TITLE*
* active hyperlinks in this column retrieve USPTO
documents posted prior to publication in the OG or Fed. Reg. |
OG CITE |
OG DATE |
FR CITE |
FR DATE |
| Special
Mail Stops for Patent Mail (posted 8Oct2004) |
|
02NOV2004 |
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| United
States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C.
§ 21(a) and 37 CFR 1.10(i) (signed 27Sep2004) [PDF]
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| Waiver
of the Copy Requirement in 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent
Applications [PDF] (signed 21Sep2004) |
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19OCT2004 |
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| Changes To Support Implementation of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office 21st Century Strategic
Plan (final rule)(21Sep2004) [more
information] (posted 1Oct2004) |
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21SEP2004 |
| Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year
2005 |
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69
Fed. Reg. 52604 [PDF] |
27AUG2004 |
| Legal
Framework for the Use of the Electronic Filing System [PDF]
(posted 9/17/04) |
|
14SEP2004 |
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| Clarification
of the Effective Date Provision in the Rules of Practice before
the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Final Rule) [PDF]
(signed 10Sept2004) [more
information] |
|
12OCT2004 |
|
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| Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent
Application Records will be Provided in both Electronic and Paper
Form [PDF] (3Sept2004) |
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28SEP2004 |
|
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| Disconnection of Voice Response Systems
for Deposit Account and Patent Maintenance Fee Information |
|
24AUG2004 |
|
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| Rules of Practice Before the Board of
Patent Appeals and Interferences (final rule) (12Aug2004) [more
information] |
|
07SEP2004 |
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12AUG2004 |
All Electronic Copies of Patent Application
Records Will Now Be Provided as Certified Copies in Electronic Form
[PDF] (signed 30 July 2004)
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24AUG2004 |
|
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| Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment
for Replenishing Deposit Accounts (posted 3Augl2004) |
|
17AUG2004 |
69
Fed. Reg. 43751 [PDF] |
22JUL2004 |
| Changes to Representation of Others
Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (24 June 2004) |
|
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69
Fed. Reg. 35428 [PDF] |
24JUN2004 |
| 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) (21 June 2004) |
|
13JUL2004 |
69
Fed. Reg. 34283 [PDF] |
21JUN2004 |
| Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer
being Mailed for Maintenance Fees Paid over the Internet (posted
16 June 2004) |
| 15JUN2004 |
|
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| Closing of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office on Friday, June 11, 2004 (signed 10 June 2004) |
|
20JUL2004 |
|
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| Oversized Postcards Must Be Submitted
With Sufficient Postage [PDF] (signed
01 June 2004) |
|
29JUN2004 |
|
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| Elimination of Post Office Box in Arlington,
Virginia for Patent Related Correspondence [PDF]
(signed 01 June 2004) |
|
29JUN2004 |
|
|
| Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37
CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw Holdings of Abandonment
[PDF] (signed 27 May 2004) |
|
22JUN2004 |
|
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| Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year
2005 (posted 01 June 2004) |
|
01JUN2004 |
|
|
| Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment
Practice (26 May 2004) [more
information] (posted 12 July 2004) |
|
22JUN2004 |
69
Fed. Reg. 29865 [PDF] |
26MAY2004 |
| New Address for Customer Window which
is Used for Patent Mail Not Delivered by USPS
[PDF] (signed 13 May 2004) |
|
01JUN2004 |
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| Revised Procedures for Express
Abandonments (signed 27 April 2004) [PDF] |
|
25MAY2004 |
|
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| Request for Alert Concerning
Submitted Petitions (signed 24 April 2004)
[PDF] |
|
18MAY2004 |
|
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| Special Mail Stops for Patent
Mail (posted 28 April 2004) |
|
25MAY2004 |
|
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| Establishment of Mail Stop
Post Issue; Revision and Deletion of Certain Mail Stops (signed
27 April 2004) [PDF] |
|
25MAY2004 |
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USPTO to Provide Electronic
Access to Cited U.S. Patent References with Office Actions and Cease
Supplying Paper Copies (signed 22 April 2004) [PDF]
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18MAY2004 |
|
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| Notice that Lengthy Tables
will be Published Differently in Patents, Statutory Invention Registrations
and Patent Application Publications And Notice of Pilot Program
With Respect to Lengthy Tables (signed 26 April 2004)
[PDF] |
|
18MAY2004 |
|
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| Establishment of New Mail
Stop L&R; FAX Number for Requests for Expedited Foreign Filing
License (signed 23 April 2004) [PDF] |
|
18MAY2004 |
|
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| Reminder of the Proper Procedure
for Filing Confidential Information Pursuant to MPEP 724.02 (signed
23 April 2004) [PDF] |
|
18MAY2004 |
|
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| Revision of Patent Term
Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions, Final rule (22APR2004)[PDF] |
|
18MAY2004 |
69
Fed. Reg. 21704 [PDF] |
22APR2004 |
| Notice of Pilot Program
to Permit Pre-First Office Action Interview for Applications Assigned
to Art Units 3624 and 3628 and Request for Comments on Pilot Program
(signed 30 March 2004) [PDF] |
|
27APR2004 |
|
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| Patent Application Publications
May Now Include Amendments (signed 16 March 2004) [PDF]
|
|
13APR2004 |
|
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| Advance Notice of Change
to MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) - Application Data Sheets Are Strongly
Recommended When Inventor Information is Changed (signed (16 March
2004) [PDF] |
|
13APR2004 |
|
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| Revised Procedures for Papers
Requiring Immediate Attention [signed 26 February 2004] |
|
23MAR2004 |
|
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| Waiver of 37 CFR1.312 for
Documents Required by the Office of Patent Publication [signed 24
February 2004] |
|
23MAR2004
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|
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| Changes to Representation
of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office;
Notice of extension of comment period [posted 25 March 2004] |
|
16MAR2004 |
69
Fed. Reg 9986 [PDF] |
03MAR2004 |
| Revised Procedures for Papers
Requiring Immediate Attention (Hand-carried and Facsimile Transmissions)[signed
02 February 2004] |
|
24FEB2004 |
|
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| Copies of File Contents
Available on Compact Disc Partial Waiver of 37 CFR 1.19(b) (signed
18 December 2003) |
|
27JAN2004 |
|
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| Changes to Implement the
2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical Amendments
to the Patent Statute; Final rule (posted 30 December 2003) |
|
20JAN2004 |
68
Fed. Reg. 70996 [PDF] |
22DEC2003 |
| Closing of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 2003 [signed
22 December 2003] (posted 23 December 2003) |
|
20JAN2004 |
|
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| Changes to Representation
of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office;
Notice of proposed rule making (12Dec2003) |
|
06JAN2004 |
68
Fed. Reg. 69442 [PDF]
[HTML] |
12DEC2003 |
| Modification to Temporary
Postponement of Electronic Filing and Payment Rules for Certain
Madrid Protocol-Related Rules (posted 09 December 2003) |
|
02DEC2003 |
|
|
| Notice Concerning European
Patent Office Competence to Act as a Patent Cooperation Treaty Authority
(posted 09 January 2004) |
|
30DEC2003 |
|
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| Revision of Patent Term
Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Related to Decisions
by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences; Notice of proposed
rule making (posted 04 December 2003) |
|
30DEC2003 |
68
Fed. Reg. 67818 [PDF] |
04DEC2003 |
| January 2004 Revision of
Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Final Rule and
correction to Final Rule (posted 04 December 2003) |
|
30DEC2003 |
68
Fed. Reg. 67805 [PDF] |
04DEC2003 |
| Notice of Office Plan to
Cease Supplying Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References With Office
Actions, and Pilot to Evaluate The Alternative of Providing Electronic
Access to Such U.S. Patent References (signed 01 December 2003)
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23DEC2003 |
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|
Rules of Practice Before
the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences; Notice of proposed
rule making (posted 28 November 2003)[PDF]
|
|
23DEC2003 |
68
Fed. Reg. 66648 [PDF] |
26NOV2003 |
| Emergency Closure of the
Customer Service Window On Friday, October 10, 2003 (signed 22 October
2003) |
|
18NOV2003 |
|
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| Correspondence Filed By
Individuals Whose Names Have Been Removed From The Register Pursuant
to 37 CFR 10.11(b) (signed 17 October 2003) |
|
11NOV2003 |
|
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| January 2004 Revision of
Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Final Rule
[PDF] (posted 20 October 2003) |
|
11NOV2003 |
68
Fed. Reg. 59881 [PDF] |
20OCT2003 |
| Centralized Delivery and
Facsimile Transmission Requirements for Patent Application Related
Correspondence [signed 01 October 2003] (posted 03 October 2003)
[PDF] |
|
28OCT2003
|
|
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| Closing of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, September 18, 2003, and
Friday, September 19, 2003 [signed 23 September 2003] (posted 25
September 2003) |
|
21OCT2003
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| Changes To Support Implementation
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 21st Century
Strategic Plan (Notice of Proposed Rule Making) (posted 12 September
2003; updated 09 December 2003) [Summary
[PDF]] [Comments]
[Slideset]
[text
version][Download
Zipped Full Version] |
|
07OCT2003 |
|
12SEPT2003 |
| Revision of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office Seal; Notice; Revision of agency seal.
(posted 11 September 2003) |
|
|
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02SEPT2003 |
| Reorganization of Correspondence
and Other General Provisions; Final Rule (posted 11 September 2003) |
|
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68
Fed. Reg. 48286 [PDF] |
13AUG2003 |
Notice of Availability of
the
Patent and Trademark Assignments on the Web System on the United
States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site |
|
26AUG2003 |
|
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| United States Postal Service
Interruptions and Emergency Terminated [signed 19 August 2003] (posted
20 August 2003) |
|
16SEP2003 |
|
|
| United States Postal Service
Interruptions (posted 15 August 2003) |
|
16SEP2003 |
|
|
| Revision of Patent Fees
for Fiscal Year 2004 (signed 7 July 2003) |
|
05AUG2003 |
|
|
| USPTO Will Mail Copies of
All Cited References (signed 11 July 2003) |
|
05AUG2003 |
|
|
| Information Disclosure
Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S. Patents and Published
Applications in Patent Applications filed after June 30, 2003 (signed
11 July 2003) |
|
05AUG2003 |
|
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| Customer Number Bar Code
Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will No Longer be Permitted
in Correspondence for Patent Applications (signed 15 July 2003) |
|
16SEP2003 |
|
|
Amendments Permitted under
the Revised Amendment Practice
and Treatment of Non-Compliant Amendments(signed 11 July 2003)
|
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23SEP2003 |
|
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| Transactional
Patent Customer Service Survey (posted 11 July 2003) |
|
|
|
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| Consolidated Listing of
Patents Extended Under 35 U.S.C. 156(e)(1) (signed 30 June 2003) |
|
29JUL2003 |
|
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| Effective Date 30 July 2003! Changes
To Implement Electronic Maintenance of Official Patent Application
Records; Final rule. [more
information] |
|
29JUL2003 |
68
Fed. Reg. 38611 [PDF] |
30JUN2003 |
| Clarification of Power
of Attorney Practice, and Revisions to Assignment Rules; Notice
of proposed rule making |
|
29JUL2003 |
68
Fed. Reg. 38258 [PDF] |
27JUN2003 |
| Notice of Elimination
of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney (signed 05
June 2003) |
|
01JUL2003 |
|
|
| Revised Guidelines for
Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art In Reexamination
Proceedings (signed 06 June 2003) |
|
01JUL2003 |
|
|
| 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)
(signed 05 June 2003) |
|
01JUL2003 |
|
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| January 2004 Revision of Patent Cooperation
Treaty Application Procedure; Notice of proposed rule making |
|
24JUN2003 |
68
Fed. Reg. 32441 [PDF] |
30MAY2003 |
| Elimination of Continued Prosecution
Application Practice as to Utility and Plant Patent Applications;
Final Rule |
|
24JUN2003 |
68
Fed. Reg. 32376 [PDF] |
30MAY2003 |
Notification of United States Patent
and Trademark Office Patent Application Records being Stored and
Processed in Electronic Form
(signed 21 May 2003)
|
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17JUN2003 |
|
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| Request for Comments on the Study
of the Changes Needed To Implement a Unity of Invention Standard
in the United States; Notice; request for comments [Summary
of Comments [PDF]] |
|
17JUN2003 |
68
Fed. Reg. 27536 [PDF] |
20MAY2003 |
| Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal
Year 2004; Notice of proposed rule making |
|
|
68
Fed. Reg. 23092 [PDF] |
30APR2003 |
| Changes To Implement the 2002 Inter
Partes Reexamination and Other Technical Amendments to the
Patent Statute; Notice of proposed rule making |
|
20MAY2003 |
68
Fed. Reg 22343 [PDF] |
28APR2003 |
| Patent Customers Advised to FAX Communications
to USPTO (posted 24 April 2003) |
|
27MAY2003 |
|
|
| Correspondence with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office; Final rule; correction |
|
29JUL2003 |
68
Fed. Reg. 19371 [PDF] |
21APR2003 |
| Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication
Request is Not Itself a Notice of Foreign Filing (signed 11 April
2003) |
|
06MAY2003 |
|
|
| Third Party Attempts to Protest or
Otherwise Oppose the Grant of a Published Application [PDF] (signed
21 March 2003) |
|
22APR2003 |
|
|
| Special Mail Stops for Patent and
Trademark Mail(posted 25 March 2003) [Address
change effective 01 May 2003] (appears each week in
the published OG Notices) |
|
10JUN2003 |
|
|
| Correspondence with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office; Final rule; nomenclature change [Flyer]
[Address change effective 01 May 2003]
|
|
22APR2003 |
68
Fed Reg 14332 [PDF] |
25MAR2003 |
| Changes To Implement Electronic Maintenance
of Official Patent Application Records; Notice of proposed rule
making |
|
22APR2003 |
68
Fed Reg 14365 [PDF] |
25MAR2003 |
| Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed
Application under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e), 120, 121, and 365(c) [PDF]
(signed 24 February 2003) [slideset]
[text
version] |
|
18MAR2003 |
|
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| Closing of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office on Tuesday, February 18, 2003 (signed 24
February 2003) |
|
25MAR2003 |
|
|
| Amendments in a Revised
Format Now Permitted (signed 31 January 2003) [more
information] |
|
25FEB2003 |
|
|
| Mitigation
of Delays in Mail Deliveries to the USPTO (signed 08 November
2001) |
|
|
|
|
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) [PDF](signed 11 December 2002)
[text
version][more information] |
|
14JAN2003 |
|
|
| Discontinuance of Attestation
of Signature of Director on Patents and Certificates of Correction
(posted 03 December 2002) |
|
03DEC2002 |
|
|
Certain Fees to be Adjusted
to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)(signed
04 November 2002).
|
|
26NOV2002 |
|
|
| USPTO Announces Prototype
of Image Processing (signed 19 November 2002) |
|
17DEC2002 |
|
|
| Notice of Publication
of a 2002 Annual Index to the Electronic Official Gazette of the
Patent and Trademark Office - Patents (eOG:P)(signed 23 September
2002) |
|
29OCT2002 |
|
|
Notice of Change in Free
Publication Format for the General Requirements Bulletin for Registration
Examination and the
Examination Questions and Answers (signed 20 September 2002) |
|
22OCT2002 |
|
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| New Fee Code Structure Effective
October 1, 2002 (signed 18 September 2002) |
|
15OCT2002 |
|
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| USPTO No Longer Offers Interim
Procedures for Submissions on Compact Disc (signed 13 September
2002) |
|
15OCT2002 |
|
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| Legal Framework for the
Use of the Electronic Filing System (signed 9/09/02) |
|
08OCT2002 |
|
|
Notice of No Increase in
Patent Fees on October 1, 2002 (signed 27 September 2002)
|
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|
|
Electronic Submission of
Information Disclosure Statements (signed 20 August 2002) |
|
17SEP2002 |
|
|
| Expedited Issuance of Certificates
of Correction when the Error is Attributable to the USPTO (signed
21 July 2002) |
|
17SEP2002 |
|
|
| Temporary Office Problems
in Routing of Some Correspondence Transmitted By Facsimile (signed
10 July 2002) |
|
06AUG2002 |
|
|
| Notice of Change in Publication
Format for the Official Gazette of the USPTO - Patents (23 July
2002) |
|
13AUG2002 |
67
Fed Reg 48136 [PDF] |
23JUL2002 |
| Customer Number Required
in order to Establish a Fee Address (signed 11 July 2002) |
|
06AUG2002 |
|
|
| Notice of Revised Appeal
Docketing Procedures at BPAI |
|
02JUL2002 |
|
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| Amendment of Rule Regarding
Filing of Trademark Correspondence via "Express Mail" (23 May 2002)
|
|
18JUN2002 |
67
Fed Reg 48136 [PDF] |
23MAY2002 |
| Revision of Patent and Trademark
Fees for Fiscal Year 2003 |
|
04JUN2002 |
67
Fed Reg 30634 [PDF] |
07MAY2002 |
| Establishment of Box CONVERSION
(posted 14 June 2002) |
|
11JUN2002 |
|
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| Processing of Papers Filed
after Allowance of an Application (signed 01 April 2002) |
|
30APR2002 |
|
|
| Legal Framework for the
Use of the Electronic Filing System (posted 30 May 2002) |
|
21APR2002 |
|
|
Lack of Response to Survey
by Registered Practitioners in Patent Cases |
|
02APR2002 |
|
|
| Patent
Applications submitted to the USPTO between September 11, 2001 and
December 1, 2001 via the United States Postal Service (signed
11 March 2002) |
|
|
|
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| Notice Regarding Modification of Time
Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)(signed 05 March 2002) |
|
09APR2002 |
|
|
| Clarification of Notice Concerning
EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority(signed 05 March 2002) |
|
09APR2002 |
|
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| Notice Concerning EPO Competence to
Act as a PCT Authority (signed 16 January 2002) |
|
19FEB2002 |
|
|
| Memos
Regarding Mail Delays from Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination
Policy to TC Directors (15 February 2002) |
|
|
|
|
| Letter
from Commissioner of Patents Godici to Registered Practitioners
(signed 16 January 2002) |
|
|
|
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| Treatment of Amendments
that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in an Application
(signed 09 January 2002) |
|
05FEB2002 |
|
|
| Revision of the Time Limit
for National Stage Commencement in the United States for Patent
Cooperation Treaty Applications |
|
29JAN2002 |
67 Fed.
Reg. 520 [PDF] |
04JAN2002 |
| New "10" Series for Patent Applications
(signed 31 December 2001) |
|
29JAN2002 |
|
|
| Patent Term Adjustment Determinations
in Notices of Allowance Mailed Between November 13, 2001 and December
23, 2001(signed 31 December 2001) |
|
29JAN2002 |
|
|
| Processing of, and Requirements for,
the Filing of Duplicate Applications and Papers in Patent Applications
in view of USPS Mail Delays(signed 20 Decmeber 2001) |
|
15JAN2002 |
|
|
| Requirements for Claiming the Benefit
of Prior-Filed Applications Under Eighteen-Month Publication of
Patent Applications; Final rule(signed 19 December 2001) |
|
22JAN2002 |
66
Fed. Reg. 67087 [PDF] |
28DEC2001 |
| Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing
Related Correspondence by Facsimile(signed 19 December 2001) |
|
15JAN2002 |
|
|
| Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees
over the Internet(signed 19 December 2001) |
|
01JAN2002 |
|
|
| Closing of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office on Monday, December 24, 2001(signed 31 December
2001) |
|
08JAN2002 |
|
|
| Notice Concerning
Deposit Account Replenishments (signed 11 December 2001) |
|
|
|
|
| Termination of the Suspension of the
"Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for mail
addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx |
|
01JAN2002 |
|
|
| Questions
and Answers Concerning the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service
of United States Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes
202xx through 205xx(posted 05 December 2001) |
|
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|
|
| Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service
of United States Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes
202xx through 205xx |
1253
OG 103
1254
OG 33 |
|
|
|
| USPTO Changes Address for Patent Express
Mail (press release 21 November 2001) |
|
|
|
|
| United States Postal Service Interruptions
and Emergency Terminated |
|
20NOV2001 |
|
|
Revision of the Notice of Allowance
Form
|
|
20NOV2001 |
|
|
| Instructions for Completing
PDF Fillable Patent Forms |
|
|
|
|
| Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO
Mailings - UPDATE |
|
13NOV2001 |
|
|
| Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO
Mailings |
|
06NOV2001 |
|
|
| Use of a Post Card as a Receipt for
Correspondence in Patent-Related Matters |
|
06NOV2001 |
|
|
| USPTO Tests
Negative for Anthrax(posted 05 November 2001) |
|
|
|
|
| United States Postal Service Interruption
and Emergency |
|
09OCT2001 |
|
|
| Pre-Grant Publication Helpful Hint:
File Continuation or Divisional Application with a New Specification
and Copy of Oath or Declaration from Prior Application |
|
09OCT2001 |
|
|
| Legal Processes; Final Rule |
1251
OG 50 |
09OCT2001 |
66 Fed.
Reg. 47387 [PDF] |
12SEP2001 |
| Requirements for Claiming the Benefit
of Prior-Filed Applications Under Eighteen-Month Publication of
Patent Applications; Proposed Rule |
1251
OG 16 |
02OCT2001 |
66 Fed
Reg. 46409 [PDF] |
05SEP2001 |
| Timing of National Stage Commencement
in the United States for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications;
Temporary Rule |
1250
OG 147 |
25SEP2001 |
66 Fed
Reg. 45775 [PDF] |
30AUG2001 |
| Notice of Request for Comments on
Development of a Plan To Remove the Patent and Trademark Classified
Paper Files From the Public Search Facilities; Notice and Request
for Comments |
1250
OG 137 |
25SEP2001 |
66 Fed
Reg. 45012 [PDF] |
27AUG2001 |
| Interpretation of Registration of
Agents and Representative for Director of Enrollment and Discipline
in Disciplinary Proceedings; Interpretation of regulation |
1250
OG 105 |
18SEP2001 |
66
Fed Reg. 44526 [PDF] |
24AUG2001 |
| Emergency
Closure - September 11, 2001 |
|
|
|
|
| Notice of Change in Publishing of
Patents and Patent Application Publications with Sequence Listings |
1250
OG 70 |
11SEP2001 |
|
|
| Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal
Year 2002; Final Rule (Ed Note: New address for maintenance fees) |
|
28AUG2001 |
|
|
| Time Period for Paying Publication
Fee if a Request for Continued Examination is Filed After a Notice
of Allowance is Mailed |
1249
OG 81 |
21AUG2001 |
|
|
| Helpful Hints Regarding Publication
of Patent Applications |
1249
OG 83 |
21AUG2001 |
|
|
| Elimination of Continued Prosecution
Application Practice as to Utility and Plant Patent Applications,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
1248
OG 167 |
31JUL2001 |
66 Fed
Reg. 35763 |
09JUL2001 |
| Interim Practice of Mailing a Notice
of Publication Fee Due Separate From the Notice of Allowance |
1248
OG 166 |
31JUL2001 |
|
|
| Electronic Publication of Certificates
of Correction on the USPTO Web site with Later Listing in the Official
Gazette |
1248
OG 167 |
31JUL2001 |
|
|
| Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal
Year 2002; Notice of proposed rulemaking; correction |
1248
OG 18 |
03JUL2001 |
66 Fed
Reg. 30828 |
08JUN2001 |
| Notification of Required and Optional
Search Criteria for Computer Implemented Business Method Patent
Applications in Class 705, and Request for Comments, Notice of request
for public comments |
1247
OG 103 |
26JUN2001 |
66 Fed
Reg. 30167 |
05JUN2001 |
| 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 |
1247
OG 111 |
26JUN2001 |
|
|
| Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty
Application Procedure; Correction, Final rule; correction. |
1247
OG 74 |
19JUN2001 |
|
|
| Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal
Year 2002; Notice of proposed rulemaking |
1246
OG 156 |
29MAY2001 |
66
Fed Reg. 23642 [PDF] |
09MAY2001 |
| Changes to the Time Period for Making
any Necessary Deposit of Biological Material; Final rule |
1246
OG 42 |
22MAY2001 |
66
Fed. Reg. 21090 [PDF] |
27APR2001 |
| Interim Waiver of Parts of 37 CFR
1.84 and 1.165, and Delay in the Enforcement of the Change in 37
CFR 1.84(e) to No Longer Permit Mounting of Photographs |
1246
OG 106 |
22MAY2001 |
|
|
| Publication Containing Training and
Implementation Materials for Recent Rules Changes |
1246
OG 41 |
08MAY2001 |
|
|
| Use of a Post Card as a Receipt for
Trademark Papers Filed |
1246
OG 42 |
08MAY2001 |
|
|
| Effective date of final rule entitled
rules to implement optional inter partes reexamination proceedings |
1245
OG 16 |
03APR2001 |
|
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| United States Postal Service Interruption
and Emergency in Connecticut |
1245
OG 16 |
03APR2001 |
|
|
| Rules to implement optional inter
partes reexamination proceedings: delay of effective date |
1244
OG 15 |
06MAR2001 |
|
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| Inapplicability of 35 USC 102 (d)
to plant breeder's rights certificates |
1244
OG 15 |
06MAR2001 |
|
|
| Examination guidelines for 35 USC
102(e)(2), as amended by the American Inventors Protection Act of
1999 |
1243
OG 1037 |
27FEB2001 |
|
|
| USPTO Offers Interim Procedures for
Submissions on Compact Disc |
1243
OG 1008 |
20FEB2001 |
|
|
| "Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Documents
(signed 22 January 2001) |
1243
OG 41 |
13FEB2001 |
|
|
| Utility Examination Guidelines |
1242
OG 162 |
30JAN2001 |
66
Fed. Reg. 1092 [PDF] |
05JAN2001 |
| Guidelines for examination of patent
applications under the 35 USC 112 first paragraph "written description"
requirement |
1242
OG 168 |
30JAN2001 |
66
Fed Reg. 1099 [PDF] |
05JAN2001 |
| Legal processes; Proposed rule |
1242
OG 115 |
16JAN2001 |
65
Fed. Reg. 80810 [PDF] |
22DEC2000 |
| Standard for Declaring a Patent Interference |
1242
OG 113 |
16JAN2001 |
65
Fed. Reg. 79809 [PDF] |
20DEC2000 |
| Patent term extension or adjustment
information printed on notice of allowance and issue fee due and
patent front page |
1242
OG 112 |
16JAN2001 |
|
|
| Standard for declaration a patent
interference; Notice and request for comments |
1242
OG 113 |
16JAN2001 |
|
|
| Drawings in patent application publication
and patents |
1242
OG 114 |
16JAN2001 |
|
|
Changes in Procedure for
Papers Filed at the Customer Service Window (signed 18 December
2000)
|
|
09JAN2001 |
|
|
| Changes to Implement the Patent Business
Goals; Final rule; correction |
1242
OG 65 |
09JAN2001 |
65
Fed. Reg. 80755 [PDF] |
22DEC2000 |
| Changes to Implement the Patent Business
Goals; Final rule and correction to final rule |
1242
OG 65 |
09JAN20001 |
65
Fed. Reg. 78958 [PDF] |
18DEC2000 |
| Rules to Implement Optional Inter
Partes Reexamination Proceedings |
1242
OG 12 |
02JAN2001 |
65 Fed. Reg. 76756 |
07DEC2000 |
| Advance Notice of Change to "References
Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent |
1241
OG 104 |
26DEC2000 |
|
|
| Guidelines setting for 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) |
1241
OG 97 |
26DEC2000 |
|
|
| Assignment of Confirmation Number
and Time Period for Filing a Copy of an Applicant by EFS for Eighteen-Month
Publication Purposes |
1241
OG 97 |
12DEC2000 |
|
|
| Simplification of Certain Requirements
in Patent Interference Practice; Final rule |
1241
OG 68 |
19DEC2000 |
65
Fed. Reg. 70489 [PDF] |
24NOV2000 |
| Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month
Publication of Patent Application; Final rule; correction |
1241
OG 68 |
19DEC2000 |
65
Fed. Reg. 66502 |
06NOV2000 |
| Treatment of Un-locatable Patent Application
and Patent Files; Final Rule |
1241
OG 37 |
12DEC2000 |
65 Fed. Reg. 69446 |
17NOV2000 |
| Electronic Filing System Availability
to Public |
1240
OG 45 |
14 NOV2000 |
|
|
| Study of Alternative Fee Structures
|
1239
OG 155 |
24OCT2000 |
65
Fed. Reg. 58746 |
02OCT2000 |
| Simplification of Certain Requirements
in Patent Interference Practice |
1239
OG 125 |
17OCT2000 |
65
Fed. Reg. 56792 |
20SEP2000 |
| Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month
Publication of Patent Applications; Final rule |
1239
OG 63 |
10OCT2000 |
65
Fed. Reg. 57024 [PDF] |
20SEP2000 |
| Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment
under Twenty-Year Patent Term; Final rule |
1239
OG 14 |
03OCT2000 |
65 Fed. Reg. 54366 |
18SEP2000 |
| Changes to Implement the Patent Business
Goals; Final rule |
1238
OG 77 |
19SEP2000 |
65 Fed. Reg. 54694 |
08SEP2000 |
| Request for Continued Examination
Practice and Changes to Provisional Application Practice; Final
rule |
1238
OG 13 |
05SEP2000 |
65 Fed. Reg. 50092 |
16AUG2000 |
| Change in Policy of Examiner Assignment
in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings and establishment of Patentability
Review Conferences in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings |
1237
OG 138 |
29AUG2000 |
|
|
| Update on Facsimile Submission of
Assignment Documents to the PTO |
1237
OG 81 |
15AUG2000 |
|
|
| Supplemental Examination Guidelines
for Determining the Application of 35 USC 112 paragraph 6 |
1236
OG 98 |
25JUL2000 |
65 Fed. Reg. 38510 |
21JUN2000 |
| Changes to Application Examination
and Provisional Application Practice; Interim rule |
1233
OG 47 |
11APR2000 |
65 Fed. Reg. 14865 |
20MAR2000 |
| 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 |
1233
OG 54 |
11APR2000 |
|
|
| Clarification of Application Revival
Procedure |
1225
OG 127 |
31AUG1999 |
64 Fed. Reg. 53836 |
04OCT1999 |
| Print EFS -An Aid for Preparing Bibliographic
Information for a US Patent Application |
1225
OG 129 |
31AUG1999 |
|
|
| Guidelines for Reexamination of Cases
in View of In re Portola Packaging, Inc., 110 F.3d 786, 42 USPQ2d
1295 (Fed. Cir. 1997) |
1223
OG 124 |
22JUN1999 |
64 Fed. Reg. 15346 |
31MAR1999 |
| Notice of Public Hearing and request
for comments on Issues Related to the Identification of Prior Art
during the examination of a Patent Application |
1223
OG 91 |
15JUN1999 |
64 Fed. Reg. 28803 |
27MAY1999 |
| Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure |
1222
OG 108 |
25MAY1999 |
|
|
| Automatic Refund of Overpayments of
$25 or Less for a Limited Period |
1219
OG 42 |
09FEB1999 |
63 Fed. Reg. 67578 |
08DEC1998 |
| Patent Term Extension Information
under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) and 37 C.F.R. 1.701 Printed on the Notice
of Allowance and the Patent |
1217
OG 15 |
01DEC1998 |
|
|
| 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) |
1217
OG 16 |
01DEC1998 |
|
|
| Removal of Surface Treatment from
Design Drawings Permitted |
1217
OG 19 |
01DEC1998 |
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