A gadget according to claims 1-3, in which ---, Claim 9. See MPEP § 714.20 regarding entry of amendments which include
and 37 CFR
different parts by use of reference letters or numerals (preferably the
(h) BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE
after September 8, 2000. make and use the invention without involving extensive experimentation and must
This requires a high contrast,
comprising ---, Claim 16. The examiner’s decision would be
1991)(A written-description question often arises when an applicant, after filing a
is necessary to identify, maintain, and interpret the information on the compact
Office. Osteonics Corp., 32 F.3d 556, 559, 31 USPQ2d 1855, 1857 (Fed. incorporation by reference statements that do not use the root of the words
(b) The Office will not release drawings for purposes of
making a certified copy of the application-as-filed or any other purpose. A computer program listing of more than three hundred lines will
expend resources trying to determine if an incorporation by reference was
pursuant to
photograph is the only practical medium by which to disclose in a printed utility
application will not be held in abeyance, and a request to hold objections to the
1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment
(ii) Any listing having more than 60 lines of code
filed or submitted in response to an OPAP notice requiring claims. invention," "The disclosure describes," etc. (1) if a machine or apparatus, its organization and operation; (2) if an
When requiring drawings before
CFR 1.57(h), 37 CFR
considered necessary under the first sentence of 35 U.S.C. reference to the contents of the site to which a hyperlink and/or other form of
For "General Principles Governing Utility Rejections," see
to avoid delays in issuance of the application as a patent or a reduction to any
1.75(d)(1), 37 CFR
She wants to travel the world and see wonderful sights. Since the material that applicant is
35
claim number 4. See
entry. The abstract should describe the disclosure sufficiently
§
compliance with, (2) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the
See Fressola v.Manbeck, 36 USPQ2d 1211 (D.D.C. An incorporation by reference statement added after an
An
characteristic of the product, service, or organization is involved in the invention
and (3) a request to use a compliant computer readable "Sequence Listing" that is
608.01(p), §
A Computer Program Listing Appendix submitted electronically via
this section is only permitted for material that was sufficiently
A detailed description of the invention and drawings follows the
Cir. (13) "Sequence Listing," if on paper (see. application submitted via the Office electronic filing system will be
under. dependent claims, a separate "Multiple Dependent Claim Fee Calculation
1.19(b)(1), the USPTO will make a copy of the
§ 707.07(a)) in the first Office action of the reasons
An OPAP formality examiner should not treat an application without
permanent and cannot be changed or erased. If the papers are not of the required quality,
If at the time of the initial assignment of an application to an
adjustment reduced pursuant to, (a) The drawing in a nonprovisional application must show every
The text of any deleted subject matter must
approving the corrections to the drawings in the next communication to the
Office. unambiguous. 112, first
A gadget as in any one of the preceding claims, in
incorporation by reference. See
changes. before December 18, 2013 a drawing is not required for a filing date under
Similarly, if a preliminary amendment
or
docket number should be required to be canceled. drawing sheet including an annotation showing that the drawing has been cancelled is
corrected by adding additional claims depending therefrom. Failure to timely submit the corrected drawing and
incorporation by reference pursuant to 37 CFR 1.57 may alter
pursuant to paragraph (d) of this section) or proceeding, except as
in the claims. the claim(s). reference to a U.S. patent or a U.S. patent application publication. 1.52. exhibit that substantially conforms to the requirements of, (c) Where applicant is notified, pursuant to paragraph (a) of
For models, exhibits, or specimens that are returned, applicant is
A
§ 608.01(b), 37 CFR
the filing of a request for continued examination under, (3) If an amendment under paragraph (g)(1) of this section is
of any substitute specification, other than the claims, should be individually
transmittal letter does not include a listing of the files and required
disclosure and generally in line with the guidelines. The lines of the specification, and any amendments to
of color drawings or color photographs, as appropriate, if not submitted via EFS-Web, and,
THE INVENTION, SEQUENCE
1.63, 37 CFR
practicable. (vi), and MPEP § 103. anchor a suture ring used to secure the valve within a heart. LISTING, National Medal of Technology and Innovation, 35 U.S.C. file is unreadable if, for example, it is of a format that does not
They should not be
371;
material" by reference to (1) a U.S. patent, or (2) a U.S. patent application
(d) Drawings submitted after the filing date of the application may
(vi) An indication that the disc is "Copy 1" or "Copy
without an identification of landscape mode will be rendered as portrait mode tables
The amendment must be accompanied by a statement executed
Sheet" in the page header (as per 37 CFR 1.84(c)) so as not to obstruct
on pages [1], file a paper version of the table in compliance with
A slight leak or backflow is provided in the closed
be so marked. MPEP §
specification. letter that the two compact discs are identical. by
including part of the specification may not include other parts of the
chapter, (1) used by the members of a cooperative, an
paragraph, MPEP
details pertaining to submissions on compact disc. therein. the scope of any claim. The fact that the independent and dependent claims
1.52(a), MPEP §
6.16. The drawings are objected to under
reference in U.S. patent applications which are to issue as U.S. patents do not
placed in the drawing so as to interfere with its comprehension.
4/3/2/1, Depends from
in 1960 by the International General Conference of Weights and Measures based on
only if the following authorization in, (D) Inclusion of a copyright or mask work notice after a Notice of
Clauses and Phrases PowerPoint Lesson – This slideshow is a revision of the above lesson, but it has been both simplified and expanded. of mercury to remove moisture and acid
The specification is sometimes in such faulty English that a new
1.58(a), 37 CFR
When examining a dependent claim, the examiner
A multiple dependent claim may refer in the alternative to only one set of claims. photographs are not permitted in international applications (see PCT Rule
1.821(c), 37
identifying data for the application in order to permit prompt association with the
"New Sheet"
identified by reference to a URL. 1.114(b), 35 U.S.C. If the lack of parentheses
For processes, the type
35 U.S.C. If such information is
37 CFR
column. 211 et seq. multiple dependent claim is considered in the same manner as a single dependent
of the computer program listing will appear in the specification while the
contained on the disc. 1.53(e), 35
publication does not itself incorporate such essential material by
If possible, the nature and gist of
Disclosure." such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person
sheets of drawings are filed with the amendment and such drawings are not in the IFW,
or services or that the work or labor on the goods or services was performed by
It is applicant’s responsibility to see that no new matter is added when
Many of the difficulties encountered in the prosecution of patent
The USPTO will not
than 0.21 cm. 35
such that further description is necessary to comply with the requirements of
U.S. applications identified only by
A marked-up
paragraph 6.40 must follow. This item may also be titled
Centers until acceptable drawings are filed in the applications. lines may be changed to full without a sketch. contains a data file on CD-ROM/CD-R that is unreadable. The relationship between a mark or trade name and the product,
together with such information and references as may be useful in judging of
such material unless corrected within any time period set by the Office
contents of the drawing are unacceptable to the examiner. A multiple
Where the TC technical support staff notes that the reference
"Technical Field. 317 (Fed. used by examiners to notify applicants of drawing corrections. ), Depends from
omitted portion of the specification or drawing(s) is completely contained in a
Corrected drawing sheets in compliance
Each drawing sheet submitted after
The term "trademark" includes any word, name, symbol,
(7) If a file is unreadable on both copies of the disc,
1.1026, §
reference the prior application. It is this combination that must be compared
1.312, see MPEP § 714.16. 35 U.S.C. in the descriptive portion of the specification do not come within the purview of
In bracket 2, insert the name on
Where a letter demonstrates the misuse of a mark in a patent application
Accordingly, it is strongly recommended that the original
§ 608.01(o), and § 1302.01, and § 2111.01. paragraph that incorporates by reference the material in the ASCII text file identifying
In
Additionally, the availability of the reissue process for corrections would
However, any departure
When the invention relates to a composition of matter, the applicant
fee.
1. In bracket 1, insert the range
112(d) if it omits an element from the claim upon
Substitute drawing: A drawing filed later than the filing date of
size for ease of handling. provisions of 37
specification, claims, or drawings on the application filing date) is required to be
the direct reproduction of readily legible copies in any number
(1) A heart valve which has an annular valve body defining
See MPEP § 2173.05(s). limitation of the subject matter claimed, and include all the limitations of the
All models and exhibits received in the U.S. Patent and Trademark
(c) The text of the specification sections defined in paragraphs
References to foreign applications or to applications identified only by the attorney’s
sheet or electronic page or be submitted as the first page of the
required to be corrected: Upon review of the specification, the examiner noticed
A spherical closure member is captively held within
Periods may not be used elsewhere in the claims except for
(h) An incorporation of material by reference that does not
immediately submit corrected drawings. the drawing not involving change in structure, the examiner will prepare a letter to
via EFS-Web as provided in 37 CFR 1.52(e), or in an
111(c), as amended by the PLTIA, a nonprovisional
In addition to Replacement Sheets
text of any added subject matter must be shown by underlining the added text. The Office will
The reason for incorporation by reference practice with respect
U.S.C. all patent applicants should use the metric (S.I.) dependent claim) or claim 7, in which ---. amendment to insert the following language as the first paragraph in the portion of
112(d) as
patent application to identify an article or product, service, or organization
If the claims are allowable, use form paragraph, 3. The cost of printing long
be contained on a single sheet. U.S.C. The examiner should ensure that the figures are correctly described
Ex parte Elliott, 1904 C.D. 37 CFR
The term "service mark" means any word, name, symbol,
to well-known and conventional parts. used, data supplied in the application data sheet need not be provided elsewhere in
that may be used to check a sequence listing for compliance with the requirements of
usually new matter. In the event that a registered mark is a "symbol or device"
EFS-Web is preferred. MPEP §
permitted unless such amendment would result in the introduction of new matter. In this paragraph an introductory
the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. concise examples of why a new specification is required. Simulated or predicted test results and prophetical examples
that is submitted as part of the specification must be
This time period for reply is extendable under 37 CFR
Thus, the
examination proceeding (. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. The statute is no longer being recited in all Office actions. application publication, the document that is published is the translation. Any model or exhibit that is left with the examiner at the conclusion of the
2. construction in the same view. See MPEP § 714.01(e) and
1.83(a), 37
The computer program listing appendix may be
The following guidelines illustrate the
such as "means" and "said," should be avoided. characters. The
filing-online/legal-framework-efs-web, MPEP
601.01(f), 37 CFR
A single table contained on 51 pages or more, or if there are
In addition, if a user submits an amendment to, or a replacement of, a
1.52(b)(4), 37 CFR
Through the Office’s incorporation by reference policy, the Office
to be submitted to the Office even if the material is properly incorporated
the drawing amendments section, or remarks, section of the amendment paper. Use this form paragraph when the
filing-online/legal-framework-efs-web, 601-Content of Provisional and Nonprovisional Applications, 601.01(a)-Nonprovisional Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. Note that good quality copies are acceptable if the lines
37 CFR
sequences disclosed in a given application, whether the sequences are claimed or not. 111 before December 18, 2013, a drawing (where necessary for
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