorney(88-94)200
Fees and Payment of Money  
 Copies, Fee Deficiency Submissions(95-97)255
 Fees, Deposit Accounts, Credit Cards, Refunds, etc.(98-126)258
Patent Applications  
 General Information(127-141)421
 Reexamination(142-157)445
 Biotechnology(158-162)607
 Plants(163-165)651
 Benefit Claims, Priority, Electronic Exchange of Documents(166-180)654
Examination of Applications  
 Patent Prosecution Highway(181-198)720
 New Route, "Triway"(199-200)743
 Prioritized Examination(201-204)750
 Examination Instructions and Guidelines(205-221)787
 Software, Computer-Implemented(222-225)974
Application Procedure and Rules  
 America Invents Act, Patent Law Treaty(226-234)986
 Recent Notices(235-240)1425
 Revival or Withdrawal of Abandonment, Restarting Time Periods(241-246)1560
 Accelerated Examination, 18 Month Publication(247-254)1572
 Allowance, Patent Term Adjustment or Extension(255-268)1682
 Issue: Fees, Notifications, Applicant Submissions(269-278)1863
 Certificates of Correction(279-282)1878
 RCEs, Provisional Applications(283-284)1882
 Amendments, Drawings, CPA Practice(285-293)1975
 21st Century Strategic Plan, Patent Business Goals(294-299)2011
 Appeals, Interferences, Patent Trial and Appeal Board(300-311)2471
 PAIR, EFS-Web, Electronic Submission(312-332)2493
 Unlocatable Applications, Terminal Disclaimers, Status Inquiries(333-335)2621
Miscellaneous  
 Disclosure Documents(336-337)2636
 Legal Procedures(338-345)2645
 PCT, International Applications(346-374)2694
 Helpful Hints, Notices(375-381)2786
 Web Content, Internet, and Automation(382-391)2797
 Facsimile Information(392-394)2835
List of Trademark Notices 2846
 Fastener Insignia Register(395-398)2849
 Madrid Protocol(399-407)2855
 Native American Insignias(408-409)2997
 Trademark Classification and Identification of Goods(410-412)3004
 Trademark Post-Registration(413-415)3014
 Trademark Correspondence and Fees(416-430)3048
 Trademark Examination(431-441)3177
 Trademark Information and Services(442-453)3342
 Trademark Trial and Appeal Board(454-463)3386
 Trademark Publications 2010(464-468)3471
 Trademark Publications 2011(469-475)3486
 Trademark Publications 2012(476-485)3508
 Trademark Publications 2014(486-488)3550
 Trademark Publications 2015(489-491)3624
Index 3696

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List of Patent Notices
		                            List of Patent Notices
		
ITEM	PAGE
NUMBER	NUMBER		TITLE OF THE NOTICE
  1	13		Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  2	17		Elimination of Post Office Box in Arlington, Virginia for Patent
			Related Correspondence
  3	18		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
  4	20		Finance Customer Window to Permanently Close
  5	21		Change of Mailing Address for Submitting Deposit Account Replenishments
  6	22		Change of Mailing Address for Submitting Patent Maintenance Fee Payments
  7	23		Renaming of Express Mail® to Priority Mail Express®
  8	38		Oversized Postcards Must Be Submitted with Sufficient Postage
  9	39		Post Card Receipt Reminder
  10	40		Use of a Post Card as a Receipt for Correspondence in Patent-Related
			Matters
  11	41		Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings of the Patent and Trademark
			Office
  12	42		Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant to
			37 CFR 1.8 and Returned by the U.S. Postal Service
  13	43		Acknowledgement of Receipt of a Patent or Trademark Application
  14	44		Emergency Closing of the Customer Service Window on Wednesday, March 2, 2011
  15	45		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
			March 5, 2015
  16	46		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
			February 17, 2015
  17	47		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
			December 26, 2014
  18	48		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
			March 17, 2014
  19	49		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
			March 3, 2014
  20	50		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
			February 13, 2014
  21	51		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
			January 21, 2014
  22	52		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
			December 10, 2013
  23	53		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
			March 6, 2013
  24	54		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
			October 29, 2012 and Tuesday, October 30, 2012
  25	55		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from Monday,
			February 8, 2010, through Thursday, February 11, 2010
  26	56		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
			December 21, 2009
  27	57		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
			December 26, 2009
  28	58		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
			December 24, 2007
  29	59		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
			January 2, 2007
  30	60		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
			June 11, 2004
  31	61		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
			December 26, 2003
  32	62		Emergency Closure of the Customer Service Window on Friday, October 10, 2003
  33	63		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
			September 18, 2003 and Friday, September 19, 2003
  34	64		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
			February 18, 2003
  35	65		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
		
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			December 24, 2001
  36	66		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday January 25, 2000, and
			Wednesday, January 26, 2000
  37	67		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 1997
  38	68		United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail
  39	70		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, January 12, 1996
  40	71		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 8, 1996 through
			Wednesday, January 10, 1996
  41	72		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, April 27, 1994
  42	73		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, January 20, 1994 and
			Friday, February 11, 1994
  43	74		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
  44	75		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Feb. 23, 1987
  45	76		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Jan. 26, 1987
  46	77		Federal Government Holidays, 1996
  47	78		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
			Owners Affected by Hurricane Sandy
  48	81		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
			Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Flooding in Thailand
  49	84		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
			Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in Northern Italy
  50	87		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
			Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Events of March 11, 2011 in Japan
  51	90		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  52	93		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  53	96		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  54	99		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  55	102		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  56	105		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  57	108		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  58	111		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  59	114		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  60	116		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  61	119		Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
			under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  62	120		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  63	123		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  64	126		Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama,
			Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
  65	127		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  66	130		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
  67	131		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
			and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
  68	133		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
  69	134		Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate Applications and
			Papers in Patent Applications in view of USPS Mail Delays
  70	140		Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States
			Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
  71	141		Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for
			Mail Addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
  72	143		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
  73	144		Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
  74	145		Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
  75	146		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
  76	148		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Connecticut
  77	149		United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California Terminated
  78	150		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State of
			California
  79	151		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency in Los Angeles
  80	152		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida
  81	153		Notice of Delegation to Commissioner for Patents
  82	154		Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark
			Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations
  83	161		Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
		
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  84	190		Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
  85	191		Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
  86	193		Improved Pre-Exam Notices to Result From the Deployment of the Patent
			Application Location and Monitoring (PALM) Migration Pre-examination Subsystem
  87	196		Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in a Patent
			Application
  88	200		Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
  89	231		Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office
  90	249		Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney
  91	250		Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
  92	251		Indexing Against a Recorded Assignment
  93	252		Taking Action in a Patent Matter Before the Office by the Assignee under
			37 CFR 3.73
  94	254		Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
  95	255		Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided in
			both Electronic and Paper Form
  96	256		Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view of the
			Federal Circuit decision in DH Technology
  97	257		Notice to Customers Making Payments by Checks
  98	258		New Maintenance Fee Payment by E-Mail Pilot Program
  99	259		Announcement of Final Rule to Set or Adjust Patent Fees
  100	260		Waiver of the New Requirement to Pay an Appeal Forwarding Fee if the Fee for
			Filing an Appeal Brief was Filed before March 19, 2013
  101	261		CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013
  102	277		Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees
  103	305		Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic Filing System
  104	310		Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes Under the Leahy-Smith America
			Invents Act
  105	320		Notice of Establishment of a Prioritized Examination Fee
  106	321		Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
  107	322		Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search
			Fees
  108	332		Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account Statements
  109	333		Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the
			Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
  110	341		The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for Processing a Refused Payment may be Charged
			to a Deposit Account Authorized to be Charged
  111	342		New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must Pass
			Verification Test
  112	343		Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where Non-Payment
			was due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina
  113	344		Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed Without
			Appropriate Fees
  114	356		Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty
			Applications Entering the National Stage of the United States
  115	363		Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
  116	364		Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts
  117	368		Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated
			Appropriations Act, 2005
  118	395		Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for Maintenance Fees
			Paid over the Internet
  119	396		Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers") to
			Matters Involving Pending Patent Applications
  120	404		Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
  121	406		Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
  122	408		Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit Card
  123	415		Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
  124	418		Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Refund
  125	419		Unpaid Fee Checks
  126	420		Deposit Account Authorizations
  127	421		Conducting an Interview with a Registered Practitioner Acting in a
			Representative Capacity
  128	422		Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination
  129	423		Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
  130	425		Waiver of the Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent
		
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			Applications
  131	426		Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in Patents,
			Statutory Invention Registrations and Patent Application Publications
  132	429		Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information Pursuant
			to MPEP 724.02
  133	431		Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S. Patents
			and Published Applications in Patent Applications filed after June 30, 2003
  134	432		"Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
  135	434		Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent
  136	436		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)
  137	439		Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which
			Establish a Date of Invention In a NAFTS or WTO Member Country
  138	440		Notice of Change of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names
  139	441		Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the Specification for an
			Application filed under 35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
  140	443		Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
  141	444		Animals - Patentability
  142	445		September 15, 2012 Deadline to File Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination
			Proceedings and Modification of Notice of Failure to Comply Form
  143	447		Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request
  144	455		Elimination of the Listing of Prior Art Documents on Reexamination Certificates
  145	456		Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte Reexamination
			Proceedings
  146	459		Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes Reexamination
			Proceedings
  147	461		Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a Substantial
			New Question of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
  148	464		Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexamining
			Fewer Than All the Patent Claims
  149	468		Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and
			Inter Partes Reexamination
  150	500		Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes
			Reexamination Proceedings
  151	509		Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical
			Amendments to the Patent Statute
  152	535		Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art in
			Reexamination
  153	538		Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement Optional Inter
			Partes Reexamination Proceedings
  154	539		Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings: Delay of
			Effective Date
  155	540		Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
  156	601		Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S. Patents
  157	602		Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  158	607		Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application Publications
			with Sequence Listings
  159	609		Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological
			Material
  160	614		Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR 1.84 Form and Format for
			Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable Form
  161	617		Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or
			Amino Acid Disclosures
  162	650		Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF) Sequence Listing
			Submissions
  163	651		Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates
  164	652		Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention for the
			Protection of New Varieties of Plants
  165	653		United States Adherence to the International Union for the Protection of
			New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
  166	654		Change in Practice Regarding Correction of Foreign Priority Claims
  167	657		Electronic Delivery of Search Results from the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office to the European Patent Office
  168	659		Electronic Exchange of Non-Participating Office Priority Documents Between the
			Japan Patent Office and the United States and Trademark Office
  169	661		Addition of World Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
		
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			Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
  170	662		Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
			Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents and
			Further Procedural Information
  171	666		Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration Form
  172	669		Changes To Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property
			Offices
  173	679		Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
  174	681		Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
  175	684		Addition of Japan Patent Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property
			Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
  176	688		Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application with a
			Non-English Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters
  177	709		Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application Under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e),
			120, 121, and 365(c)
  178	717		Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in
			Thailand
  179	718		Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed In
			India
  180	719		Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available in Taiwan
  181	720		Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program between the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
  182	721		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program between the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Intelletual Property Office
			of the Philippines
  183	722		Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and the Romanian State Office for Inventions and
			Trademarks
  184	723		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program between the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office and the German Patent andf Trade Mark
			Office
  185	724		Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
  186	725		Continuation of the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with
			Participating Offices
  187	726		Implementation of the Global and IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot
			Program with Participating Offices
  188	730		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Columbian Superintendence of
			Industry and Commerce
  189	731		Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program  to Implement
			PPH 2.0 with the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property
  190	732		Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programs between the United
			States Patent and Trademark Office and the Industrial Property Office of the
			Czech Republic
  191	733		Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program with the
			Intellectual Property Office of the Phillipines
  192	734		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines based
			on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
  193	736		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) 2.0 Pilot Program
  194	737		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program
			between the United States Patent and Trademark Office, acting as the designated
			representative of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taiwan
			Intellectual Property Office, acting as the representative of the Taipei
			Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO)
  195	738		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program
			between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute
			of Industrial Property
  196	739		Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office and the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce
  197	740		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Established by the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office
  198	741		Notice Regarding Elimination of the Fee for Petitions To Make Special Filed
			Under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programs
  199	743		New Route Pilot Project between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
		
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			and the Japan Patent Office
  200	747		"Triway" Pilot Program among the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
			the European Patent Office, and the Japan Patent Office
  201	750		Changes to Permit Delayed Submission of Certain Requirements for Prioritized
			Examination
  202	757		Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for Continued
			Examination
  203	763		Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the
			Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith America
			Invents Act
  204	772		Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the
			Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures
  205	787		July 2015 Update on Subject Matter Eligibility
  206	789		2014 Interim Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility
  207	790		Clarification of Criteria for Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka
  208	792		Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With 35
			U.S.C. 112 and for Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications
  209	816		A New Pilot Program Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
  210	822		Patent Examiner Technical Training Program
  211	826		Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act
			of 2004
  212	842		Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After
			KSR v. Teleflex
  213	875		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.
  214	897		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)
  215	910		Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35 USC 112,
			¶ 1, "Written Description" Requirement
  216	933		Utility Examination Guidelines
  217	945		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)
  218	949		 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
  219	954		Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical
			Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
  220	969		Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
  221	972		Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of In re Ochiai,
			In re Brouwer and 35 USC 103(b)
  222	974		Means or Step Plus Function Limitation Under 35 USC 112, 6th Paragraph
  223	980		Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media
  224	981		Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to
			Computer-Implemented Inventions
  225	982		Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for
			Computer-Generated Icons
  226	986		Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
			American Invents Act; Correction
  227	990		Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
			America Invents Act
  228	1058		Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions
			of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
  229	1114		Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
			America Invents Act, and To Revise Reexamination Fees; Final Rule
  230	1162		Changes to Implement the Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions of the
			Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
  231	1263		Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
			America Invents Act; Final Rule
  232	1296		Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision of
			the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
  233	1344		Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Correction
  234	1347		Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty
  235	1425		United States Patent and Trademark Office and Japan Patent Office
		
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			Collaborative Search Pilot
  236	1436		United States Patent and Trademark Office and Korean Intellectual Property
			Office Collaborative Search Pilot Program
  237	1447		Changes to Implement the Hague Agreement Concerning Industrial Registration
			of Industrial Designs
  238	1548		Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program
  239	1552		Extension of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program
  240	1556		Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program
  241	1560		Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw Holdings of
			Abandonment
  242	1564		Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
  243	1565		Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
  244	1568		Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
  245	1570		Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are Not Received
  246	1571		Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw the
			Holding of Abandonment
  247	1572		Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications to Make Special and
			For Accelerated Examination
  248	1580		Patent Application Publications May Now Include Amendments
  249	1581		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)
  250	1586		Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a Notice of
			Foreign Filing
  251	1587		Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under
			Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
  252	1606		Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy of an
			Application by EFS for Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
  253	1607		Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
  254	1608		Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
  255	1682		Changes to Patent Term Adjustment in View of the Federal Circuit Decision in
			Novartis v. Lee
  256	1701		Revisions to Implement the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
			America Invents Act Technical Corrections Act
  257	1715		Revisions to Patent Term Adjustment
  258	1724		Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review
  259	1737		Revision of the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Information
			Disclosure Statements
  260	1743		Treatment of Letters Stating that the USPTO's Patent Term Adjustment
			Determination is Greater than What the Applicant or Patentee Believes is
			Appropriate
  261	1745		Interim Procedure for Patentees to Request a Recalculation of the Patent Term
			Adjustment to Comply With the Federal Circuit Decision in Wyeth v. Kappos
			Regarding the Overlapping Delay Provision of 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A)
  262	1749		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
  263	1751		Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
  264	1785		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)
  265	1789		Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
  266	1804		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
  267	1806		Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice of Allowance
			and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page
  268	1808		Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year Patent Term
  269	1863		United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information on Issued
			Patents and Published Patent Applications
  270	1865		Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on the Face of
			Patent Under the Heading "Field of Search"
  271	1866		Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of Patent
			Publications
  272	1867		Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
  273	1868		Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile
  274	1870		Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85)
			Concerning a Previously Paid Issue Fee
  275	1872		Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
		
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  276	1874		Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination
			is Filed After a Notice of Allowance is Mailed
  277	1875		Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after Payment of
			Issue Fee
  278	1877		Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
  279	1878		Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and
			Certificates of Correction
  280	1879		Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is
			Attributable to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  281	1880		Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under 35 USC 119
  282	1881		Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office Web Site for Later Listing with the Official
			Gazette
  283	1882		Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional
			Application Practice
  284	1908		Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
  285	1975		Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of a
			Patent Application
  286	1977		Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
  287	1979		Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and Treatment of
			Non-Compliant Amendments
  288	1981		Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
  289	1982		Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in an
			Application
  290	1983		Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
  291	1992		Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice
  292	1997		Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and
			Plant Patent Applications
  293	2007		Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
  294	2011		Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark
			Office 21st Century Strategic Plan (Final Rule)
  295	2144		Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
  296	2145		Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
  297	2153		Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
  298	2312		Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
  299	2469		Notice Concerning Payment of the Appeal Forwarding Fee under 37 CFR 41.45 and
			Improper Use of Deposit Account General Authorizations under 37 CFR 1.25(b)
  300	2471		Notice Concerning Unavailiability to the Public of the Patent Review Processing
			System on December 16-18, 2014
  301	2472		Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed
  302	2475		Clarification of the Date of Decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and
			Interferences under 37 CFR 1.304
  303	2476		Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the Board of
			Patent Appeals and Interferences
  304	2477		Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
  305	2478		New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
  306	2483		Public Attendance at Board Hearings
  307	2485		Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the Board of Patent
			Appeals and Interferences
  308	2487		New Interference Search Procedure
  309	2488		Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting Interferences under 37 CFR
			§ 41.202(a)
  310	2489		Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
  311	2492		Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the Board of Patent Appeals and
			Interferences
  312	2493		Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Patent-Related Papers That
			Have Been Scanned Into the Image File Wrapper System or the Supplemental
			Complex Repository for Examiners
  313	2497		Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) Contingency Option
  314	2501		New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration Regulations
			in EFS-Web and Private PAIR
  315	2503		Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in
			Application, Patent and Reexamination Proceeding Matters
  316	2505		Notice Announcing Inclusion of International Design Applications in the
			Electronic Office (e-Office) Action Program
  317	2506		Electronic Office Action
		
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  318	2512		Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
  319	2513		Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
  320	2515		Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
  321	2528		USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References with
			Office Actions and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
  322	2533		Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statements
  323	2534		Changes to Facilitate Applicant's Authorization of Access to Unpublished
			U.S. Patent Applications by Foreign Intellectual Property Offices
  324	2546		Change in the Electronic Retrieval Method for Priority Documents between the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office and the State Intellectual Property
			Office of the People’s Republic of China
  325	2547		Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication Regarding
			Request to Retrieve Priority Information
  326	2548		Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible Markup
			Language (EFS-ABX) and Electronic Packaging and Validation Engine (ePAVE)
			Components
  327	2550		USPTO Simplifies Electronic Filing System
  328	2551		Legal Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web)
  329	2575		Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will No Longer
			be Permitted in Correspondence for Patent Applications
  330	2577		Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent Application
			Records
  331	2614		Electronic Submission of Information Disclosure Statements
  332	2617		Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
  333	2621		Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
  334	2633		Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created Double Patenting
			Rejections in Utility and Plant Applications Filed on or After June 8, 1995
  335	2635		Handling of Status Inquiries
  336	2636		Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
  337	2643		Disclosure Document Program
  338	2645		Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
  339	2648		Legal Processes
  340	2657		Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for Director of
			Enrollment and Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings
  341	2659		Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents in
			Legal Proceedings
  342	2660		Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Proceedings
  343	2662		Duty of Disclosure
  344	2690		Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in Proceedings Before
			The Patent and Trademark Office
  345	2693		Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights of a
			Client/Patent Applicant
  346	2694		Arrangement between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the
			Japan Patent Office Concerning Action of the Japan Patent Office as an
			International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority under
			the Patent Cooperation Treaty for International Applications Received by the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office Annex A
  347	2695		Arrangement between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the
			Japan Patent Office Concerning Action of the Japan Patent Office as an
			International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority under
			the Patent Cooperation Treaty for International Applications Received by the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office
  348	2698		The Japan Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and
			International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications
			Received by the USPTO
  349	2700		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 Examining Authority under the Patent
			Cooperation International Treaty for Certain International Applications
			Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  350	2703		Notice Concerning the Australian Patent Office’s Action as an International
			Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for
			International Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark
			Office
  351	2704		Arrangement between the Israel Patent Office and the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office Concerning Action of the Israel Patent Office as an
		
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			International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority under
			the Patent Cooperation Treaty for Certain International Applications Received
			by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  352	2707		Israel Patent Office to Act as an International Searching Authority and
			International Patent Examining Authority for International Applications
			Received by the USPTO
  353	2708		USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited WO Document References in
			International Applications
  354	2709		Agreement Between The United States Patent and Trademark Office and
			The Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks
			(ROSPATENT) Concerning Action of ROSPATENT 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
  355	2711		The Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia
			to Act as International Searching Authority and International Preliminary
			Examining Authority for International Applications Received by The United
			States Patent and Trademark Office
  356	2712		Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities With
			Respect to Applications Filed in the USPTO
  357	2713		Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau
  358	2714		USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References in
			International Applications
  359	2715		Sequence Lisitings and Tables Related Thereto in International Applications
			Filed in the United States Receiving Office
  360	2717		Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and
			Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the
			USPTO
  361	2718		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
  362	2722		Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International Searching
			Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International
			Applications Received by the USPTO
  363	2723		 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
  364	2725		Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under the
			Patent Cooperation Treaty
  365	2726		Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a Patent
			Cooperation Authority
  366	2737		Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Update
  367	2738		Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
  368	2739		Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
  369	2743		Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
  370	2744		Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the
			United States for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
  371	2754		Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction
  372	2756		Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
  373	2758		Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the Patent
			Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
  374	2784		Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian Patent
			Convention
  375	2786		Pre-Grant Publication Helpful Hint: File Continuation or Divisional
			Application with a New Specification and Copy of Oath or Declaration from
			Prior Application
  376	2787		Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
  377	2791		New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  378	2792		GLOBALPat and USAMark CD-ROM Products Now Available
  379	2793		Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the Examiners' Search
			Rooms
		
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  380	2795		Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance Fees
  381	2796		Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
  382	2797		Elimination of Patent Search Templates
  383	2799		Changes in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices and
			Changes in Display of Patent and Trademark Offices Notices Electronic
			Official Gazette
  384	2801		Notice of Publication of a 2002 Annual Index to the Electronic Official
			Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office-Patents (eOG:P)
  385	2802		Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents
  386	2804		Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed Over the
			Internet
  387	2805		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on the
			Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site
  388	2807		Financial Services Available Over the Internet
  389	2808		Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO Web Site
  390	2809		Change to Internet Usage Policy to Permit Oral Authorization for Video
			Conferencing Tools by Patent Examiners
  391	2811		Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office
  392	2835		Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile
			Transmission Policy for Patent Related Correspondence
  393	2841		Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
  394	2844		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
 395	2849		Fastener Insignia Register To Be Posted On PTO Web Cite
 396	2850		Fastener Insignia Register
 397	2851		Recordal Fees Associated with the Fastener Quality Act
 398	2853		Request for Information to Aid in the Implementation of the
			Recordation Requirements of Section 8 of the Fastener Quality Act
 399	2855		Change in Practice Regarding Acceptance by USPTO of Bank Checks for
			Fees Payable to the International Bureau
 400	2856		Correspondence With the Madrid Processing Unit of the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office
 401	2859		New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related
			Correspondence
 402	2872		Modification to Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and
			Payment Rules for Certain Madrid Protocol-related Rules
 403	2875		Exam Guide No. 1-03 Changes Affecting All Applications and
			Registrations
 404	2889		Modification to Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and
			Payment Rules for Certain Madrid Protocol-Related Rules
 405	2892		Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and Payment Rules for
			Certain Madrid Protocol-Related Rules
 406	2895		Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the Madrid
			Protocol Implementation Act
 407	2956		Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the Madrid
			Protocol Implementation Act
 408	2997		Establishment of a Database Containing the Official Insignia of
			Federally and State Recognized Native American Tribes
 409	3001		Establishment of a Database Containing the Official Insignia of
			Federally Recognized Native American Tribes
 410	3004		Trademark Classification Changes
 411	3009		International Trademark Classification Changes
 412	3013		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
 413	3014		Changes in the Requirements for Amendment and Correction of
			Trademark Registrations
 414	3019		Proposed Rule - Changes in the Requirements for Amendment and
			Correction of Trademark Registrations
 415	3024		Post Registration: Changes to Requirements for Maintaining
			Trademark Registrations
 416	3048		Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition
			of Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the
			Correspondence Address in Trademark Cases
 417	3078		Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition
			of Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the
			Correspondence Address in Trademark Cases
 418	3101		Changes in Rules Regarding Filing Trademark Correspondence by
			Express Mail or Under a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
 419	3107		New Mailing Addresses for Letters of Protest and Native American
			Tribal Insignia Notifications
 420	3108		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on
			Tuesday, January 2, 2007
 421	3109		Requirements To Receive a Reduced Fee for Filing an Application
			Through the Trademark Electronic Application System
 422	3124		Requirements To Receive a Reduced Fee for Filing an Application
			Through the Trademark Electronic Application System
 423	3133		Changes in Fees for Filing Applications for Trademark Registration
 424	3137		The Trademark Operation Will No Longer Accept Responses to Office
			Actions that are Transmitted by E-Mail
 425	3139		New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related
			Correspondence
 426	3152		Correction - New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of
			Trademark-Related Correspondence and Madrid Protocol Rules Change
		
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 427	3154		Reorganization of Correspondence and Other General Provisions
 428	3155		Reorganization of Correspondence and Other General Provisions
 429	3171		Correspondence With the United States Patent and Trademark Office
 430	3172		Amendment of Rule Regarding Filing of Trademark Correspondence via
			"Express Mail"
 431	3177		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice
 432	3216		Trademark Examination Guides 01-09 and 02-09 on Deceptiveness
			Refusals
 433	3218		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice
 434	3252		Institution of a Fee to File on Paper a Request for Reconsideration
			of a Final Office
 435	3256		Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in
			Trademark Applications
 436	3263		Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in
			Trademark Applications
 437	3267		Changes to Signature Options on TEAS Response to Office Action and
			Petition to Revive Forms
 438	3268		Changes to Representation of Others Before The United States Patent
			and Trademark Office
 439	3320		Changes in the Requirements for Filing Requests for Reconsideration
			of Final Office Actions in Trademark Cases
 440	3324		Exam Guide No. 1-03 Changes Affecting All Applications and
			Registrations
 441	3338		Exam Guide 2-06 Geographical Indications Used on Wines and Spirits
 442	3342		Notice of Reformatted Trademark Registration Certificate
 443	3343		Coming Soon: Lower-Cost Trademark Bulk Data from U.S. Patent and
			Trademark Office
 444	3344		Waiver of Pixel Requirement for Drawings Filed Electronically
 445	3346		Notice of the Removal of the Paper Search Collection of Registered
			Marks That Include Design Elements from Trademark Search Library in
			Arlington, Virginia
 446	3353		Notice of the Removal of the Paper Search Collection of Registered
			Word-Only Marks from Trademark Search Library in Arlington, Virginia
 447	3355		Request for Comments on Removal of Paper Search Collection of Marks
			That Include Design Elements
 448	3360		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on
			the Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web
			Site - Revised
 449	3361		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
 450	3364		Invitation to the Public to Submit Suggestions Regarding Database
			Design Codes and Pseudo-Marks
 451	3366		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on
			the Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web
			Site
 452	3368		THE RETENTION SCHEDULE FOR TRADEMARK RECORDS
 453	3372		Proposed Records Control Schedule
 454	3386		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules
 455	3431		Citation of Opinions to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 456	3432		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules
 457	3456		Public Attendance At Board Hearings
 458	3458		ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AGREEMENT OR ORDER PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF
			INFORMATION REVEALED DURING BOARD PROCEEDING
 459	3459		PROVISIONS FOR PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION REVEALED
			DURING BOARD PROCEEDING
 460	3465		Standard Form Agreement or Order for Protecting Confidentiality of
			Information and Documents Disclosed During Proceedings Before the
			Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 461	3466		Effect of December 1, 1993 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil
			Procedures on Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Inter Partes
			Proceedings
 462	3469		Trademark Trial and Appeal Board New Title for Members of Trademark
			Trial and Appeal Board
 463	3470		Interlocutory Decisions by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
		
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 464	3471		Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, Sixth Edition
 465	3472		Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of
			the United States Patent and Trademark Office-Trademarks
 466	3473		Electronic Publication of the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
 467	3475		Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendments
 468	3485		Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, Seventh Edition
 469	3486		Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, Eighth Edition
 470	3487		Request for Comments on Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period
			for Trademark-Related Papers That Have Been Scanned Into the Trademark
			Initial Capture Registration System
 471	3489		Extension of Comment Period for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on
			Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations
			of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
 472	3490		Notice of Inclusion of Trademark Registration Certificate Maintenance
			Requirements Page in Trademark Document Retrieval Database
 473	3491		Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations
			of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
 474	3502		Coding of Design Marks in Registrations
 475	3504		Coding of Design Marks in Registrations
 476	3508		Notice Concerning Larger Than Usual Trademark Official Gazette (TMOG)
 477	3509		Extension of Comment Period for Notice of Inquiry Regarding Adjustment
			of Fees for Trademark Applications
 478	3510		Extension of Comment Period for Request for Comments Regarding Amending
			the First Filing Deadline for Affidavits or Declarations of Use or
			Excusable Nonuse
 479	3511		Notice of Inquiry Regarding Adjustment of Fees for Trademark Applications
 480	3513		Request for Comments Regarding Amending the First Filing Deadline for
			Affidavits or Declarations of Use or Excusable Nonuse
 481	3516		International Trademark Classification Changes
 482	3521		Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations
			of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
 483	3543		Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Trademark-Related Papers
			That Have Been Scanned Into the Trademark Initial Capture Registration
			System
 484	3545		Additional Courtesy Electronic Mail Addresses Now Permitted for
			Trademark Correspondence
 485	3546		Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendments
 486	3550		Reduction of Fees for Trademark Applications and Renewals
 487	3561		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice and the Rules of
			Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid
			Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
 488	3578		Changes in Requirements for Collective Trademarks and Service Marks,
			Collective Membership Marks, and Certification Marks
 489	3624		Reduction of Fees for Trademark Applications and Renewals
 490	3638		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice and the Rules of
			Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid
			Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
 491	3659		Changes in Requirements for Collective Trademarks and Service Marks,
			Collective Membership Marks, and Certification Marks
		
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Index
                                     INDEX

                                       A

Abandonment:
     Express .............................................................. 242
     Restarting Response Periods .......................................... 244
     Revival .............................................................. 243, 247
     Withdrawing the Holding .............................................. 241, 245, 247
Accelerated Examination ................................................... 247
Access:
     Patent Applications .................................................. 251, 297
     U.S. Patent References, electronic ................................... 321
Addition of:
     KIPO to Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents .................... 170
     JPO to Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents ..................... 175
     WIPO to Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents .................... 169
Address:
     Fee .................................................................. 120
     For Customer Window .................................................. 3, 4
     For Deposit Account Replenishments ................................... 5
     For Patent Maintenance Fee Payments
     For Service of Process ............................................... 339, 341
     Office mailing ....................................................... 1-5
Adjustment:
     Of Patent Term ....................................................... 255-268
Advance Notice:
     Change to “References Cited” on the Front Page ....................... 135
Allowance, Papers:
     Revision of Notice ................................................... 274, 275
     Submitted After ...................................................... 266, 271, 372
Amendments:
     Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant ......................... ........ 286
     In Patent Application Publications .......................... ........ 248
     Non-Entry if Canceling All Claims ........................... ........ 289
     Patent Application Publication May Now Include .............. ........ 248
     Patent Law Foreign Filing ................................... ........ 290
     Preliminary, Revised Format ................................. ........ 285
America Invents Act, Leahy-Smith .......................................... 104, 201-204, 226-232, 256
American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 ................................. 214, 218
Amino Acid Disclosures .................................................... 158-162
Animals, Patentability .................................................... 141
Appeals:
     Clarification of Date of Decision under 37 CFR 1.304 ................. 302
     Payment of Appeal Forwarding Fee ..................................... 299
     Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program ............................ 304-305
     Public Attendance at Hearings ........................................ 306
     Revised Docketing Procedures ......................................... 307
     Signatures No Longer Provided ........................................ 303
     Treatment of Claims Not Being Appealed ............................... 301
     Waiver of Appeal Forwarding Fee ...................................... 100
Applicant Aid for Biotechnology ........................................... 162
Application:
     Amendments Canceling All Claims ...................................... 289
     Duplicate Filings  ................................................... 69
     Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings ......................... 11
     Paper Size/Margin Requirements ....................................... 136
     Receipt Acknowledgment ............................................... 9, 10, 12
Application Data Sheet .................................................... 230, 297
Assignments:
     Availability on the Web .............................................. 387
     Facsimile Submission ................................................. 392-394
     Indexing ............................................................. 92
     Issuance of the Patent to an Assignee ................................ 91
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     Recording Foreclosures ............................................... 94
     Revision of Practice ................................................. 88
     Taking Action in a Patent Matter ..................................... 93
Attestation of Signature of Director, Discontinuance of ................... 279
Authorization, Deposit Accounts ........................................... 126


                                       B

Batch Update Practice, Elimination of ..................................... 90
Benefit claims, timing of ................................................. 251
Bibliographic Information on Patents and Published Applications ........... 269
Biological Deposit ........................................................ 159
Biotechnology:
     Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Apps. ..................... 159
     Computer Readable Form Sequence Listing .............................. 160-162
     EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority ............................. 365, 367-368
     Sequence Listing and/or Amino Acid Disclosures ....................... 158-161, 359
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences:
     Availability of Interference Files ................................... 311
     Contact for Suggesting Interferences ................................. 309
     New Interference Search Procedure .................................... 308
     Publication of Opinions .............................................. 311
     Revised Docketing Procedures ......................................... 307
     Simplification of Interference Requirements .......................... 310
Business Size Standard for Regulatory Flexibility Analysis ................ 82


                                       C
Catastrophic:
Events in Japan, Relief Available ......................................... 50
Flooding in Thailand ...................................................... 48
CD-Rom, GLOBALPat & USAMark ............................................... 378
Centralized Delivery, Facsimile ........................................... 392
Certain Extraordinary Situations .......................................... 84
Certificate of Correction:
     Discontinuation of Attestation of Director’s Signature ............... 279
     Electronic Publication on USPTO Web Site ............................. 282
     Expedited Issuance ................................................... 280
     To Perfect Claim for Priority under 35 USC 119 ....................... 281
Certificate of Mailing:
     Duplicate Papers in view of Mail Delays .............................. 69
     Treatment of Returned Correspondence ................................. 12
Certification Requirements Regarding Export Administration Regulations .... 314
Change in Publication Format of Official Gazette .......................... 383
Changes to:
     Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program ............................ 336
     Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence ................ 320
     Implement Electronic Maintenance of Patent Records ................... 330
     Implement First Inventor to File ..................................... 226, 227
     Implement Micro Entity Status ........................................ 102
     Implement the Hague Agreement ........................................ 237
     Implement the Patent Business Goals .................................. 295-297
     Implement the Patent Law Treaty ...................................... 233-234
     Patent Practice and Procedure ........................................ 255
     Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card ................................ 122
     Practice for Documents Submitted ..................................... 113
     Practice Regarding Correction of Foreign Priority Claims ............. 166
     Provisional Application .............................................. 283, 284
     Representation of Others ............................................. 88-89, 230
     Support Implementation of 21st Century Strategic Plan ................ 294
Cited U.S. Patents, Electronic Access ..................................... 321
Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application ......................... 176, 177, 230, 251
Claims, Non-Entry of Amendments Canceling All Claims ...................... 289
Clarification of:
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     37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) .................................................. 266
     Application Revival Procedures ....................................... 243
     Date of Decision under 37 CFR 1.304 .................................. 302
     Discretion in Reexamining Fewer Than All Patent Claims ............... 302
     Filing Date Requirements of Reexam Proceedings ....................... 150
     Interpretation of 35 USC 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ....................... 249
     Notice Concerning EPO Competence ..................................... 367
     Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka ................................ 207
     Substantial New Question in Ex Parte Reexam .......................... 147
Client/Patent Applicant ................................................... 344-345
Closing of PTO ............................................................ 15-45
Color Drawings/Photographs ................................................ 297
Commissioner for Patents, Delegation to ................................... 233
Computer-Generated Icons .................................................. 225
Computer-Implemented Inventions  .......................................... 224
Computer Readable Form Sequence Listings .................................. 160-162
Computer Readable Media ................................................... 233
Conduct on PTO Premises ................................................... 85
Confidential Information, Proper Filing ................................... 132
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005, Implementation Changes ........... 109
Continuing Applications, Amendment or Petitions ........................... 277
Continued Prosecution Application Practice ................................ 291-293
Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 ............... 211
Copies of:
     Records Provided in Electronic and Paper Form ........................ 89
Correction of Inventorship ................................................ 230, 297
Correspondence:
     Fee Address  ......................................................... 120
     First Class Mail ..................................................... 12
     Post Card Receipts ................................................... 8-10
CPI Adjustment for Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013 ....................... 101
CREATE Act ................................................................ 211
Credit Card Fee Payment ................................................... 115-116, 121-122, 230
Cross-Appeals in Disciplinary Proceedings ................................. 342
Customer Numbers:
     Bar Code Labels No Longer Permitted .................................. 329
     Extension of Payor Number Practice ................................... 119
     For Fee Address ...................................................... 120
Customer Service Window ................................................... 3-4, 14, 32


                                       D

Declarations:
     37 CFR 1.63 .......................................................... 139, 230
     37 CFR 1.131 ......................................................... 137
     Copy from Prior Application .......................................... 130, 375
     Enhancement of Form .................................................. 171
Deposit Accounts:
     Authorizations ....................................................... 126
     Change of Mailing Address ............................................ 5
     Elimination of Credit Cards as Payments .............................. 116
     General Authorizations ............................................... 126
     Improper Use for Appeal Forwarding Fee ........................... ... 299
     Mailing of Monthly Statements ........................................ 108
     Replenishing ......................................................... 110
Deposit of Biological Material ............................................ 159
Design:
     Application with Computer Generated Icons ............................ 225
     Changes to Implement the Hague Agreement ............................. 237
     Inclusion of International Applications in e-Office Action ........... 316
DH Technology, Fee Deficiency ............................................. 96
Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive ................................... 246
Disclosure Document Program ............................................... 336-337
Disciplinary Proceedings .................................................. 338-342
 December 29, 2015 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1421 CNOG  3699 

Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director .................... 279
Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents from Search Rooms ................ 379
Disqualification of Prior Art ............................................. 211, 334
Document Production ....................................................... 341
Documents Required by Office of Patent Publications ....................... 271
Drawings:
     Black Ink ............................................................ 288, 297
     Color ................................................................ 297
     Corrected Drawings Submitted with Issue Fee via Facsimile ............ 273
     Patent Application Publications and Patents .......................... 248, 253-254
     Proposed Change to Standards ......................................... 298
     Review of Patent Application Publications and Patents ................ 288
Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required ............. 106
Duplicate Papers and Applications in view of Mail Delays .................. 69
Duty of Disclosure ........................................................ 343


                                       E

e-Office Action ........................................................... 316-319
Electronic:
     Access to Cited US Patent References ................................. 332
     Availability of the Official Gazette ................................. 383-385
     Delivery of Search Results from USPTO to EPO ......................... 167
     Exchange of Priority Documents ....................................... 168-175
     Filing of Patent Correspondence ...................................... 320
     Filing System:
        Availability of ................................................... 332
        Certification Requirements Regarding Export Administration
        Regulations ....................................................... 314
        Legal Framework for ............................................... 328
        Simplification of ................................................. 327
     Information Disclosure Statements .................................... 325
     Maintenance of Records ............................................... 288
     Publication of Certificates of Correction ............................ 282
     Retirement of EFS-ABX ................................................ 326
     Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted ................ 315
Elimination of:
     Batch Update ......................................................... 90
     Continued Prosecution Applications Practice .......................... 292
     Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Account ............. 116
     Patent Search Templates .............................................. 382
Emergency, U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 47-68
Emergency Closure of Customer Service Window .............................. 14, 32
Employee Testimony ........................................................ 341
Examination Guidelines, First-Inventor-to-File ............................ 228
Examination of Patent Applications:
     35 USC 102(d)  ....................................................... 163
     35 USC 102(e) ........................................................ 214
     35 USC 103 in view of KSR ............................................ 212, 213
     35 USC 103(b) ........................................................ 221
     35 USC 103(c), Common Ownership ...................................... 217, 218
     35 USC 112, Means Plus Function ...................................... 222
     35 USC 112, Written Description ...................................... 208, 215
     Nucleotide Sequences ................................................. 220
     Species of Chemical Compositions ..................................... 219
     Supplementary Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. 112 Compliance ................ 208
     Utility Guidelines ................................................... 216
Examiners’ Search Rooms, Disposal of Paper Copies ......................... 379
Ex parte Reexamination Proceedings:
     Clarification of Filing Date Requirements ............................ 150
     Electronic Signature and Initials by Officer Personnel Permitted in .. 315
     Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke US Patents ......................... 156
     Office Discretion to Reexamine Fewer than All Patent Claims .......... 148
     Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Art ............................. 152
Explanation of 37 CFR 1.703(f) ............................................ 264
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Export Administration Regulations ......................................... 381
Express Mail .............................................................. 7, 51-53, 65-80
Extraordinary Situation, Relief ........................................... 84


                                       F

Facilities Use Regulations ................................................ 85
Facsimile Submission:
     Assignment Documents ................................................. 393-394
     Centralized Delivery and Requirements ................................ 392
Federal Holidays, 1996 .................................................... 46
Fee:
     Address .............................................................. 120
     Appeal Forwarding Fee, Waiver of ..................................... 100
     Application Size Fee ................................................. 117
     Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 .............................. 124
     Deficiency under 37 CFR 1.28 ......................................... 96
     Duplicate Forms No Longer Required ................................... 106
     Examination Fee ...................................................... 117
     Maintenance Fee Statements ........................................... 118
     Micro Entity Status .................................................. 102
     Notice to Customers Making Payment by Check .......................... 97
     Payment by Credit Card ............................................... 115, 121-122
     Payment of Maintenance Fees by E-Mail, Pilot Program ................. 98
     Payment of Maintenance Fees Over the Internet ........................ 121
     Replenishing Deposit Accounts ........................................ 2, 5, 116
     Search Fee, Search Fee Refund ........................................ 109, 117
     Unpaid Checks ........................................................ 125
Fees Information .......................................................... 96-126
File Contents Available on CD ............................................. 95
Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a), Untimely ....................... 246
Filing of Confidential Information, Reminder .............................. 132
Filing Papers After Notice of Allowance ................................... 272
Financial Services Over the Internet ...................................... 388
First Class Mail, Returned ................................................ 12
First-Inventor-to-File:
     Changes to Implement ................................................. 226-227
     Examination Guidelines for Implementing .............................. 228
Foreclosures, Recordability ............................................... 94
Foreign Filing License, Scope of .......................................... 129
Forms, Duplicate Copy for Fee Processing No Longer Required ............... 106
Freedom of Information and Privacy ........................................ 83


                                       G

GLOBALPat & USAMark CD-Rom ................................................ 378
Guidelines:
     Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication ...................... 253-254
     Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals ........................... 295-297
     Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment .......................... 267, 284
     Changes in Patent Practice ........................................... 263
     Claims Directed to Species of
        Chemical Compositions ............................................. 219
     Computer-Implemented Inventions ...................................... 224
     Continued Prosecution Practice ....................................... 291-293
     Design Application for Computer-Generated Icons ...................... 225
     Determining Compliance with 35 U.S.C. 112 ............................ 208
     Evidence of Common Ownership ......................................... 217
     Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. 102(e) .......................... 214
     Examination of Patent Applications under 35 USC 112, paragraph 1 ..... 215
     Implementation of Change to 35 USC 102(g) & 103(c) ................... 214
     Means or Step Plus Function Limitation under 35 USC 112,
        6th paragraph ..................................................... 213
 December 29, 2015 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1421 CNOG  3701 

     Utility Examination .................................................. 211-222
     Written Description Requirement ...................................... 215


                                       H

Handling of Status Inquiries .............................................. 335
Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications ................ 376
Holidays, 1996 ............................................................ 46
Hurricane Sandy, Relief Available ......................................... 47


                                       I

Icons ..................................................................... 225

In re Tanaka, Clarification of Reissue Error in View of ................... 207
Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder’s Rights
     Certificates ......................................................... 163
Indexing Assignments ...................................................... 92
India, Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously
     Filed in ............................................................. 179
Information Disclosure Statements:
     Electronic Processing ................................................ 322
     Filed Electronically ................................................. 331
     May Be Filed Without Copies .......................................... 133
     Quick Path (QPIDS) Pilot Program ..................................... 238
Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings:
     Changes to Implement ................................................. 151
     Deadline for Filing Requests ......................................... 142
     Filing Date Requirements ............................................. 150
     Revised Guidelines    ................................................ 149
     Revision of Standard for Granting .................................... 143
     Rules to Implement ................................................... 143
     Delay in Effective Date .............................................. 154
     Effective Date of Final Rule ......................................... 155
     Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in ..................... 146
     Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests ................................. 156
Interference:
     Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting ........................... 309
     New Search Procedure ................................................. 309
     Publication of Opinions and Orders ................................... 311
     Simplification of Certain Requirements  .............................. 310
International Applications:
     USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of U.S. Patent References ...... 358
     USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of WO References ............... 353
International Standard Code for a Patent Document   ....................... 134
Internet:
     Biosequence Information Filing ....................................... 160
     Credit Card Payments ................................................. 115
     Financial Services Available ......................................... 389
     Interim Usage Policy ................................................. 391
     Maintenance Fees, Payment ............................................ 118, 121
     Provisional Applications, Availability ............................... 386
Interpretation of:
     35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ...................................... 249
     35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A) ............................................... 264
     37 CFR 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3) ......................................... 338
     “Original Application” in the AIPA of 1999 ........................... 218
     Registration of Agents ............................................... 340
Interruption, Postal Service .............................................. 51-80
Invalidate Patents ........................................................ 161
Inventor’s name, Procedures ............................................... 138
Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions, final rule ..................... 230
Iraqi Sanctions Regulations ............................................... 381
Issuance of a Patent to Assignee .......................................... 91
 December 29, 2015 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1421 CNOG  3702 

Issue Fee:
     Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments or Petitions After
        Payment of ........................................................ 277
     Form ................................................................. 267, 274
     Payment via Facsimile ................................................ 273
     Preauthorized Payment ................................................ 295-297


                                       J

Japan, Relief Available for Catastrophic Events ........................... 50
Joint Research Agreement .................................................. 217
Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejections ............................ 334
July 2009 Revision to PCT Procedures ...................................... 107


                                       K

“Kind Codes” Included on USPTO Patent Documents ........................... 134


                                       L

Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ........................................... 99-105, 203, 226-232
Legal:
     Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web) ..................... 328
     Proceedings, Testimony by Employees and Production of Documents in ... 341
     Processes ............................................................ 339
Lengthy Tables Published Differently, Notice .............................. 131
License for Foreign Filing ................................................ 129
Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities ........ 256
List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) ...................................... 389


                                       M

Mail ...................................................................... 1-81
Maintenance Fees:
     Payment over Internet ................................................ 121
     Petitions to Accept Delayed Payment Due to Hurricane Katrina ......... 112
     Pilot Program for Payment by E-Mail .................................. 98
     Statements no Longer Being Mailed for Internet Payment ............... 118
     Voice Response System ................................................ 380
Metric equivalents ........................................................ 140
Micro Entity Status ....................................................... 102
Miscellaneous Patent Changes .............................................. 263
Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions, final rule .......................... 231
Missing Parts Pilot Program ............................................... 239


                                       N

National Stage Commencement of PCTs, Timing In US ......................... 369, 370
New Route Pilot Project ................................................... 199
Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke Patents, Treatment of ................... 156
Non-Delivery of Mail ...................................................... 38
Nonpublication Request, Rescission Reminder ............................... 250
Notice of Allowance:
     Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on ........... 267
     Previously Mailed to Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina ............. 64
     Processing of Papers Filed After Mailing of .......................... 272
     Revision of Form ..................................................... 274, 275
     Reduction of Patent Term Adjustment for Certain Papers Filed After ... 267
Notice of Availability of Assignments on the Web System ................... 387
Notice of Change(s):
 December 29, 2015 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1421 CNOG  3703 

     In Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the USPTO .......... 383, 385
     In Publishing Patents and Publications with Sequence Listings ........ 158
     Of Procedure for Recording Inventors’ Names .......................... 138
     To Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination ................... 128
     To “References Cited” on the Front Page of a Patent .................. 135
Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexams  148
Notice of Elimination of Batch Update ..................................... 90
Notice of Foreign Filing, Reminder ........................................ 250
Notice of Publication of 2002 Annual Index of Electronic Official Gazette . 384
Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt .............................. 325
Notice of Right to Claim Priority:
     Based Upon Applications filed in India ............................... 179
     Based Upon Applications filed in Thailand ............................ 178
Notification of Voice Response System ..................................... 380
Nucleotide Sequence ....................................................... 158-162


                                       O

Oath:
     Changes to Implement the America Invents Act ......................... 230
     Information necessary to Identify Specification ...................... 138
Office of Patent Publications, Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 ..................... 271
Official Patent Application Records, Changes to ........................... 330
Official Closings ......................................................... 14-45
Official Gazette is only Available Electronically ......................... 383-385
Ombudsman Pilot Program ................................................... 240
One-Year Retention Period for Patent-Related Papers ....................... 312
Outgoing Correspondence, Electronic Notification of ....................... 319-321
Overpayment of $25 or Less ................................................ 124
Oversized Postcards ....................................................... 8


                                       P

PALM Migration Pre-Exam Subsystem ......................................... 86
Paper Copies of:
     U.S. Patent References, USPTO to Cease Supplying ..................... 321
     Patents, Disposal of ................................................. 379
     U.S. Patent References, USPTO to Cease Supplying in IAs .............. 358
     WO Documents, USPTO to Cease Supplying in IAs ........................ 358
Papers that will part of official record (size, margins, etc.) ............ 298
Paragraph Numbering ....................................................... 298
Patent Business Goals ..................................................... 295-297
Patent Cooperation Treaty:
     Australian Patent Office to Act as ISA ............................... 360, 361
     Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents ............................ 357
     EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority ............................. 365, 367-368
     Eurasian Patent Convention ........................................... 374
     Korean IPO to Act as ISA ............................................. 362, 363
     Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1) ................... 369
     USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of U.S. Patent References ...... 321
Patent Correspondence, Electronic Filing of ............................... 328
Patent Law Treaty, Changes to Implement ................................... 233-234
Patent Practice Changes ................................................... 263
Patent Prosecution Highway ................................................ 181-198
Patent Search Templates, Elimination of ................................... 382
Patent Term Adjustment:
     Clarification of 37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) ................................. 266
     Final Rule ........................................................... 268
     Information Printed on Notice of Allowance and
        Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page ............................... 267
     Notice Concerning Calculation in § 371 Applications .................. 262
     Revised Notice of Allowance   ........................................ 275
     Revision of Provisions ............................................... 257
     Revision Relating to Appellate Review ................................ 258
 December 29, 2015 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 1421 CNOG  3704 

     Revision Relating to Information Disclosure Statements ............... 259
     Revisions to Provisions of Leahy-Smith AIA Technical Corrections Act . 256
Payor Numbers ............................................................. 119
Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card ..................................... 122
Petitions:
     For Accelerated Examination .......................................... 247
     To Accept a Delayed Maintenance Fee Payment due to Hurricane Katrina . 64
     To Make Special ...................................................... 198, 247
     To Revive ............................................................ 243, 246
     Under 37 CFR 1.181(a), untimely filed ................................ 241
Pilot Program:
Extended Time Period for Reply to Notice in Nonprovisional ................ 239
     New Maintenance Fee Payment by E-Mail ................................ 98
     New Route Pilot Project .............................................. 199
     Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) .................. 238
     Patent Prosecution Highway ........................................... 181-198
     Patents Ombudsman .................................................... 240
     Pre-Appeal Brief ..................................................... 304, 305
     “Tri-Way” Pilot Program .............................................. 200
     Waiver of Patent Owner’s Statement in Ex parte reexam ................ 145
Plant Patents ............................................................. 163-165
Post Card Receipt ......................................................... 8-10
Post Office Box in Arlington, VA, Elimination of .......................... 2
Power of Attorney Practice:
     Changes to ........................................................... 88-89, 230
     Elimination of Batch Update .......................................... 90
     Withdraw from Representation ......................................... 87
Practitioners Before the PTO .............................................. 344, 345
Pre-Appeal Brief Conference ............................................... 304, 305
Pre-Exam Notice to; Deployment ............................................ 86
Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties, final rule ...................... 232
Preliminary Amendments .................................................... 248, 285, 286, 289
Prioritized Examination:
     Changes to Implement for Requests for Continued Examination .......... 202
     Changes to Implement Track I ......................................... 203, 204
     Changes to Permit Delayed Submission of Certain Requirements ......... 201
     Fee .................................................................. 105
Priority:
     Claim, when made ..................................................... 295
     Electronic Exchange of Documents ..................................... 168-175
     Requirements for Claiming Under 18 Month Publication ................. 177
     Right of priority in India ........................................... 179
     Right of priority in Taiwan .......................................... 180
     Right of priority in Thailand ........................................ 177
     Using certificate of correction to perfect
        35 USC 119 claim .................................................. 281
     When made in an Application Data Sheet ............................... 230
Procedure for Restarting Response Periods ................................. 244
Production of Documents ................................................... 405
Prior Art Resources Used in Examination of Software-Related Applications .. 223
Priority Documents:
     Change in Electronic Retrieval Method ................................ 324
Proper Procedure Pursuant to MPEP 724.02 .................................. 132
Provisions of 35 USC 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv), Interpretation of ............. 249
PTO Closings .............................................................. 14-45
Publication of Sequences .................................................. 158
Publications, 18-Month:
     Final Rule ........................................................... 295-297
     Helpful Hint, Pre-Grant Publication .................................. 292
     Lengthy Tables Notice ................................................ 128
     Publications May Now Include Amendments .............................. 248
     Sequence Listings .................................................... 158
     Reminder that Rescission is not Notice of Foreign Filing ............. 250
     Requirements for Benefit Claims ...................................... 177, 230
     USPTO’s Interpretation of 35 U.S.C. §
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        122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ............................................. 249
Publication of Opinions/Order Entered by the BPAI ......................... 311
Public Information, FOIA .................................................. 83


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Quality Requirements of 37 CFR 1.52 and 1.84(f) and (g) ................... 136
Question of Patentability for Second of Subsequent Reexam,
   Substantial New ........................................................ 147
Questions & Answers:
     Facsimile of Assignment Documents .................................... 394
Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program ......... 238


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Receipts, Paper ........................................................... 13
Receipts, Postcard ........................................................ 8-10
Reexamination ............................................................. 142-157
Refund of Overpayment ..................................................... 1
Regulations:
     Certain Amendments Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty ............... 373
     Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration ....... 314
     Iraqi Sanctions ...................................................... 381
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Business Size Standard ................ 82
Reissue Error, Clarification in view of In re Tanaka ...................... 207
Relief, Extraordinary Situations .......................................... 47-50, 84
Request for Continued Examination:
     Change to Docketing .................................................. 128
     Final Rules .......................................................... 283
     Publication Fee and .................................................. 276
Rescission of Nonpublication Request, reminder ............................ 262
Restarting Response Periods ............................................... 244
Revised Procedure for:
     Express Abandonments ................................................. 242
Revival of Abandoned Applications ......................................... 243, 246
Rule Changes:
     Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication Of Patent Application  253-254
     Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals ........................... 295-297
     Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty ........................... 233-234
     Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment
        Under Twenty-Year Patent Term ..................................... 268
     Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for
        Continued Examination ............................................. 202
     Changes to Implement 20-Year Term and Provisional Applications,
        Effective June 8, 1995 ............................................ 284
     Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure ............................. 297
     Changes to Permit Payment of PTO Fees by Credit Card ................. 122
     Changes to Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit Of
        Biological Material ............................................... 159-160
     Continued Examination Practice and Changes
        To Provisional Application ........................................ 283
     Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice ..................... 292
     Cross Appeals in Patent and Trademark Disciplinary Proceedings,
        Effective January 16, 1996 ........................................ 342
        Duty of Disclosure ................................................ 343


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Sanctions, Iraqi .......................................................... 381
Search Facilities in PTO:
     Regulations, Violations .............................................. 85
September 15, 2012 Deadline for Requests for inter partes reexamination ... 142
Sequence Listings:
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     Applicant Aid for Submissions ........................................ 162
     Biosequence Internet Filing .......................................... 160
     Change in Publishing of Patents and Publications with ................ 158
     Examination of Applications Containing ............................... 220
     Requirements for Patent Applications Containing ...................... 161
Service of Process  ....................................................... 341
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees ......................................... 99
Severe Earthquakes in Italy, Relief Available ............................. 49
Signature of:
     Director, Discontinuance of Attestation on Patents ................... 279
     Office Personnel – Electronic and Initials Permitted ................. 315
Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing BPAI Correspondence ............. 303
Simplification of:
     Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents ............................ 174
     Requirements of Interference Practice ................................ 310
Software-Related Patent Applications, Prior Art Resources Used ............ 223
Statements for Maintenance Fee Payment .................................... 118
Status Inquiries .......................................................... 335
Statutory Invention Registrations, Publication of Lengthy Tables .......... 131
Strategic Plan, Changes to Support Implementation ......................... 294
Subject Matter Eligibility:
     2014 Interim Guidance ................................................ 206
     July 2015 Update ..................................................... 205
Sufficient Postage for Oversized Postcards ................................ 8
Supplemental Examination Provisions, final rule ........................... 229
Supplementary Examination Guidelines ...................................... 208


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Tables Published Differently .............................................. 131
Terminal Disclaimers:
     CREATE Act ........................................................... 211
     Required, Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejection .............. 334
Thailand, Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications
   Previously Filed in .................................................... 178
Trademark:
     Fastener Insignia Register ........................................... 452-455
     Madrid Protocol ...................................................... 456-464
     Native American Insignias ............................................ 465-466
     Trademark Classification and Identification of Goods ................. 467-469
     Trademark Post-Registration .......................................... 470-472
     Trademark Correspondence and Fees .................................... 473-487
     Trademark Examination ................................................ 488-498
     Trademark Information and Services ................................... 499-510
     Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ..................................... 511-520
     Trademark Publications 2010 .......................................... 521-525
     Trademark Publications 2011 .......................................... 526-532
     Trademark Publications 2012 .......................................... 533-542
     Trademark Publications 2014 .......................................... 543-545
     Trademark Publications 2015 .......................................... 543-545
Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail
   Pursuant to 37 CFR 1.8 and Returned by the U.S. Postal Service ......... 12
Treatment of Non-Compliant Amendments ..................................... 286
Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke Patents .................... 156
Treatment of Unlocatable – Patent Application and Patent Files ............ 333
“Triway” Pilot Program .................................................... 200
Twenty-First Century Strategic Plan:
      Change to Support Implementation; Final Rule ........................ 294


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United States Postal Service Emergency .................................... 51-80
United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail ......................... 38
Unlocatable Application and Patent Files .................................. 333
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Unpaid Fee Check .......................................................... 125
Untimely Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) .................................. 241
Upcoming Changes to Mailing of Deposit Account Statements ................. 108
UPOV Convention ........................................................... 164, 165
U.S. Patent References, Electronic Access ................................. 321
Use of Facilities Regulations ............................................. 85
Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications ............... 140
User Passes ............................................................... 85
Utility Examination Guidelines ............................................ 216


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Voice Response System ..................................................... 350


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Waiver of:
     37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by Office of Patent Pubs  ........ 271
     Appeal Forwarding Fee ................................................ 100
     Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 ..................................... 130
     Of Patent Owner’s Statement in Reexam, Pilot ......................... 145
     Provisions of 37 CFR 1.8 and 1.10, Termination of .................... 66
Website:
     Electronic Availability of the Official Gazette ...................... 383-385
     Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction ................. 282
     Elimination of Patent Search Templates ............................... 382
     List of Patents 37 CFR 1.607(d) ...................................... 389
Withdrawal of Abandonments ................................................ 241, 245
“Written Description” Requirements ........................................ 215


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