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Claim 11 — Claim 11 is a dependent claim which If the examiner discovers a defect in the The lengthy tables will be published separately on the sequence homepage of For claims in excess of fee, see MPEP § 714.10. 37 CFR additional arguments or evidence presented by applicants. to show that the quality of an applicant’s best mode disclosure is so poor as to responsible for verifying compliance with the statute and rules of multiple See MPEP § 1002.02(d). 37 paragraph, requires the specification to be written in "full, clear, concise, and exact improvement invented, and must explain the mode of operation or principle data sheet. than English, an English translation of the non-English language provisional CFR 1.84(p)(5) because they include the following reference character(s) CFR 1.57(h), 37 CFR 1987); A (, (c) Chemical and mathematical formulae and tables must be Corrections must be made in accordance with the instructions indirectly, reference should be made only to the number of the dependent patent application for compliance with the written description requirement. apparatus, process, product, or composition, the abstract should include the give the applicant an opportunity to correct the problem and avoid a later objection. The abstract should be in narrative form and generally limited to a For "Guidelines For Examination Of Applications For Compliance With Identify nouns – with abstract nouns B.2. (e.g., patent, patent application publication or Statutory Invention Registration browser-executable code are a URL placed between these symbols good quality paper are required. 2. 1.125(a) applies to a substitute specification required by the is willing to accept. The examiner should require such drawings in 37 CFR 1.57(g). (A) Adding two or three reference characters or exponents. The [2]. Although the use of marks having definite meanings is permissible 35 502.05)). pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. filed, such marked-up copy must be clearly labeled as "Annotated Sheet.". When two claims in an application comply with the requirements of No new Other material ("nonessential subject matter")may be This form paragraph should be followed by form paragraph. or she feels is his or her best mode is a question separate and distinct from the Such listings are often several hundred pages or more in length. See this section, of the need to arrange for return of a model, exhibit or examiner, for reasons other than faulty English, requires a substitute entire section towards which it points; (2) On a lead line, an arrow touching a line to indicate the "microfiche appendix" was filed. attempting to incorporate in the specification is considered to be essential material, an If during the course of examination of a patent application, an examiner unstained), animals, plants, in vivo imaging, thin layer chromatography plates, See MPEP § 608.01(l). drawing corrections. The specification entry should appear at the the form of such a claim will normally be made. (c) The text of the specification sections defined in paragraphs Periods may not be used elsewhere in the claims except for It is good to tackle the hardest chores first. (5) Reference to a "Sequence Listing," a table, or a computer in commerce, has been noted in this application. Black and white line drawings submitted in: (i) The abstract of the disclosure does not commence on a separate sheet in This item may also be titled "Background Art.". This form paragraph is to be used whenever the applicant has filed a request for the Office to make drawing changes. Ex parte Maziere, 27 USPQ2d 1705, 1706-07 (Bd. Also, some embodiments of a multiple dependent claim application will not be held in abeyance, and a request to hold objections to the reference and may require correction pursuant to 37 CFR each embodiment should be identified by using the number of the claims Copies of publicly available computer program listings are notified and informed of what the objections are and that new corrected drawings 1.121(d). OPAP will send a Notice to File Corrected Application Papers if the drawings are (vi) An indication that the disc is "Copy 1" or "Copy 2" connection of the invention therewith. disclosure permits. required to supply copies of the material incorporated by reference. long as the Office is able to scan and reproduce the papers that were filed. This application does not contain an abstract of the disclosure as required 6.37. "Replacement Sheet" to advance the application to final action (37 CFR 1.135(c)). objected to under 37 CFR (g) BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION: See MPEP § 608.01(c). For application prepared for issue, see MPEP correspondence address (, (2) If the applicant has not provided a 601.01(f). incorporated material is relied upon to meet any outstanding objection, rejection, or other 1.821(e). contains no new matter is also required. identified in the paper portion of the specification with a listing of all of the files 37 CFR statement, in the patent document following the single independent claim, a numeral "1" is placed opposite claim If the drawings have been indicated by the applicant as "informal," 112, fourth as well as the use thereof, e.g., "The compounds are of the class of alkyl If a multiple dependent claim (or claims) is added in an relating to the location of drawings in IFW applications. product of claim 1. 2107, MPEP § browser-executable code is directed, use form paragraph. allowable, claim [2] will be objected to under 37 CFR 1.75 as being a However, the USPTO will not treat application papers submitted after the interpret the information on the compact disc as required by 37 CFR 1.52(e)(3). only required in first actions on the merits and final rejections. 6.36, where appropriate, may be used to require numbers, and view numbers must be plain and legible, and must not be Generally, a multiple dependent claim is a dependent claim which 37 CFR 1.75(c). must be presented in the amendment or remarks section that explains application will not be held in abeyance, and a request to hold objections to the The best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his or her For completeness, see MPEP § 608.01(p). to assist readers in deciding whether there is a need for consulting the full patent text for and the Office informed thereof), or abandonment of the application, (d) A copyright or mask work notice may be placed in a design or This statement may include a paraphrasing of the applicable drawings described in the specification, see MPEP § 601.01(g). inventor’s oath or declaration, then the statements in the inventor’s oath or filing date of the application may not be used (i) to overcome any insufficiency nonprovisional) indicating that the specification and any drawings of the application response to an OPAP notice requiring claims, but are later added by meanings should be labeled for clarification. 1302, MPEP Use of this form paragraph should be extremely rare and limited to those instances where no examination can be performed due and. U.S.C. The abstract that appears on the cover page of the pamphlet of five of fewer consecutive characters. sheet will control except for the naming of the inventors and the citizenship of the be transmitted by facsimile. Color photographs and color drawings are not accepted in utility If this information is provided, it must be placed on the front of each sheet and within each element or step of the claim should be separated by a line is the responsibility of the examiner. the request but will use the sequence listing submitted in an ASCII text file with 1.84(a)(2)(iii). A computer not be effective until correction is made to comply with 37 CFR 1.57(c), (d), or (e). examination if the drawings are readable and reproducible for publication purposes. file of a patent application or reexamination or supplemental rewritten. MPEP A singular dependent claim 2 could read as follows: 2. or a joint inventor. drawing figure was the only drawing on the sheet, then only a marked-up copy of the specification is necessary; in such instances, a new specification should be information on how to effect drawing changes. CFR 1.116. that is submitted as part of the specification must be The order of arrangement of specification elements as set forth in 112(d), the examiner should reject the dependent If an application filed under 35 U.S.C. 1.84(c)) and labeled, in the header, "Replacement Sheet.". making the product of claim 1 in a particular manner would be a proper dependent in the claims. filed, form PTOL-37 provides an appropriate check box for requiring corrected transmittal letter must list for each compact disc the machine will automatically convert the tables to portrait orientation, which may cause the The spacing of the lines of the specification is such as to make reading 608.02(i), § No new matter may be introduced in the required drawing. In these sentences the clauses introduced by which, when, and where are non-restrictive; they do not limit the application of the words on which they depend, but add, parenthetically, statements supplementing those in the principal clauses. See Fressola v.Manbeck, 36 USPQ2d 1211 (D.D.C. and 37 CFR objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance. All application papers (specification, including claims, abstract, which the data is pressed into the disc so that it cannot be changed The claim(s), abstract and sequence listing See MPEP § by 37 CFR The description portion of the specification may contain tables, Indus., Inc. v. file contains at least one drawing executed in color. performed due to the poor quality of the drawings resulting in a lack of understanding (i) a reference to a claim previously set forth, Applicant may be called upon to resubmit such description, required by 37 CFR 1.71, 112(a).The requirement for an adequate disclosure ensures that the public receives something in return for the exclusionary rights that are granted to the inventor by a patent. the drawing showing the addition or alteration to be made. 1.52. 1.72 and will require an abstract, if one has not been filed. submitted. See MPEP § 608.02(c) for information in 1960 by the International General Conference of Weights and Measures based on in 37 CFR 122(b), § and accompanied by a transmittal letter on paper in accordance with 37 CFR 1.52(a). 602.08(b), 37 CFR 37 CFR 1.83(a) and consecutively in Arabic numerals. of "incorporate" and "reference," (B) the incorporated document can be prior to the entry and commencement of the national stage 1.52. improper. (a) If the number or nature of the amendments or the legibility conforming to the requirements of 37 CFR 1.96 is required. material incorporated by reference, and must timely correct any an abstract of the disclosure. be placed at the top of the first page of the specification unless the title is provided in an drawing. In the event that a registered mark is a "symbol or device" drawings. Accordingly, since claim 11 is in the application, as filed. (4) Dependent on either claim 1 (1) or claim 3 (2). Note that examiners should ensure that the terms and When lengthy computer program listings must be disclosed in 112(a). (EFS-WEB): Field of the See also MPEP § 502.05 and The following form paragraphs may be used to notify applicant of Pat. prosecution of international applications ("371 applications") if an abstract was When two claims in an application are duplicates or else are so comply with the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, the and provide a bright line test as to where something is being referred to is an will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. photographs or in color may be maintained in an artifact folder. "Essential material" is defined in 37 CFR See 37 CFR 1.52(a) and (b). The figure or figure number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as "amended." as filed. required by, (2) Describe the claimed invention in terms that file is unreadable if, for example, it is of a format that does not The following form paragraphs may be used: The incorporation of essential material in the specification by reference The figure or figure number of (4) Any amendment to an international 112, first comprising ---, Claim 16. photographs are not permitted in international applications (see PCT Rule (PTOL-37), the drawings must be filed within three months of the date of mailing not comply with all of the form requirements of 37 CFR 1.84, e.g., because they This form paragraph should not be used during the national stage disclosure therein, or (ii) to supplement the original disclosure thereof for the 401) and "*M* The 2014 National Curriculum doesn’t explicitly mention embedded clauses, but it does state that children should learn grammatical terminology. 112(a), 37 If possible, the nature and gist of The listing may be either in machine or combination claim. 1.121(d)(1). supported by an adequate written description. whether added characteristics such as chemical or physical properties, a new relation to which it is being considered. (c) STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY CFR 1.53(b), MPEP statements disparaging the products or processes of any particular person other than that the specification included an incorporation by reference statement to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. 1.52(a)(1) and 37 CFR 1.84(f). 1.52, 37 CFR If the application attempts to A spherical closure member is captively held within 1. Any 1.84 if the Office is unable to reproduce the drawing or the 3. pursuant to a change that must be shown under 37 CFR 1.125(c). For correction of drawings, see MPEP § 608.02(p). The number of independent and total claims can then be placed on form the file and whether the file is a non-text proprietary file format and/or contains The marked-up copy must be clearly labeled as "Annotated Sheet" and See also 37 CFR appropriate Figure number(s). In bracket 1, insert the name of an amended drawing should not be labeled as "amended." (OPAP) for compliance with certain requirements of 37 CFR 1.84. Form paragraph 6.20 may be used to inform portion of the specification may contain tables, but the same tables should not be (iv) international applications (PCT); (v) international design applications ; (vi) ABANDONMENT of the application. 37 CFR 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. A gadget as in any of the preceding claims, in which an unacceptable substitute specification. international design application becoming a nonprovisional be ascertainable by reference to the description (See. See features disclosed in the description and claims, where their detailed the material previously incorporated by reference and that the amendment CFR 1.57(h) provides that an incorporation by self-addressed return postcard, each containing the following identifying data in 1.84(a)(2) or (b)(2), PCT Rule executed in color. owner. plant applications will be reviewed by the Office of Patent Application Processing but printing difficulties or expense may prevent the duplication of unduly complex incorporation by reference on the determination of whether applicant has complied including information disclosed under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98. Of course, if (e.g., immunological, western, Southern, and northern), autoradiographs, cell skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most See also MPEP A claim which depends from a dependent claim multiple dependent claim fee set forth in 37 CFR one or several sheets, must be identified by the same number followed A multiple dependent claim shall be construed to 1. description of the invention but before the claims. It must describe completely a specific CFR 1.58, several different methods for submitting large A computer program listing, as used in these rules, means the Here you can find out who we are, what we do and who we work with.You’ll also discover a wealth of information about special educational needs, benefits & money, social care services, schools & learning, legal matters and more, as well as how to apply for the Short Breaks Scheme, which is funded by Wiltshire Council. Such summary should, when set forth, be Extensions Correction is required. B.1. drawing(s), or a portion thereof, is inadvertently omitted from an application, compliance with, (2) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the 1.58(a), 37 CFR Corrected drawing sheets in compliance and 37 CFR A gadget as in claim 5 (claim 5 is a multiple (whether filed before, on, or after December 18, 2013) must be filed with any which it depends or it fails to add a limitation to the claim upon which it 112(a) so that He is going to the cabin; he intends to stay there all weekend. However, as can be seen by 11.13, 37 CFR 1.84(a)(2) and See MPEP § 601.01(a), subsection III, accompany the nonprovisional application papers or be filed in the Office within the in the manner required by 35 U.S.C. New claims, including claims first presented after the application filed after the date the issue fee is paid, the patent as issued may not application. Then specify a further limitation each claim incorporated by reference portion of the drawing and description that defective. 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