Title 37

Volume 1 CHAPTER I

Chapter I - United States Patent And Trademark Office, Department Of Commerce

CHAPTER I - UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

37:1.0.1.1SUBCHAP A
SUBCHAPTER A - GENERAL
37:1.0.1.1.1PART 1
   PART 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES
37:1.0.1.1.1.1.73SUBJGRP 73
      General Information and Correspondence
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      Records and Files of the Patent and Trademark Office
37:1.0.1.1.1.1.75SUBJGRP 75
      Fees and Payment of Money
37:1.0.1.1.1.2.76SUBJGRP 76
      Prosecution of Application and Appointment of Attorney or Agent
37:1.0.1.1.1.2.77SUBJGRP 77
      Who May Apply for a Patent
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      The Application
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      Oath or Declaration
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      Specification
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      The Drawings
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      Models, Exhibits, Specimens
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      Information Disclosure Statement
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      Examination of Applications
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      Action by Applicant and Further Consideration
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      Amendments
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      Transitional Provisions
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      Affidavits Overcoming Rejections
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      Interviews
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      Time for Reply by Applicant; Abandonment of Application
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      Joinder of Inventions in One Application; Restriction
37:1.0.1.1.1.2.92SUBJGRP 92
      Design Patents
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      Plant Patents
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      Reissues
37:1.0.1.1.1.2.95SUBJGRP 95
      Petitions and Action by the Director
37:1.0.1.1.1.2.96SUBJGRP 96
      Appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
37:1.0.1.1.1.2.97SUBJGRP 97
      Publication of Applications
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      Miscellaneous Provisions
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      Preissuance Submissions and Protests by Third Parties
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      Review of Patent and Trademark Office Decisions by Court
37:1.0.1.1.1.2.101SUBJGRP 101
      Allowance and Issue of Patent
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      Disclaimer
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      Correction of Errors in Patent
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      Arbitration Awards
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      Maintenance Fees
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      General Information
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      Who May File an International Application
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      The International Application
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      Fees
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      Priority
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      Representation
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      Transmittal of Record Copy
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      Timing
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      Amendments
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      Unity of Invention
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      International Preliminary Examination
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      National Stage
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      Citation of Prior Art and Written Statements
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      Request for Ex Parte Reexamination
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      Ex Parte Reexamination
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      Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate
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      Adjustment of Patent Term Due to Examination Delay
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      Extension of Patent Term Due to Regulatory Review
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      Deposit of Biological Material
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      Application Disclosures Containing Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequences
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      Prior Art Citations
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      Requirements for Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
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      Inter Partes Reexamination of Patents
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      Information Disclosure in Inter Partes Reexamination
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      Office Actions and Responses (Before the Examiner) in Inter Partes Reexamination
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      Interviews Prohibited in Inter Partes Reexamination
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      Extensions of Time, Terminating of Reexamination Prosecution, and Petitions To Revive in Inter Partes Reexamination
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.133SUBJGRP 133
      Appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Inter Partes Reexamination
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.134SUBJGRP 134
      Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Inter Partes Reexamination
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      Concurrent Proceedings Involving Same Patent in Inter Partes Reexamination
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      Reexamination Certificate in Inter Partes Reexamination
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      General Information
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      Who May File an International Design Application
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      The International Design Application
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      Fees
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      Representation
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      Transmittal of International Design Application to the International Bureau
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      Relief From Prescribed Time Limits; Conversion to a Design Application Under 35 U.S.C. Chapter 16
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      National Processing of International Design Applications
37:1.0.1.1.2PART 3
   PART 3 - ASSIGNMENT, RECORDING AND RIGHTS OF ASSIGNEE
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      Documents Eligible for Recording
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      Requirements for Recording
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      Cover Sheet Requirements
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      Fees
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      Date and Effect of Recording
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      Domestic Representative
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      Action Taken by Assignee
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      Issuance to Assignee
37:1.0.1.1.3PART 4
   PART 4 - COMPLAINTS REGARDING INVENTION PROMOTERS
37:1.0.1.1.4PART 5
   PART 5 - SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND LICENSES TO EXPORT AND FILE APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
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      Secrecy Orders
37:1.0.1.1.4.0.154SUBJGRP 154
      Licenses for Foreign Exporting and Filing
37:1.0.1.1.4.0.155SUBJGRP 155
      General
37:1.0.1.2SUBCHAP
37:1.0.1.2.5PART 2
   PART 2 - RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRADEMARK CASES
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      Representation by Attorneys or Other Authorized Persons
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      Declarations
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      Application for Registration
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      The Written Application
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      Drawing
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      Examination of Application and Action by Applicants
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      Amendment of Application
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      Publication and Post Publication
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      Classification
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      Post Notice of Allowance
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      Concurrent Use Proceedings
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      Opposition
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      Cancellation
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      Procedure in Inter Partes Proceedings
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      Appeals
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      Petitions and Action by the Director
37:1.0.1.2.5.0.172SUBJGRP 172
      Certificate
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      Publication of Marks Registered Under 1905 Act
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      Reregistration of Marks Registered Under Prior Acts
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      Cancellation for Failure To File Affidavit or Declaration
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      Affidavit or Declaration Under Section 15
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      Correction, Disclaimer, Surrender, Etc.
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      Term and Renewal
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      General Information and Correspondence in Trademark Cases
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      Trademark Records and Files of the Patent and Trademark Office
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      Fees and Payment of Money in Trademark Cases
37:1.0.1.2.6PART 6
   PART 6 - CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES UNDER THE TRADEMARK ACT
37:1.0.1.2.7PART 7
   PART 7 - RULES OF PRACTICE IN FILINGS PURSUANT TO THE PROTOCOL RELATING TO THE MADRID AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS
37:1.0.1.3SUBCHAP
37:1.0.1.3.8PART 10
   PART 10 [RESERVED]
37:1.0.1.3.9PART 11
   PART 11 - REPRESENTATION OF OTHERS BEFORE THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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      General Information
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      Patents, Trademarks, and Other Non-Patent Law
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      Client-Practitioner Relationship
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      Counselor
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      Advocate
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      Transactions With Persons Other Than Clients
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      Law Firms and Associations
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      Information About Legal Services
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      Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
37:1.0.1.3.10PART 15-15a
   PARTS 15-15a [RESERVED]
37:1.0.1.3.11PART 41
   PART 41 - PRACTICE BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
37:1.0.1.3.12PART 42
   PART 42 - TRIAL PRACTICE BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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      General
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      Fees
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      Petition and Motion Practice
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      Testimony and Production
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      Oral Argument, Decision, and Settlement
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      Certificate
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      General
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      Instituting Inter Partes Review
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      After Institution of Inter Partes Review
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      General
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      Instituting Post-Grant Review
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      After Institution of Post-Grant Review
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      Instituting Derivation Proceeding
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      After Institution of Derivation Proceeding
37:1.0.1.3.13PART 90
   PART 90 - JUDICIAL REVIEW OF PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD DECISIONS
37:1.0.1.4SUBCHAP B
SUBCHAPTER B - ADMINISTRATION
37:1.0.1.4.14PART 100-101
   PARTS 100-101 [RESERVED]
37:1.0.1.4.15PART 102
   PART 102 - DISCLOSURE OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
37:1.0.1.4.16PART 104
   PART 104 - LEGAL PROCESSES
37:1.0.1.5SUBCHAP C
SUBCHAPTER C - PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MASK WORKS
37:1.0.1.5.17PART 150
   PART 150 - REQUESTS FOR PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATIONS PURSUANT TO 17 U.S.C. 902(a)(2)
37:1.0.1.5.18PART 151-199
   PARTS 151-199 [RESERVED]