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- Easily erasable paper 608.01 , 714.05 , 714.07 , 714.19
- Effective date
- Declassified matter 707.05(f)
- Reference patent 706.02 , 706.02(a) , 707.05(e) 707.05(f) , 715 , 901.05(b)
- Effective filing date
- Continuing application 201.11 , 706.02 , 708
- Continuation-in-part 2133.01
- Foreign priority effect 201.15 , 706.02
- International convention(See also Foreign application ; Treaties ) 201.13
- Provisional application 706.02
- Publication 715.01(c)
- Eighteen-month publication(See Pre-Grant Publication (PG-Pub) )
- Election(See also Restriction ; Election of species ) Chapter 800
- Action on nonelected claims 819
- After multiplicity rejection 2173.05(n)
- After restriction 818
- Applicant must make 818.03
- Between applications, Conflicting claims 804 822 , 822.01
- Constructive 818.02(a) , 818.02(c)
- Fixed by action on merits 818.01 , 818.02(a)
- Implied 818.02(a) , 818.02(c)
- Interference 819
- Optional cancellation 818.02(c)
- Original presentation 818.02(a)
- Shift 819
- Treatment of nonelected claims 706.03(m) , 821 to 821.03
- With traverse 818 , 818.03 818.03(b) , 818.03(c) , 821.01
- Without traverse 821.02
- Election of species
- Allowable generic claim lacking 809.02(a)
- Basis 806.04 , 808.01(a)
- Canceling species claims 818.02(c) , 821.01 , 821.02
- Design application 1504.05
- Implied 818.02(a) , 818.02(c)
- Reissue application 1450
- Requirement 806.01 , 809.02(a)
- Requirement, prior to search 808.01(a)
- Species claims lacking 806.01 , 818.02(b)
- Electronic access to published applications 1128
- Electronic databases(See also PALM ; PAIR ) 706.02(e) , 719.05 , 901.06(a) , 902.03(e) , 1730
- Cassis CD-ROM 902.03(d)
- Chemical abstracts services 905.06
- Derwent' s World Patents Index (WPI) 905.06
- Dialog 905.06
- e-Official Gazette - Patents (eOG:P) 1703
- EAST 719.05 , 902.03(e)
- Full-text and full-page images of U.S. patent related databases 1730
- INPADOC 905.06
- Lexis-Nexis 719.05
- Official Gazette Notices 1703
- Patent Grants Database 1703 , 1730
- Questel-Orbit 719.05 , 905.06
- TESS (Trademark Electronic Search System) 1703 , 1730
- WEST 719.05 , 902.03(e)
- Electronic Business Center (EBC) 302.10 , 1730
- Electronic document 707.05(e)
- Electronic filing system (EFS) 503 , 507 , 511 , 608.01 609.07 , 1121 , 1132 , 1133 , 1730
- Electronic funds transfer to replenish deposit account
- 509.01
- Electronic Information Disclosure Statement (e-IDS) 609.07
- Electronic mail 502.03 , 713 , 713.01 , 713.04 , 713.05
- Electronic patent assignment system (EPAS) 302.10
- Electronic publications
- Availability as prior art 2128
- Citation of 608.01 , 707.05(e)
- Hyperlinks to 608.01 , 608.01(p)
- Search for 904.02(c)
- Employee number 711.04(b) , 905.03
- Employees of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,property interest in patent 309
- Enablement 706.03(c) , 2164
- Burden on the examiner 2164.04
- Commensurate in scope with claims 2164.08
- Critical feature not claimed 2164.08(c)
- Inoperative subject matter 2164.08(b)
- Single means claim 2164.08(a)
- Compared to utility 2164.07
- Design patent application 1503.02 , 1504.04
- Duty or disclosure of information relevant to 2001.04
- Evidence of 2164.05
- Examples of enablement issues 2164.06
- Form paragraphs used to reject 706.03(c)
- Reduction to practice 2164.02
- Relationship of predictability 2164.03
- Specification must be enabling
- Test of enablement 2164.01
- 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph limitations 2181 , 2185
- Energy, Department of 115 , 706.03(b)
- Energy, related applications, special status 708.02
- English language faulty, new specification 608.01(q)
- English language required 302.02 , 608.01
- Enrollment and Discipline, Office of(See Office of Enrollment and Discipline )
- Entity, small, claiming status as(See Small entity status )
- Entry of amendment(See also Amendment ) 714.18
- Entry of 'Contents' of file wrapper 719.01
- Entry on face of file wrapper 719.02 , 719.02(b)
- Environmental Quality Program 708.02
- Equity (civil action)
- Equivalents in art 904.01(b) , 2144.06
- Erasable (specially coated) paper 608.01
- Erasure in specification, before allowance 1302.01
- Erasure in specification, before execution 608.01
- Errors(See also Correction of patent )
- Correction of patents Chapter 1400
- Deceptive intent 140 , 2022.05
- Reissue 1401 to 1470
- Title documents 323
- Withdrawal from issue 1308
- Essential material 608.01(p)
- Establishing subclasses 903.02(c)
- Estoppel
- Abandonment 711.03(c)
- Collateral 2012.01
- Defensive publications 711.06
- Different inventive entities and commonly owned applications 804.03
- Interference 715 , 2138.01
- Reasons for allowance 1302.14
- Reissue proceedings 2012.01
- Statutory,inter partes reexamination 2601 2612 , 2614
- Terminal disclaimer 804 , 804.02
- European Community Design treaty(See Treaties )
- European Patent Convention(See Treaties )
- European Patent Office (EPO) 120 , 609 , 901.05 , 905.06 1801 , 1819 , 1823.02 , 1840 , 1840.01 1843.02 , 1847 , 1850 , 1851 , 1857 , 1860 1865 , 1865.01 , 1893.03(g) , 2422.04
- Address 1865
- As a PCT Chapter I international searching authority 1840.01
- As a PCT Chapter II International Preliminary Examining Authority 1865.01
- Evidence, of public use or on sale 2133.03 to 2133.03(b)
- Evidence submitted with protest 1901.02
- Examination guidelines for applying reference
- under 35 U.S.C. 102(e) 706.02(f)(1)
- Examination of application Chapter 700
- Confidentiality during 101
- Deferral of 709 , 1002.02(d)
- Order of 707.02 , 708 to 708.03
- Piecemeal 707.07(a) , 707.07(g)
- Purpose 701
- Reissue 1440 , 1443 , 1445
- Request for SIR 1103
- Secrecy order application 130
- Statutory authority 701
- Suspension of 709
- Examiner
- Action 707
- Action counted 1705
- Affidavit 2144.03
- Assignment of application for examination 903.08(b)
- Assignment of ex parte reexamination 2236
- Assignment of inter partes reexamination 2636
- Assistant 707.01 , 707.02
- Citing prior art in an issued patent inappropriate 2203
- Classification(See also Classification examiner ) 903
- Consultation with Reexamination Legal Advisor (RLA) 2633 , 2671 , 2676 , 2679 , 2686.01
- Disposals 1705
- Duty of candor and good faith to 2001.03
- Employee number 711.04(b) , 905.03 , 905.05
- Expressing opinion of validity 1701
- Name 502 , 707.09 , 1302.13
- New action indicated by primary 707.01
- Previous action by another examiner
- Primary
- Pursuit of bounties prohibited 1701
- Reasons for allowance 1302.14
- Resigns, old cases special 708.03
- Suggestion of allowable claims 707.07(j)
- Supervisory(See Supervisory patent examiner )
- Telephoning attorney 408 , 1302.14
- Testimony as patent expert 1701.01
- Time and Activity Report 1704 , 1705
- Time reporting for ex parte reexamination 2238
- Time reporting for inter partes reexamination 2638
- Treatment of protest 1901.06
- Examiner docket, time, and activity recording 1704 , 1705
- Examiner Reissue Guide and Checklist 1443
- Examiner's action(See also Action ; Letter, Examiner's ) 707
- Examiner's amendment 1302.04
- Abstract changed by 608.01(b) , 1302.01 , 1302.04
- By initialing 1302.04
- Claim, antecedent basis in description 608.01(o)
- Claim lost in interference 2308
- Claim, nonstatutory, canceled 1302.04(b)
- Claim, numbers identifying 1302.01 , 1302.04(g)
- Claims, nonelected invention, canceled 821.01 , 821.02
- Copending application data brought up to date 201.11
- Defensive publication 711.06
- Deposit account charge 1302.04
- Drawing correction 608.02(w) , 1302.04
- Extension of time required for 706.07(f)
- Formal matters 1302.01 , 1302.04
- IFW applications 1302.04
- Informalities corrected 1302.04
- Non-compliant amendment, treatment of 714 , 1302.04
- No new matter 608.01(o)
- Plant patent application practice 1610
- Reexamination
- Reference citation corrected 707.05(g)
- Title of application 606.01
- Examiner's Answer
- Appeal brief 1208
- Appeal conference not held 1003 , 1208
- Counted as a disposal 1705
- New ground of rejection 1208
- New interpretation of law 1208
- Print of drawing 1204
- Reexamination
- Reply brief 1208
- Special status 708.01
- Examiner's letter(See also Action ) 707
- Abandonment 711.02
- Advisory action 706.07(f) , 714.13
- Amendment after final rejection 714.13
- Arguments answered 707.07(f)
- Cancellation of nonelected claim 821.01 , 821.02
- Claim allowable except as to form 707.07(a) 707.07(j) , 710.02(b) , 714.15
- Claim summary 707.07(i)
- Complete and clear 707.07
- Copies of references 707.05(a)
- Copy to applicant 707.12
- Correction, period for reply 707.05(g) , 710.06
- Correction of citation 707.05(g)
- Date stamped 707.11
- Decisions, cited 707.06
- Drafting criticism in first Office action 608.02(a) 707.07(c)
- Election of species required, concluding paragraph 809.02(a)
- Examiner signature at end of letter 707.09
- Examiner's amendments 706.07(f) , 1302.04
- File wrapper entry 707.10 , 719.01
- Final rejection, clearly stated 706.07
- Final rejection, concluding statement 706.07
- Final rejection, patentability report 705.01(a)
- First action, includes drafting comments 608.02(a) 707.07(c)
- Formal matters 707.07(a) , 707.07(e) , 707.07(j) , 714.02
- Full anticipation, expressions used 706.02(c) , 706.07(d)
- Informal application 702.01
- Initialed by examiner 707.08
- Language in rejecting 707.07(d)
- Mailing 707.12
- Memorandum cited 707.06
- New drawing required 608.02(b)
- New examiner, primary examiner indicates 707.01
- Notices cited 707.06
- Numbering of paragraphs 707.07(k)
- Omnibus rejection 707.07(d)
- Orders cited 707.06
- Outstanding requirements 707.07(e)
- Personal matter excluded 707.07(d)
- Piecemeal prosecution 707.07(g)
- Power of attorney invalid or lacking 402
- Preliminary amendment in new case 709 , 714.01(e)
- Primary examiner signs 706.07 , 707.01 , 707.09
- Primary Examiner's attention required, list 1004
- References, citation 707.05 to 707.05(g) 901.04 , 901.05(a)
- Refusing entry of amendment after Board decision 1214.07
- Rejection of claim corresponding to claim of patent 2302
- Remailing 707.13 , 710.06
- Requirement for information 706.02(c)
- Restriction requirement 803 , 817
- Returned 707.13
- Reviewed by examiner 707.08
- Shortened time for reply 710.02
- Signature 707.09 , 707.10 , 1302.13
- Statement of rejection 707.07(d)
- Status letter reply 203.08
- Statutory basis 707.07(d)
- Summary 707.07(i)
- Supplemental 710.06
- Undelivered 707.13
- Examiner's search facilities, use regulations 510
- Example, Comments on 707.07(l)
- Example, Operative 608.01(p) , 2164.02
- Example, Prophetic, simulated or predicted 608.01(p)
- Excess number of claims for fee, after notice of allowance 714.16(c)
- Excess number of claims over number of claims previously paid for 714.01(e) , 714.10
- Excluded attorney or agent 105 , 407 , 713.05 , 714.19
- Execution of oath 604 , 605.04(a)
- Executive Order
- No. 5464 1608
- No. 9424 302 , 302.06 , 302.08
- No 10,096 509.02
- No. 10,358 710.05
- No. 12,598 115 , 120 , 121
- No. 13,292 115 , 121
- Executor or administrator 409.01 , 605.05
- Allowance and issue 409.01(f)
- Application by, after discharge 409.01(c)
- Assigned application, inventor dies 409.01(e)
- Authority 409.01(b)
- Consular certificate 409.01(b)
- Foreign country 409.01(b) , 409.01(d)
- Heir 409.01 , 409.01(a) , 409.01(b) , 409.01(d)
- Intervention not required 409.01(f)
- Joint inventors, inventor dies 409.01(f)
- Specification form 605.05
- Exhibit 608.03
- Exhibit, Affidavit under 37 CFR 1.131 715.07 , 715.07(d)
- Exhibit at interview 713.08
- Exhibit, handling 608.03(a)
- Ex parte questions 713.06
- Expedited Right of Appeal Notice 2671 , 2673.02
- Experimental use(See also Public use ) 2133.03 2133.03(e)
- Commercial exploitation 2133.03(e)(1)
- Completeness of the invention 2133.03(e)(3)
- Factors indicative of 2133.03(e)(4) , 2133.03(e)(5)
- Intent to experiment 2133.03(e)(2)
- Reduction to practice 2133.03(e)(3)
- Testing by third party 2133.03(e)(5) , 2133.03(e)(7)
- Testing, developmental 2133.03(e)(6)
- When experimental use ends 2133.03(e)(3)
- Expert testimony 1504.03
- Expiration date of patent(See also Term, Patent )
- Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 2710
- , 2720 , 2730
- Design 1502.01 , 1505
- Extension under 35 U.S.C. 156 2750 to 2764
- Plant 2701
- Utility 2701
- Export control of patent applications 120
- Exposure of papers during interviews 101 , 713.07
- Expounding patent law 713.02
- Express abandonment 711 , 711.01
- Express Mail deposit 513
- Express Mail Procedure in ex parte reexamination 2224
- Express Mail Procedure in inter partes reexamination 2624 , 2665 , 2666 , 2666.05
- Express Mail service 502 , 506.02 , 511 , 513 , 711.03(c) 1216.01 , 2510
- Expunge information in application file 724.05 724.06 , 1002.02(b) , 1002.02(c)
- Extension of shortened reply period 710.02(e)
- Extension of time 706.07(f) , 710.02(e) 1002.02(c)
- For filing brief 1206 , 1208 , 1215.04
- For filing continuing application 201.06(c)
- General fee authorization 710.02(e)
- Reexamination
- Ex parte 1002.02(c) , 2265
- Inter partes 2648 , 2665 , 2672 , 2682
- Request 710.02(e) , 1002.02(c)
- Extension, patent term(See Term, Patent )
- Extraordinary situations
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