List of Patent Notices
ITEM PAGE
NUMBER NUMBER TITLE OF THE NOTICE
1 14 Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
2 18 Elimination of Post Office Box in Arlington, Virginia for Patent
Related Correspondence
3 19 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 21 Finance Customer Window to Permanently Close
5 22 Change of Mailing Address for Submitting Deposit Account Replenishments
6 23 Change of Mailing Address for Submitting Patent Maintenance Fee Payments
7 24 Renaming of Express Mail® to Priority Mail Express®
8 39 Oversized Postcards Must Be Submitted with Sufficient Postage
9 40 Post Card Receipt Reminder
10 41 Use of a Post Card as a Receipt for Correspondence in Patent-Related
Matters
11 42 Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings of the Patent and Trademark
Office
12 43 Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant to
37 CFR 1.8 and Returned by the U.S. Postal Service
13 44 Acknowledgement of Receipt of a Patent or Trademark Application
14 45 Shutdown of Certain Electronic Systems of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 through Thursday,
December 24, 2015
15 46 Emergency Closing of the Customer Service Window on Wednesday, March 2, 2011
16 47 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
December 24, 2019
17 48 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
February 20, 2019
18 49 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
January 14, 2019
19 50 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2018
20 51 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
December 5, 2018
21 52 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
March 21, 2018
22 53 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
March 2, 2018
23 54 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
January 25, 2016 and Tuesday, January 26, 2016
24 55 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
March 5, 2015
25 56 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
February 17, 2015
26 57 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2014
27 58 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
March 17, 2014
28 59 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
March 3, 2014
29 60 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
February 13, 2014
30 61 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
January 21, 2014
31 62 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
December 10, 2013
32 63 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
March 6, 2013
33 64 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
October 29, 2012 and Tuesday, October 30, 2012
34 65 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from Monday,
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February 8, 2010, through Thursday, February 11, 2010
35 66 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 21, 2009
36 67 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2008
37 68 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2007
38 69 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
January 2, 2007
39 70 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
June 11, 2004
40 71 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2003
41 72 Emergency Closure of the Customer Service Window on Friday,
October 10, 2003
42 73 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
September 18, 2003 and Friday, September 19, 2003
43 74 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
February 18, 2003
44 75 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2001
45 76 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday January 25, 2000,
and Wednesday, January 26, 2000
46 77 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 1997
47 78 United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail
48 80 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, January 12, 1996
49 81 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 8, 1996
through Wednesday, January 10, 1996
50 82 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, April 27, 1994
51 83 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, January 20, 1994
and Friday, February 11, 1994
52 84 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
53 85 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Feb. 23, 1987
54 86 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Jan. 26, 1987
55 87 Federal Government Holidays, 1996
56 88 Notice of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's COVID-19 Outbreak
Relief Relating to Restoring the Right of Priority or Benefit to Patent
Applicants
57 90 June 2020 Update Regarding Certain Patent-Related Timing Deadlines under the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and Other Relief Available
to Patent Applicants and Patentees
58 92 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Coronavirus Outbreak in China
59 97 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak
60 99 Notice of Extended Waiver of Patent-Related Timing Deadlines under the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and Other Relief Available
to Patent Applicants and Patentees
61 103 Relief Available for Patentees in View of the COVID-19 Outbreak for Submission
of Initial Patent Term Extension Applications Filed Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 156
62 105 May 2020 Update Regarding Certain Patent-Related Deadlines under the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and Other Relief Available
to Applicants, Patent Owners, and Others
63 106 Notice of Waiver of Patent-Related Timing Deadlines under the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act
64 109 Relief Available to Plant Patent Applicants in View of the COVID-19 Outbreak:
File Plant Patent Applications and Correspondence via USPTO Patent Electronic
Filing Systems
65 111 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak
66 113 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Coronavirus Outbreak in China
67 118 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Irma
68 123 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Harvey
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69 128 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in the Southwest Region of Japan
70 131 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Sandy
71 134 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Flooding in Thailand
72 137 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in Northern Italy
73 140 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Events of March 11, 2011 in Japan
74 143 Office Actions, Notices of Allowance, and Other Office Notices Previously
Mailed to Areas of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Florida Affected
by Hurricane Irma
75 144 Office Actions, Notices of Allowance, and Other Office Notices Previously
Mailed to Areas of Texas and Louisiana Affected by Hurricane Harvey
76 145 Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama,
Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
77 146 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
78 149 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
79 152 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
80 155 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
81 158 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
82 161 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
83 164 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. § 21(a)
84 167 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
85 170 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
86 173 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
87 176 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
88 179 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
89 182 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
90 185 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
91 188 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
92 191 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
93 193 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
94 196 Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
95 197 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
96 200 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
97 203 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
98 206 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
99 207 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
100 209 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
101 210 Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate Applications and
Papers in Patent Applications in view of USPS Mail Delays
102 216 Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States
Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
103 217 Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for
Mail Addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
104 219 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
105 220 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
106 221 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
107 222 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
108 224 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Connecticut
109 225 United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California Terminated
110 226 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State of
California
111 227 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Los Angeles
112 228 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida
113 229 Notice of Delegation to Commissioner for Patents
114 230 Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark
Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations
115 237 Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
116 266 Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
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117 267 Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
118 269 Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in a Patent
Application
119 273 Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
120 304 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and
Trademark Office
121 322 Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney
122 323 Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
123 324 Taking Action in a Patent Matter Before the Office by the Assignee under
37 CFR 3.73
124 326 Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
125 327 Announcement of Final Rule to Set or Adjust Patent Fees
126 328 Original Utility Patents Not Surrendered by Reissue and All Reissue Patents
in the Reissue Patent Family Require Separate Maintenance Fee Payments
127 329 Cash Payment Method Will No Longer Be Accepted
128 330 USPTO Enhances Deposit Account Transaction Security for Paper Fee Payments
and Authorizations
129 332 Notice to Customers Making Payments by Checks
130 333 New Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront and Termination of the Maintenance
Fee Payment by E-Mail Pilot Program
131 335 Announcement of Final Rule to Set or Adjust Patent Fees
132 336 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
133 337 CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013
134 353 Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees
135 381 Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic Filing System
136 386 Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes under the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
137 396 Notice of Establishment of a Prioritized Examination Fee
138 397 Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
139 398 Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and
Search Fees
140 408 Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account Statements
141 409 Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
142 417 The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for Processing a Refused Payment may be Charged
to a Deposit Account Authorized to be Charged
143 418 New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must Pass
Verification Test
144 419 Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where Non-Payment
was due to the Effects of Hurricane Katrina
145 420 Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed Without
Appropriate Fees
146 432 Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty
Applications Entering the National Stage of the United States
147 439 Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
148 440 Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts
149 444 Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005
150 471 Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for Maintenance Fees Paid
over the Internet
151 472 Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers") to Matters
Involving Pending Patent Applications
152 480 Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
153 482 Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
154 484 Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit Card
155 491 Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
156 494 Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Refund
157 495 Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view of the
Federal Circuit decision in DH Technology
158 496 Unpaid Fee Checks
159 497 Deposit Account Authorizations
160 498 Changes to Pre-Examination Notices
161 501 Conducting an Interview with a Registered Practitioner Acting in a
Representative Capacity
162 502 Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination
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163 503 Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
164 505 Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided in
both Electronic and Paper Form
165 506 Waiver of the Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent
Applications
166 507 Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in Patents, Statutory
Invention Registrations and Patent Application Publications
167 510 Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information Pursuant
to MPEP 724.02
168 512 Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S. Patents
and Published Applications in Patent Applications filed after June 30, 2003
169 513 "Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
170 515 Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent
171 517 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)
172 520 Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which
Establish a Date of Invention In a NAFTA or WTO Member Country
173 521 Notice of Change in Procedures for Recording Inventors' Names
174 522 Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the Specification for an
Application filed under 35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
175 524 Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
176 525 Animals - Patentability
177 526 September 15, 2012 Deadline to File Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings and Modification of Notice of Failure to Comply Form
178 528 Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request
179 536 Elimination of the Listing of Prior Art Documents on Reexamination Certificates
180 537 Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte Reexamination
Proceedings
181 540 Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings
182 542 Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a Substantial
New Question of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
183 545 Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexamining
Fewer Than All the Patent Claims
184 549 Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and
Inter Partes Reexamination
185 581 Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes
Reexamination Proceedings
186 590 Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical
Amendments to the Patent Statute
187 616 Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art in
Reexamination Proceedings
188 619 Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement Optional Inter
Partes Reexamination Proceedings
189 620 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings: Delay of
Effective Date
190 621 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
191 682 Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S. Patents
192 683 Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
193 688 Changes to Requirements for Seed Deposits at the Provasoli-Guillard National
Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (NCMA) and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean
Sciences
194 689 Changes to Requirements for Seed Deposits at American Type Culture Collection
and Advanced Notice of Change to Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
195 690 Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application Publications
with Sequence Listings
196 692 Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological
Material
197 697 Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR 1.824 Form and Format for
Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable Form
198 700 Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or
Amino Acid Disclosures
199 733 Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF) Sequence Listing
Submissions
200 734 Inapplicability of 35 U.S.C. 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates
201 735 Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention for the
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Protection of New Varieties of Plants
202 736 United States Adherence to the International Union for the Protection of New
Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
203 737 United States Patent and Trademark Office to Deposit Certified Copies of U.S.
Design Applications as Priority Documents via the WIPO DAS (World Intellectual
Property Organization Digital Access Service)
204 739 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
205 740 Change in Practice Regarding Correction of Foreign Priority Claims
206 743 Electronic Delivery of Search Results from the United States Patent and
Trademark Office to the European Patent Office
207 745 Addition of World Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
208 746 Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents and
Further Procedural Information
209 750 Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration Form
210 753 Changes to Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual
Property Offices
211 763 Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
212 765 Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
213 768 Complete Transition to WIPO DAS for the Electronic Exchange of Priority
Documents Between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan
Patent Office
214 769 Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application with a
Non-English Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters
215 790 Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e),
120, 121, and 365(c)
216 798 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in
Thailand
217 799 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in
India
218 800 Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available in Taiwan
219 801 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property of the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
220 802 National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile Transitioning to the Global
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
221 803 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of
Industrial Property
222 804 Updated Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States
Patent and Trademark Office and the National Institute of Industrial Property
of Brazil
223 805 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Eurasian Patent Office of the Eurasian Patent
Organization
224 806 Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce Transitioning to the Global
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
225 807 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the National Institute of Industrial Property of Argentina
226 809 Continuation of the IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with the
IP5 Offices
227 810 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks
228 811 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
229 812 Continuation of the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with
Participating Offices
230 813 Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement
PPH 2.0 with the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property
231 814 Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programs between the United States
Patent and Trademark Office and the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic
232 815 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) 2.0 Pilot Program
233 816 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program between
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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)
234 817 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program between
the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of
Industrial Property
235 818 Notice Regarding Elimination of the Fee for Petitions To Make Special Filed Under
the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programs
236 820 Changes to Permit Delayed Submission of Certain Requirements for Prioritized
Examination
237 827 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for Continued
Examination
238 833 Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced
Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
239 842 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced
Examination Timing Control Procedures
240 857 October 2019 Patent Eligibility Guidance Update
241 859 2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance
242 875 Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, Ninth Edition, Revision of January 2018
243 877 May 2016 Subject Matter Eligibility Update
244 879 July 2015 Update on Subject Matter Eligibility
245 881 2014 Interim Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility
246 882 Clarification of Criteria for Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka
247 884 Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With
35 U.S.C. 112 and for Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications
248 908 Access to Relevant Prior Art Initiative
249 914 Patent Examiner Technical Training Program
250 918 Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement
Act of 2004
251 934 Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After
KSR v. Teleflex
252 967 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.
253 989 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)
254 1002 Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35 U.S.C. 112, ¶ 1,
`Written Description' Requirement
255 1025 Utility Examination Guidelines
256 1037 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 U.S.C. 103(c)
257 1041 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
258 1046 Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical
Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
259 1061 Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
260 1064 Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of In re Ochiai,
In re Brouwer and 35 U.S.C. 103(b)
261 1066 Examining Computer-Implemented Functional Claim Limitations in Compliance With
35 U.S.C. 112
262 1076 Means or Step Plus Function Limitation Under 35 U.S.C. 112, 6th Paragraph
263 1082 Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media
264 1083 Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to
Computer-Implemented Inventions
265 1084 Changes to Implement the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration
of Industrial Designs
266 1185 Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for Computer-Generated
Icons
267 1189 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act; Correction
268 1193 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
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269 1261 Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First Inventor to File Provisions
of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
270 1317 Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act and To Revise Reexamination Fees; Final Rule
271 1365 Changes to Implement the Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions of
the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
272 1466 Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act; Final Rule
273 1499 Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision of
the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
274 1547 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Correction
275 1550 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty
276 1628 "Patents 4 Partnerships" IP Marketplace Platform Pilot Program
277 1629 Extension of the Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program
278 1631 Elimination of Publication Requirement in the Collaborative Search Pilot Program
Between the Japan Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office
279 1633 United States Patent and Trademark Office and Japan Patent Office Collaborative
Search Pilot Program
280 1644 United States Patent and Trademark Office and Korean Intellectual Property Office
Collaborative Search Pilot Program
281 1655 Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program
282 1659 Expiration of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program
283 1661 Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program
284 1665 Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw Holdings of
Abandonment
285 1669 Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
286 1670 Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
287 1673 Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
288 1675 Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are Not Received
289 1676 Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw the Holding
of Abandonment
290 1677 Changes in Accelerated Examination Practice
291 1682 Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications to Make Special and
for Accelerated Examination
292 1690 Patent Application Publications May Now Include Amendments
293 1691 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)
294 1696 Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a Notice of
Foreign Filing
295 1697 Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under
Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
296 1716 Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy of an
Application by EFS for Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
297 1717 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
298 1718 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
299 1792 Patent Term Adjustment Procedures in View of the Federal Circuit Decision in
Supernus Pharm., Inc. v. Iancu
300 1796 Interim Procedure for Requesting Recalculation of the Patent Term Adjustment
With Respect to Information Disclosure Statements Accompanied by a Safe Harbor
Statement
301 1800 Revision of Certificate of Extension Language Regarding Original Patent
Expiration Date
302 1801 Changes to Patent Term Adjustment in View of the Federal Circuit Decision in
Novartis v. Lee
303 1820 Revisions to Implement the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act Technical Corrections Act
304 1834 Revisions to Patent Term Adjustment
305 1843 Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review
306 1856 Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Information
Disclosure Statements
307 1862 Treatment of Letters Stating that the USPTO's Patent Term Adjustment
Determination is Greater than what the Applicant or Patentee Believes is
Appropriate
308 1864 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)
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309 1868 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
310 1870 Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
311 1904 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)
312 1908 Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
313 1923 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
314 1925 Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice of
Allowance and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page
315 1927 Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year Patent Term
316 1982 United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information on Issued
Patents and Published Patent Applications
317 1984 Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on the Face of
Patent under the Heading "Field of Search"
318 1985 Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of Patent
Publications
319 1986 Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
320 1987 Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile
321 1989 Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85) Concerning
a Previously Paid Issue Fee
322 1991 Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
323 1993 Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination
is Filed After a Notice of Allowance is Mailed
324 1994 Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after Payment of
Issue Fee
325 1996 Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
326 1997 Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and
Certificates of Correction
327 1998 Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is Attributable
to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
328 1999 Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under 35 USC 119
329 2000 Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United States Patent
and Trademark Office Web Site for Later Listing with the Official Gazette
330 2001 Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional
Application Practice
331 2027 Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
332 2094 Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of a Patent
Application
333 2096 Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
334 2098 Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and Treatment of
Non-Compliant Amendments
335 2100 Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
336 2101 Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in an
Application
337 2102 Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
338 2111 Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice
339 2116 Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and
Plant Patent Applications
340 2126 Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
341 2130 Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office 21st Century Strategic Plan (Final Rule)
342 2263 Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
343 2264 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
344 2272 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
345 2431 Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
346 2588 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)
347 2590 Notice Concerning Unavailability to the Public of the Patent Review Processing
System on December 16-18, 2014
348 2591 Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed
349 2594 Clarification of the Date of Decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences under 37 CFR 1.304
350 2595 Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the Board of
Patent Appeals and Interferences
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351 2596 Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
352 2597 New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
353 2602 Public Attendance at Board Hearings
354 2604 Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the Board of
Patent Appeals and Interferences
355 2606 Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
356 2609 Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the Board of Patent Appeals
and Interferences
357 2610 New Web System for Ordering Certified Copies of Patent and Trademark Documents
358 2611 Authentication Changes for Registered Users of EFS-Web and Private PAIR
359 2615 Filing Patent Applications Electronically During Designated Significant Outages
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Electronic Business Systems
360 2618 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
361 2622 Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) Contingency Option
362 2626 New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration Regulations
in EFS-Web and Private PAIR
363 2628 Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in Application,
Patent and Reexamination Proceeding Matters
364 2630 Notice Announcing Inclusion of International Design Applications in the
Electronic Office (e-Office) Action Program
365 2631 Electronic Office Action
366 2637 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
367 2638 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
368 2640 Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
369 2653 USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References with Office
Actions and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
370 2658 Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statements
371 2659 Changes to Facilitate Applicant's Authorization of Access to Unpublished U.S.
Patent Applications by Foreign Intellectual Property Offices
372 2671 Change in the Electronic Retrieval Method for Priority Documents between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property
Office
373 2672 Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication Regarding Request
to Retrieve Priority Information
374 2673 Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible Markup
Language (EFS-ABX) and Electronic Packaging and Validation Engine (ePAVE)
Components
375 2675 USPTO Simplifies Electronic Filing System
376 2676 Updated Legal Framework for Patent Electronic System
377 2678 Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will No Longer
be Permitted in Correspondence for Patent Applications
378 2680 Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent Application Records
379 2717 Electronic Submission of Information Disclosure Statements
380 2720 Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
381 2724 Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
382 2736 Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created Double Patenting
Rejections in Utility and Plant Applications Filed on or After June 8, 1995
383 2738 Handling of Status Inquiries
384 2739 Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
385 2746 Disclosure Document Program
386 2748 Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
387 2751 Legal Processes
388 2760 Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for Director of
Enrollment and Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings
389 2762 Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents in
Legal Proceedings
390 2763 Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Proceedings
391 2765 Duty of Disclosure
392 2793 Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in Proceedings Before
The Patent and Trademark Office
393 2796 Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights of a
Client/Patent Applicant
394 2797 Patent Cooperation Treaty Collaborative Search and Examination Pilot Project
between the IP5 Offices
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395 2801 July 2017 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
396 2807 Use of WIPO's ePCT System for Preparing the PCT Request for Filing as Part of an
International Application with the USPTO as Receiving Office
397 2810 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
398 2815 Notice Concerning the Japan 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
399 2816 Modification of the 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
400 2818 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited WO Document References in
International Applications
401 2819 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
402 2821 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
403 2822 Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities With Respect
to Applications Filed in the USPTO
404 2823 Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau
405 2824 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References in
International Applications
406 2825 Sequence Listings and Tables Related Thereto in International Applications
Filed in the United States Receiving Office
407 2827 Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and
Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by
the USPTO
408 2828 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
409 2832 Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International Searching Authority
and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications
Received by the USPTO
410 2833 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
411 2835 Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under the Patent
Cooperation Treaty
412 2836 Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a Patent
Cooperation Authority
413 2847 Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
414 2848 Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
415 2849 Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the United States
for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
416 2859 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction
417 2861 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
418 2863 Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the Patent
Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
419 2889 Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian Patent
Convention
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420 2891 Pre-Grant Publication Helpful Hint: File Continuation or Divisional Application
with a New Specification and Copy of Oath or Declaration from Prior Application
421 2892 Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
422 2896 New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
423 2897 GLOBALPat and USAMark CD-ROM Products Now Available
424 2898 Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the Examiners' Search
Rooms
425 2900 Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance Fees
426 2901 Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
427 2902 Elimination of Patent Search Templates
428 2904 Changes in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices and Changes
in Display of Patent and Trademark Offices Notices Electronic Official Gazette
429 2906 Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents
430 2908 Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed Over the
Internet
431 2909 Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on the Web System
on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site
432 2911 Financial Services Available Over the Internet
433 2912 Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO Web Site
434 2913 Change to Internet Usage Policy to Permit Oral Authorization for Video
Conferencing Tools by Patent Examiners
435 2915 Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent
and Trademark Office
436 2939 Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile
Transmission Policy for Patent Related Correspondence
437 2945 Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
438 2948 Facsimile Submission of Assignment Documents is Now Available to PTO Customers
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