INDEX I-RULES RELATING TO PATENTS EDITORIAL NOTE: This listing is provided for information purposes only. It is Abandonment of application. (See Abandoned applications.) Address for notice to Commissioner of appeal to Fed. Cir. .1.302(c) Administrator or executor, may make application and receive patent .1.42 Section Withdrawal from issue .... ..1.313 Allowed claims statement of grounds for rejecting, by Board of Patent ..1.196 Amendment: Adding or substituting claims.......................... ..1.119 After appeal ..1.116 After decision on appeal, based on new rejection of Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences .1.196 Amino Acid Sequences. (See Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequences.) Appeal to Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences: Action following decision.. Affidavits after appeal Brief. ...1.173, 1.174 ...1.135 Decision by Board Examiner's answer Fees Hearing of......... New grounds for refusing a patent Notice of appeal Rehearing. Reopening after decision. Reply brief Statement of grounds for rejecting, by Board of Patent Appeals and .1.197 .1.195 .1.192 .1.196 .1.193 .1.17 .1.194 .1.196 .1.191 .1.197 .1.198 ..1.193 Sole changed to joint..... Personal attendance unnecessary Required to conduct business with decorum and courtesy. Sole changed to another sole.......... .1.2 ..1.3 .1.33 .1.48 ...........1.48 Application for patent (see also Abandoned applications, Claims, Drawing, Exam Identification required in letters concerning..... Incomplete papers not accepted and filed for examination. ..1.5 ..1.53 If of undivided part interest, correspondence will be held with inventor ....... If of undivided part interest, must assent to application for reissue of patent........ If of undivided part interest, patent may issue jointly... May conduct prosecution of application May take action in interference Assignments and recording: Abstracts of title, fee for... Conditional assignments ..1.46, 3.81 .1.33 ..1.171, 1.172 .1.46, 3.81 .3.71, 3.73 .......1.643 .1.19(b) ..3.56 If recorded before payment of issue fee, patent may issue to assignee Must be recorded in Patent and Trademark Office to issue patent to assignee .3.21-3.41 Atomic energy applications reported to Department of Energy Acting in a representative capacity................. Assignment will not operate as a revocation of power Associate Certificate of good standing Fee on admission....... General powers not recognized Office cannot aid in selection of... Personal interviews with examiners ....... Power of attorney or authorization of agent.. Representative capacity... Representing conflicting parties........ Required to conduct business with decorum and courtesy. ...3.81 ..3.81 ..1.12 .3.81 ..3.11 .1.12 .3.21 ..3.11 ..1.14 ..1.33, 1.34 ..1.36 ..1.34 .1.21(a) .1.21(a) .1.34 ..1.31 .1.133 ..1.34 .1.33, 1.34 .1.613 ..1.3 ..1.36 .1.36 ......1.335 Section B Balance in deposit account.. Basic filing fee...... Benefit of earlier application Bill in equity. (See Civil action.) Biological material. (See Deposit of Biological material.) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. (See Appeal to Board of Pat- ..1.25 .1.16 ..1.78 On appeal to Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences .1.192 ...1.3 .1.2 Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks (see also Petition to Commissioner): All communications to Patent and Trademark Office to be addressed |