MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

1.248 Service of papers; manner of service; proof of service in cases other than interferences.

PROTESTS AND PUBLIC USE PROCEEDINGS 1.291 Protests by the public against pending applications.

1.292 Public use proceedings. 1.293 Statutory invention registration. 1.294 Examination of request for publication of a statutory invention registration and patent application to which the request is directed.

1.295 Review of decision finally refusing to publish a statutory invention registration.

1.296 Withdrawal of request for publication of statutory invention registration. 1.297 Publication of statutory invention registration.

REVIEW OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE DECISIONS BY COURT

1.301 Appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

1.302 Notice of appeal.

1.303 Civil action under 35 U.S.C. 145, 146, 306.

1.304 Time for appeal or civil action.

ALLOWANCE AND ISSUE OF PATENT

1.311 Notice of allowance.

1.312 Amendments after allowance.

1.313 Withdrawal from issue.

1.314 Issuance of patent.

1.315 Delivery of patent.

1.316 Application abandoned for failure to pay issue fee.

1.317 Lapsed patents; delayed payment of balance of issue fee.

1.334 Issue of patent to assignee.

1.335 Filing of notice of arbitration awards.

AMENDMENT OF RULES

1.351 Amendments to rules will be pub

lished.

1.352 Publication of notice of proposed amendments.

MAINTENANCE FEES

1.362 Time for payment of maintenance fees.

1.363 Fee address for maintenance fee purposes.

1.366 Submission of maintenance fees. 1.377 Review of decision refusing to accept and record payment of a maintenence fee filed prior to expiration of patent. 1.378 Acceptance of delayed payment of maintenance fee in expired patent to reinstate patent.

Subpart C-International Processing Provisions GENERAL INFORMATION

1.401 Definitions of terms under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

1.412 The United States Receiving Office. 1.413 The United States International Searching Authority.

1.414 The United States Patent and Trademark Ofice as a Designated Office or Elected Office.

1.604 Request for interference between applications by an applicant.

1.605 Suggestion of claim to applicant by examiner.

1.606 Interference between an application and a patent; subject matter of the interference.

1.607 Request by applicant for interference with patent.

1.608 Interference between an application and a patent; prima facie showing by applicant.

1.609 Preparation of interference papers by examiner.

1.610 Assignment of interference to examiner-in-chief, time period for completing interference.

1.611 Declaration of interference. 1.612 Access to applications.

1.613 Lead attorney, same attorney representing different parties in an interference, withdrawal of attorney or agent. 1.614 Jurisdiction over interference. 1.615 Suspension of ex parte prosecution. 1.616 Sanctions for failure to comply with rules or order.

1.617 Summary judgment against applicant.

1.618 Return of unauthorized papers. 1.621 Preliminary statement, time for filing, notice of filing.

1.622 Preliminary statement, who made invention, where invention made. 1.623 Preliminary statement;

made in United States.

invention

1.671 Evidence must comply with rules.

1.629 Effect of preliminary statement. 1.630 Reliance on earlier application. 1.631 Access to preliminary statement, service of preliminary statement. 1.632 Notice of intent to argue abandonment, suppression, or concealment by opponent.

1.633 Preliminary motions.

1.634 Motion to correct inventorship. 1.635 Miscellaneous motions.

1.636 Motions, time for filing.

1.637 Content of motions.

1.638 Opposition and reply, time for filing opposition and reply.

1.639 Evidence in support of motion, opposition, or reply.

1.640 Motions, hearing and decision, redeclaration of interference, order to show

cause.

1.641 Unpatentability discovered by exam

iner-in-chief.

Manner of taking testimony. 1.673 Notice of examination of witness. 1.674 Persons before whom depositions

may be taken.

1.675 Examination of witness, reading and signing transcipt of deposition.

1.676 Certification and filing by officer, marking exhibits.

1.677 Form of a transcript of deposition. 1.678 Transcript of deposition must be filed.

1.679 Inspection of transcript.

1.682 Official records and printed publications.

1.683 Testimony in another interference, proceeding, or action.

1.684 Testimony in a foreign country.

1.685 Errors and irregularities in depositions.

1.687 Additional discovery. 1.688 Use of discovery.

1.690 Arbitration of interferences.

Subpart F-Extension of Patent Term

1.710 Patents subject to extension of the patent term.

1.720 Conditions for extension of patent

term.

1.604 Request for interference between applications by an applicant.

1.605 Suggestion of claim to applicant by examiner.

1.606 Interference between an application and a patent; subject matter of the interference.

1.607 Request by applicant for interference with patent.

1.608 Interference between an application and a patent; prima facie showing by applicant.

1.609 Preparation of interference papers by examiner.

1.610 Assignment of interference to examiner-in-chief, time period for completing interference.

1.611

Declaration of interference.

1.612 Access to applications.

1.613 Lead attorney, same attorney representing different parties in an interference, withdrawal of attorney or agent. 1.614 Jurisdiction over interference. 1.615 Suspension of ex parte prosecution. 1.616 Sanctions for failure to comply with rules or order.

1.617 Summary judgment against applicant.

1.618 Return of unauthorized papers. 1.621 Preliminary statement, time for filing, notice of filing.

1.622 Preliminary statement, who made invention, where invention made.

1.623 Preliminary statement; made in United States.

invention

1.672

an opponent.

1.673

1.671 Evidence must comply with rules. Manner of taking testimony.

Notice of examination of witness. 1.674 Persons before whom depositions may be taken.

1.675 Examination of witness, reading and signing transcipt of deposition.

1.676 Certification and filing by officer, marking exhibits.

1.677 Form of a transcript of deposition. 1.678 Transcript of deposition must be filed.

1.679 Inspection of transcript.

1.682 Official records and printed publications.

1.683 Testimony in another interference, proceeding, or action.

1.684 Testimony in a foreign country.

1.685 Errors and irregularities in depositions.

1.687 Additional discovery.

1.688 Use of discovery.

1.690 Arbitration of interferences.

Subpart F-Extension of Patent Term

1.710 Patents subject to extension of the patent term.

1.720 Conditions for extension of patent term.