Sole changed to joint........... Personal attendance unnecessary.. Required to conduct business with decorum and courtesy.. Sole changed to another sole............................. Application for patent (see also Abandoned applications, Claims, Drawing, Ex 1.2 ..1.3 .1.33 ... 1.48 1.48 30-132 0-89——6 .1.53 1.14 1.54 .1.56 .1.52 1.77 .1.60, 1.62 .1.59 1.78 .1.42, 1.43 1.68 1.56 .1.56 ....... 1.62 1.42, 1.43, 1.47 Correspondence held with assignee of entire interest...... If of entire interest, patent may issue to him............ If of undivided part interest, correspondence will be held with inventor................ ..1.33 1.46, 1.334 1.33 If of undivided part interest, must assent to application for reissue of patent.......... ..1.171, 1.172 If of undivided part interest, patent may issue jointly..... 1.46 May conduct prosecution of application....... 1.32 May take action in interference......... 1.643 Patent will issue to, if assignment is recorded before payment of issue If recorded before payment of issue fee, patent will issue to assignee...... Must be recorded in Patent and Trademark Office to issue patent to assignee.......... ...... 1.333 1.332 .1.21(h) .1.334 Orders for copies of............ Patent may issue to assignee...... Receipt of, acknowledged............ Recorded in regular order and returned.. Recording of assignments............... Records open to public inspection........ Should identify patent or application... What will be accepted for recording.................... Attorneys and agents: Atomic energy applications reported to Department of Energy... Acting in a representative capacity..... Assignment will not operate as a revocation of power... Associate......... 1.14 .1.33, 1.34 1.36 1.34 Representing conflicting parties........ Required to conduct business with decorum and courtesy.... 1.31 1.133 1.34 1.33, 1.34 1.613 .1.3 Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. (See Appeal to Board of Patent Ap peals and Interferences, Interferences.) Box FWC.... Box PCT................ Briefs: At final hearing in interference........ In petitions to Commissioner...... On appeal to Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences... Business to be conducted with decorum and courtesy.... Business to be transacted in writing..... Address of................ Twice or finally rejected before appeal..................................... 1.84(p) Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks (see also Petition to Commissioner): 1.1 1.58 1.501 1.107 1.303, 1.304 1.119 1.78 ...... 1.110 1.75 .1.75 ...1.75 1.75 1.75 1.104 1.126 ........... 1.51 1.164 1.106 ...1.75 .....1.191 Section All communications to Patent and Trademark Office to be addressed to................ Initiates reexamination.......... Cases decided by Board reopened only by..... Reconsideration of cases decided by former.. Return of papers in violation of rule........... Complaints against examiners, how presented.... Composition of matter, specimens of ingredients may be required. Computer program listings................................................ Concurrent office proceedings............. Conduct of reexamination proceedings............... Conflicting claims, same applicant or owner in two or more applica tions................ Continuing application for invention disclosed and claimed in prior ap plication....... Copies of patents, records, etc... Copies of records, fees......... Copyright notice in specification.. Copyright notice in drawings.. Correction, certificate of........... Correction of inventorship.... .1.1 1.198 1.520 1.184 1.177 1.3 1.3 1.93 .... 1.96 1.565 1.550 .... 1.78 1.60, 1.62 ..1.11, 1.12, 1.13 1.19(b), 1.59 .1.71(d) .... 1.84(0) 1.322, 1.323 ............. 1.48 Correspondence: All letters and communications to the Office to be addressed to the Business with the Office to be transacted by........ Double, with different parties in interest not allowed... Identification of application or patent in letter relating to... May be held exclusively with assignee of entire interest... Patent owners in reexamination........... Receipt of letters and papers......... Resumed with principal, if power or authorization is revoked... Rules for conducting in general............. 1.1 .1.2 ..1.3 1.33 ... 1.33 1.5 .1.32 1.4 1.33(c) 1.6 ..... 1.36 1.1-1.8 Separate letter for each subject of inquiry. 1.4 When no attorney or agent........... 1.33 With attorney or agent after power or authorization is filed.. 1.33 Coupons sold by the Office............. .1.24 Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, appeal to. (See Appeal to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.) D Date of invention of subject matter of individual claims......... .1.110 Day for taking any action or paying any fee falling on Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday........ .1.7 Death or insanity of inventor..... .1.42, 1.43 Decision on appeal by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.... To be sealed up, addressed, and forwarded to the Commissioner.. Person before whom taken....... 1.401 15a.2 1.315 ......... 1.25 1.21(b) 1.96 1.676 .....1.677 1.674 1.676 .......... 1.678 1.154 .1.153 ... 1.152 ..1.16(f) .....1.155 1.18(b) 1.153 ...1.151 1.153 During interference.... Fee................. |