37 CFR

• 37 CFR 1.1 Addresses for non-trademark correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
• 37 CFR 1.2 Business to be transacted in writing
• 37 CFR 1.3 Business to be conducted with decorum and courtesy
• 37 CFR 1.4 Nature of correspondence and signature requirements
• 37 CFR 1.5 Identification of patent, patent application, or patent-related proceeding
• 37 CFR 1.6 Receipt of correspondence
• 37 CFR 1.7 Times for taking action; Expiration on Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday
• 37 CFR 1.8 Certificate of mailing or transmission
• 37 CFR 1.9 Definitions
• 37 CFR 1.10 Filing of correspondence by Priority Mail Express ®
• 37 CFR 1.11 Files open to the public
• 37 CFR 1.12 Assignment records open to public inspection
• 37 CFR 1.12 (pre‑AIA) Assignment records open to public inspection
• 37 CFR 1.13 Copies and certified copies
• 37 CFR 1.14 Patent applications preserved in confidence
• 37 CFR 1.14 (pre‑AIA) Patent applications preserved in confidence
• 37 CFR 1.15 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.16 National application filing, search, and examination fees
• 37 CFR 1.17 Patent application and reexamination processing fees
• 37 CFR 1.18 Patent post allowance (including issue) fees
• 37 CFR 1.19 Document supply fees
• 37 CFR 1.20 Post-issuance fees
• 37 CFR 1.21 Miscellaneous fees and charges
• 37 CFR 1.22 Fees payable in advance
• 37 CFR 1.23 Methods of payment
• 37 CFR 1.24 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.25 Deposit accounts
• 37 CFR 1.26 Refunds
• 37 CFR 1.27 Definition of small entities and establishing status as a small entity to permit payment of small entity fees; when a determination of entitlement to small entity status and notification of loss of entitlement to small entity status are required; fraud on the Office
• 37 CFR 1.27 (pre‑AIA) Definition of small entities and establishing status as a small entity to permit payment of small entity fees; when a determination of entitlement to small entity status and notification of loss of entitlement to small entity status are required; fraud on the Office
• 37 CFR 1.28 Refunds when small entity status is later established; how errors in small entity status are excused
• 37 CFR 1.29 Micro entity status
• 37 CFR 1.31 Applicant may be represented by one or more patent practitioners or joint inventors
• 37 CFR 1.32 Power of attorney
• 37 CFR 1.32 (pre‑AIA) Power of attorney
• 37 CFR 1.33 Correspondence respecting patent applications, reexamination proceedings, and other proceedings
• 37 CFR 1.33 (pre‑AIA) Correspondence respecting patent applications, reexamination proceedings, and other proceedings
• 37 CFR 1.34 Acting in a representative capacity
• 37 CFR 1.36 Revocation of power of attorney; withdrawal of patent attorney or agent
• 37 CFR 1.36 (pre‑AIA) Revocation of power of attorney; withdrawal of patent attorney or agent
• 37 CFR 1.41 Inventorship
• 37 CFR 1.41 (pre‑AIA) Applicant for patent
• 37 CFR 1.42 Applicant for patent
• 37 CFR 1.42 (pre‑AIA) When the inventor is dead
• 37 CFR 1.43 Application for patent by a legal representative of a deceased or legally incapacitated inventor
• 37 CFR 1.43 (pre‑AIA) When the inventor is insane or legally incapacitated
• 37 CFR 1.44 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.45 Application for patent by joint inventors
• 37 CFR 1.45 (pre‑AIA) Joint inventors
• 37 CFR 1.46 Application for patent by an assignee, obligated assignee, or a person who otherwise shows sufficient proprietary interest in the matter
• 37 CFR 1.46 (pre‑AIA) Assigned inventions and patents
• 37 CFR 1.47 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.47 (pre‑AIA) Filing when an inventor refuses to sign or cannot be reached
• 37 CFR 1.48 Correction of inventorship pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 116 or correction of the name or order of names in a patent application, other than a reissue application
• 37 CFR 1.51 General requisites of an application
• 37 CFR 1.52 Language, paper, writing, margins, read-only optical disc specifications
• 37 CFR 1.53 Application number, filing date, and completion of application
• 37 CFR 1.53 (pre‑PLT (AIA)) Application number, filing date, and completion of application
• 37 CFR 1.53 (pre‑AIA) Application number, filing date, and completion of application
• 37 CFR 1.54 Parts of application to be filed together; filing receipt
• 37 CFR 1.55 Claim for foreign priority
• 37 CFR 1.56 Duty to disclose information material to patentability
• 37 CFR 1.56 (pre‑AIA) Duty to disclose information material to patentability
• 37 CFR 1.57 Incorporation by reference
• 37 CFR 1.57 (pre‑PLT) Incorporation by reference
• 37 CFR 1.58 Chemical and mathematical formulas and tables
• 37 CFR 1.59 Expungement of information or copy of papers in application file
• 37 CFR 1.60 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.61 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.62 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.63 Inventor’s oath or declaration
• 37 CFR 1.63 (pre‑AIA) Oath or declaration
• 37 CFR 1.64 Substitute statement in lieu of an oath or declaration
• 37 CFR 1.64 (pre‑AIA) Person making oath or declaration
• 37 CFR 1.66 Statements under oath
• 37 CFR 1.66 (pre‑AIA) Officers authorized to administer oaths
• 37 CFR 1.67 Supplemental oath or declaration
• 37 CFR 1.67 (pre‑AIA) Supplemental oath or declaration
• 37 CFR 1.68 Declaration in lieu of oath
• 37 CFR 1.69 Foreign language oaths and declarations
• 37 CFR 1.70 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.71 Detailed description and specification of the invention
• 37 CFR 1.72 Title and abstract
• 37 CFR 1.73 Summary of the invention
• 37 CFR 1.74 Reference to drawings
• 37 CFR 1.75 Claim(s)
• 37 CFR 1.76 Application data sheet
• 37 CFR 1.76 (2012‑09‑16 thru 2013‑12‑17) Application data sheet
• 37 CFR 1.76 (pre‑AIA) Application data sheet
• 37 CFR 1.77 Arrangement of application elements
• 37 CFR 1.78 Claiming benefit of earlier filing date and cross-references to other applications
• 37 CFR 1.79 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.81 Drawings required in patent application
• 37 CFR 1.81 (2012‑09‑16 thru 2013‑12‑17) Drawings required in patent application
• 37 CFR 1.81 (pre‑AIA) Drawings required in patent application
• 37 CFR 1.83 Content of drawing
• 37 CFR 1.84 Standards for drawings
• 37 CFR 1.85 Corrections to drawings
• 37 CFR 1.88 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.91 Models or exhibits not generally admitted as part of application or patent
• 37 CFR 1.92 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.93 Specimens
• 37 CFR 1.94 Return of models, exhibits or specimens
• 37 CFR 1.95 Copies of exhibits
• 37 CFR 1.96 Submission of computer program listings
• 37 CFR 1.97 Filing of information disclosure statement
• 37 CFR 1.98 Content of information disclosure statement
• 37 CFR 1.99 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.101 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.102 Advancement of examination
• 37 CFR 1.103 Suspension of action by the Office
• 37 CFR 1.104 Nature of examination
• 37 CFR 1.105 Requirements for information
• 37 CFR 1.105 (pre‑AIA) Requirements for information
• 37 CFR 1.106 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.107 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.108 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.109 Effective filing date of a claimed invention under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
• 37 CFR 1.110 Inventorship and ownership of the subject matter of individual claims
• 37 CFR 1.111 Reply by applicant or patent owner to a non-final Office action
• 37 CFR 1.112 Reconsideration before final action
• 37 CFR 1.113 Final rejection or action
• 37 CFR 1.114 Request for continued examination
• 37 CFR 1.115 Preliminary amendments
• 37 CFR 1.116 Amendments and affidavits or other evidence after final action and prior to appeal
• 37 CFR 1.117 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.118 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.119 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.121 Manner of making amendments in applications
• 37 CFR 1.122 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.123 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.124 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.125 Substitute specification
• 37 CFR 1.126 Numbering of claims
• 37 CFR 1.127 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.129 Transitional procedures for limited examination after final rejection and restriction practice
• 37 CFR 1.130 Affidavit or declaration of attribution or prior public disclosure under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
• 37 CFR 1.131 Affidavit or declaration of prior invention or to disqualify commonly owned patent or published application as prior art
• 37 CFR 1.132 Affidavits or declarations traversing rejections or objections
• 37 CFR 1.133 Interviews
• 37 CFR 1.134 Time period for reply to an Office action
• 37 CFR 1.135 Abandonment for failure to reply within time period
• 37 CFR 1.136 Extensions of time
• 37 CFR 1.137 Revival of abandoned application, or terminated or limited reexamination prosecution
• 37 CFR 1.138 Express abandonment
• 37 CFR 1.139 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.141 Different inventions in one national application
• 37 CFR 1.142 Requirement for restriction
• 37 CFR 1.143 Reconsideration of requirement
• 37 CFR 1.144 Petition from requirement for restriction
• 37 CFR 1.145 Subsequent presentation of claims for different invention
• 37 CFR 1.146 Election of species
• 37 CFR 1.151 Rules applicable
• 37 CFR 1.152 Design drawings
• 37 CFR 1.153 Title, description and claim, oath or declaration
• 37 CFR 1.153 (pre‑AIA) Title, description and claim, oath or declaration
• 37 CFR 1.154 Arrangement of application elements in a design application
• 37 CFR 1.155 Expedited examination of design applications
• 37 CFR 1.161 Rules applicable
• 37 CFR 1.162 Applicant, oath or declaration
• 37 CFR 1.162 (pre‑AIA) Applicant, oath or declaration
• 37 CFR 1.163 Specification and arrangement of application elements in a plant application
• 37 CFR 1.164 Claim
• 37 CFR 1.165 Plant Drawings
• 37 CFR 1.166 Specimens
• 37 CFR 1.167 Examination
• 37 CFR 1.171 Application for reissue
• 37 CFR 1.172 Reissue applicant
• 37 CFR 1.172 (pre‑AIA) Applicants, assignees
• 37 CFR 1.173 Reissue specification, drawings, and amendments
• 37 CFR 1.174 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.175 Inventor’s oath or declaration for a reissue application
• 37 CFR 1.175 (pre‑AIA) Reissue oath or declaration
• 37 CFR 1.176 Examination of reissue
• 37 CFR 1.177 Issuance of multiple reissue patents
• 37 CFR 1.178 Original patent; continuing duty of applicant
• 37 CFR 1.179 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.181 Petition to the Director
• 37 CFR 1.182 Questions not specifically provided for
• 37 CFR 1.183 Suspension of rules
• 37 CFR 1.184 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.191 Appeal to Patent Trial and Appeal Board
• 37 CFR 1.192 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.193 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.194 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.195 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.196 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.197 Termination of proceedings
• 37 CFR 1.198 Reopening after a final decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
• 37 CFR 1.211 Publication of applications
• 37 CFR 1.213 Nonpublication request
• 37 CFR 1.215 Patent application publication
• 37 CFR 1.215 (pre‑AIA) Patent application publication
• 37 CFR 1.217 Publication of a redacted copy of an application
• 37 CFR 1.219 Early publication
• 37 CFR 1.221 Voluntary publication or republication of patent application publication
• 37 CFR 1.248 Service of papers; manner of service; proof of service in cases other than interferences and trials
• 37 CFR 1.251 Unlocatable file
• 37 CFR 1.290 Submissions by third parties in applications
• 37 CFR 1.291 Protests by the public against pending applications
• 37 CFR 1.292 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.293 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.293 (pre‑2013‑03‑16) Statutory invention registration
• 37 CFR 1.294 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.294 (pre‑2013‑03‑16) Examination of request for publication of a statutory invention registration and patent application to which the request is directed
• 37 CFR 1.295 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.295 (pre‑2013‑03‑16) Review of decision finally refusing to publish a statutory invention registration
• 37 CFR 1.296 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.296 (pre‑2013‑03‑16) Withdrawal of request for publication of statutory invention registration
• 37 CFR 1.297 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.297 (pre‑2013‑03‑16) Publication of statutory invention registration
• 37 CFR 1.301 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.302 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.303 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.304 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.311 Notice of Allowance
• 37 CFR 1.312 Amendments after allowance
• 37 CFR 1.313 Withdrawal from issue
• 37 CFR 1.314 Issuance of patent
• 37 CFR 1.315 [Removed and Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.316 Application abandoned for failure to pay issue fee
• 37 CFR 1.317 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.318 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.321 Statutory disclaimers, including terminal disclaimers
• 37 CFR 1.321 (pre‑AIA) Statutory disclaimers, including terminal disclaimers
• 37 CFR 1.322 Certificate of correction of Office mistake
• 37 CFR 1.323 Certificate of correction of applicant’s mistake
• 37 CFR 1.324 Correction of inventorship in patent, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 256
• 37 CFR 1.325 Other mistakes not corrected
• 37 CFR 1.331 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.332 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.333 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.334 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.335 Filing of notice of arbitration awards
• 37 CFR 1.351 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.352 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.362 Time for payment of maintenance fees
• 37 CFR 1.363 Fee address for maintenance fee purposes
• 37 CFR 1.366 Submission of maintenance fees
• 37 CFR 1.377 Review of decision refusing to accept and record payment of a maintenance fee filed prior to expiration of patent
• 37 CFR 1.378 Acceptance of delayed payment of maintenance fee in expired patent to reinstate patent
• 37 CFR 1.401 Definitions of terms under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
• 37 CFR 1.412 The United States Receiving Office
• 37 CFR 1.413 The United States International Searching Authority
• 37 CFR 1.414 The United States Patent and Trademark Office as a Designated Office or Elected Office
• 37 CFR 1.415 The International Bureau
• 37 CFR 1.416 The United States International Preliminary Examining Authority
• 37 CFR 1.417 Submission of translation of international publication
• 37 CFR 1.419 Display of currently valid control number under the Paperwork Reduction Act
• 37 CFR 1.421 Applicant for international application
• 37 CFR 1.421 (pre‑AIA) Applicant for international application
• 37 CFR 1.422 Legal representative as applicant in an international application
• 37 CFR 1.422 (pre‑AIA) When the inventor is dead
• 37 CFR 1.423 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.423 (pre‑AIA) When the inventor is insane or legally incapacitated
• 37 CFR 1.424 Assignee, obligated assignee, or person having sufficient proprietary interest as applicant in an international application
• 37 CFR 1.425 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.431 International application requirements
• 37 CFR 1.431 (pre‑AIA) International application requirements
• 37 CFR 1.432 Designation of States by filing an international application
• 37 CFR 1.433 Physical requirements of international application
• 37 CFR 1.434 The request
• 37 CFR 1.435 The description
• 37 CFR 1.436 The claims
• 37 CFR 1.437 The drawings
• 37 CFR 1.438 The abstract
• 37 CFR 1.445 International application filing, processing and search fees
• 37 CFR 1.446 Refund of international application filing and processing fees
• 37 CFR 1.451 The priority claim and priority document in an international application
• 37 CFR 1.452 Restoration of right of priority
• 37 CFR 1.453 Transmittal of documents relating to earlier search or classification
• 37 CFR 1.455 Representation in international applications
• 37 CFR 1.461 Procedures for transmittal of record copy to the International Bureau
• 37 CFR 1.465 Timing of application processing based on the priority date
• 37 CFR 1.468 Delays in meeting time limits
• 37 CFR 1.471 Corrections and amendments during international processing
• 37 CFR 1.472 Changes in person, name, or address of applicants and inventors
• 37 CFR 1.475 Unity of invention before the International Searching Authority, the International Preliminary Examining Authority and during the national stage
• 37 CFR 1.476 Determination of unity of invention before the International Searching Authority
• 37 CFR 1.477 Protest to lack of unity of invention before the International Searching Authority
• 37 CFR 1.480 Demand for international preliminary examination
• 37 CFR 1.481 Payment of international preliminary examination fees
• 37 CFR 1.482 International preliminary examination and processing fees
• 37 CFR 1.484 Conduct of international preliminary examination
• 37 CFR 1.485 Amendments by applicant during international preliminary examination
• 37 CFR 1.488 Determination of unity of invention before the International Preliminary Examining Authority
• 37 CFR 1.489 Protest to lack of unity of invention before the International Preliminary Examining Authority
• 37 CFR 1.491 National stage commencement, entry, and fulfillment
• 37 CFR 1.491 (pre‑AIA) National stage commencement and entry
• 37 CFR 1.492 National stage fees
• 37 CFR 1.494 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.495 Entering the national stage in the United States of America
• 37 CFR 1.495 (pre‑AIA) Entering the national stage in the United States of America
• 37 CFR 1.496 Examination of international applications in the national stage
• 37 CFR 1.497 Inventor’s oath or declaration under 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(4)
• 37 CFR 1.497 (pre‑AIA) Oath or declaration under 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(4)
• 37 CFR 1.499 Unity of invention during the national stage
• 37 CFR 1.501 Citation of prior art and written statements in patent files
• 37 CFR 1.502 Processing of prior art citations during an ex parte reexamination proceeding
• 37 CFR 1.510 Request for ex parte reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.515 Determination of the request for ex parte reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.520 Ex parte reexamination at the initiative of the Director
• 37 CFR 1.525 Order for ex parte reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.530 Statement by patent owner in ex parte reexamination; amendment by patent owner in ex parte or inter partes reexamination; inventorship change in ex parte or inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.535 Reply by third party requester in ex parte reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.540 Consideration of responses in ex parte reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.550 Conduct of ex parte reexamination proceedings
• 37 CFR 1.552 Scope of reexamination in ex parte reexamination proceedings
• 37 CFR 1.555 Information material to patentability in ex parte reexamination and inter partes reexamination proceedings
• 37 CFR 1.560 Interviews in ex parte reexamination proceedings
• 37 CFR 1.565 Concurrent office proceedings which include an ex parte reexamination proceeding
• 37 CFR 1.570 Issuance and publication of ex parte reexamination certificate concludes ex parte reexamination proceeding
• 37 CFR 1.601 Filing of papers in supplemental examination
• 37 CFR 1.605 Items of information
• 37 CFR 1.610 Content of request for supplemental examination
• 37 CFR 1.615 Format of papers filed in a supplemental examination proceeding
• 37 CFR 1.620 Conduct of supplemental examination proceeding
• 37 CFR 1.625 Conclusion of supplemental examination; publication of supplemental examination certificate; procedure after conclusion
• 37 CFR 1.701 Extension of patent term due to examination delay under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (original applications, other than designs, filed on or after June 8, 1995, and before May 29, 2000)
• 37 CFR 1.702 Grounds for adjustment of patent term due to examination delay under the Patent Term Guarantee Act of 1999 (original applications, other than designs, filed on or after May 29, 2000)
• 37 CFR 1.702 (pre‑2013‑04‑01) Grounds for adjustment of patent term due to examination delay under the Patent Term Guarantee Act of 1999 (original applications, other than designs, filed on or after May 29, 2000)
• 37 CFR 1.703 Period of adjustment of patent term due to examination delay
• 37 CFR 1.703 (2012‑09‑17 thru 2013‑03‑31) Period of adjustment of patent term due to examination delay
• 37 CFR 1.703 (pre‑2012‑09‑17) Period of adjustment of patent term due to examination delay
• 37 CFR 1.704 Reduction of period of adjustment of patent term
• 37 CFR 1.704 (2015‑03‑10 thru 2020‑07‑15) Reduction of period of adjustment of patent term
• 37 CFR 1.704 (2013‑12‑18 thru 2015‑03‑09) Reduction of period of adjustment of patent term
• 37 CFR 1.704 (2012‑09‑17 thru 2013‑12‑17) Reduction of period of adjustment of patent term
• 37 CFR 1.704 (pre‑2013‑03‑31) Reduction of period of adjustment of patent term
• 37 CFR 1.704 (pre‑2012‑09‑17) Reduction of period of adjustment of patent term
• 37 CFR 1.705 Patent term adjustment determination
• 37 CFR 1.705 (pre‑2013‑04‑01) Patent term adjustment determination
• 37 CFR 1.710 Patents subject to extension of the patent term
• 37 CFR 1.720 Conditions for extension of patent term
• 37 CFR 1.730 Applicant for extension of patent term; signature requirements
• 37 CFR 1.740 Formal requirements for application for extension of patent term; correction of informalities
• 37 CFR 1.741 Complete application given a filing date; petition procedure
• 37 CFR 1.750 Determination of eligibility for extension of patent term
• 37 CFR 1.760 Interim extension of patent term under 35 U.S.C. 156(e)(2)
• 37 CFR 1.765 Duty of disclosure in patent term extension proceedings
• 37 CFR 1.770 Express withdrawal of application for extension of patent term
• 37 CFR 1.775 Calculation of patent term extension for a human drug, antibiotic drug, or human biological product
• 37 CFR 1.776 Calculation of patent term extension for a food additive or color additive
• 37 CFR 1.777 Calculation of patent term extension for a medical device
• 37 CFR 1.778 Calculation of patent term extension for an animal drug product
• 37 CFR 1.779 Calculation of patent term extension for a veterinary biological product
• 37 CFR 1.780 Certificate or order of extension of patent term
• 37 CFR 1.785 Multiple applications for extension of term of the same patent or of different patents for the same regulatory review period for a product
• 37 CFR 1.790 Interim extension of patent term under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5)
• 37 CFR 1.791 Termination of interim extension granted prior to regulatory approval of a product for commercial marketing or use
• 37 CFR 1.801 Biological material
• 37 CFR 1.802 Need or opportunity to make a deposit
• 37 CFR 1.803 Acceptable depository
• 37 CFR 1.804 Time of making an original deposit
• 37 CFR 1.805 Replacement or supplement of deposit
• 37 CFR 1.806 Term of deposit
• 37 CFR 1.807 Viability of deposit
• 37 CFR 1.808 Furnishing of samples
• 37 CFR 1.809 Examination procedures
• 37 CFR 1.821 Nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence disclosures in patent applications
• 37 CFR 1.822 Symbols and format to be used for nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence data
• 37 CFR 1.823 Requirements for content of a “Sequence Listing” part of the specification
• 37 CFR 1.824 Form and format for a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence submissions as an ASCII plain text file
• 37 CFR 1.825 Amendments to add or replace a “Sequence Listing” and CRF copy thereof
• 37 CFR 1.831 Requirements for patent applications filed on or after July 1, 2022, having nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence disclosures
• 37 CFR 1.832 Representation of nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence data in the “Sequence Listing XML” part of a patent application filed on or after July 1, 2022
• 37 CFR 1.833 Requirements for a “Sequence Listing XML” for nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences as part of a patent application filed on or after July 1, 2022
• 37 CFR 1.834 Form and format for nucleotide and/ or amino acid sequence submissions as the ‘‘Sequence Listing XML’’ in patent applications filed on or after July 1, 2022
• 37 CFR 1.835 Amendment to add or replace a “Sequence Listing XML” in patent applications filed on or after July 1, 2022
• 37 CFR 1.839 Incorporation by reference
• 37 CFR 1.902 Processing of prior art citations during an inter partes reexamination proceeding
• 37 CFR 1.903 Service of papers on parties in inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.904 Notice of inter partes reexamination in Official Gazette
• 37 CFR 1.905 Submission of papers by the public in inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.906 Scope of reexamination in inter partes reexamination proceeding
• 37 CFR 1.907 Inter partes reexamination prohibited
• 37 CFR 1.913 Persons eligible to file, and time for filing, a request for inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.915 Content of request for inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.919 Filing date of request for inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.923 Examiner’s determination on the request for inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.925 Partial refund if request for inter partes reexamination is not ordered
• 37 CFR 1.927 Petition to review refusal to order inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.931 Order for inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.933 Patent owner duty of disclosure in inter partes reexamination proceedings
• 37 CFR 1.935 Initial Office action usually accompanies order for inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.937 Conduct of inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.939 Unauthorized papers in inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.941 Amendments by patent owner in inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.943 Requirements of responses, written comments, and briefs in inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.945 Response to Office action by patent owner in inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.947 Comments by third party requester to patent owner’s response in inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.948 Limitations on submission of prior art by third party requester following the order for inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.949 Examiner’s Office action closing prosecution in inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.951 Options after Office action closing prosecution in inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.953 Examiner’s Right of Appeal Notice in inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.955 Interviews prohibited in inter partes reexamination proceedings
• 37 CFR 1.956 Patent owner extensions of time in inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.957 Failure to file a timely, appropriate or complete response or comment in inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.958 Petition to revive inter partes reexamination prosecution terminated for lack of patent owner response
• 37 CFR 1.959 Appeal in inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.961 - 1.977 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 1.979 Return of Jurisdiction from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; termination of appeal proceedings
• 37 CFR 1.981 Reopening after a final decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
• 37 CFR 1.983 Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.985 Notification of prior or concurrent proceedings in inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 1.987 Suspension of inter partes reexamination proceeding due to litigation
• 37 CFR 1.989 Merger of concurrent reexamination proceedings
• 37 CFR 1.991 Merger of concurrent reissue application and inter partes reexamination proceeding
• 37 CFR 1.993 Suspension of concurrent interference and inter partes reexamination proceeding
• 37 CFR 1.995 Third party requester’s participation rights preserved in merged proceeding
• 37 CFR 1.997 Issuance and publication of inter partes reexamination certificate concludes inter partes reexamination proceeding
• 37 CFR 1.1001 Definitions related to international design applications
• 37 CFR 1.1002 The United States Patent and Trademark Office as an office of indirect filing
• 37 CFR 1.1003 The United States Patent and Trademark Office as a designated office
• 37 CFR 1.1004 The International Bureau
• 37 CFR 1.1005 Display of currently valid control number under the Paperwork Reduction Act
• 37 CFR 1.1011 Applicant for international design application
• 37 CFR 1.1012 Applicant’s Contracting Party
• 37 CFR 1.1021 Contents of the international design application
• 37 CFR 1.1022 Form and signature
• 37 CFR 1.1023 Filing date of an international design application in the United States
• 37 CFR 1.1024 The description
• 37 CFR 1.1025 The claim
• 37 CFR 1.1026 Reproductions
• 37 CFR 1.1027 Specimens
• 37 CFR 1.1028 Deferment of publication
• 37 CFR 1.1031 International design application fees
• 37 CFR 1.1041 Representation in an international design application
• 37 CFR 1.1042 Correspondence respecting international design applications filed with the Office as an office of indirect filing
• 37 CFR 1.1045 Procedures for transmittal of international design application to the International Bureau
• 37 CFR 1.1051 Relief from prescribed time limits
• 37 CFR 1.1052 Conversion to a design application under 35 U.S.C. chapter 16
• 37 CFR 1.1061 Rules applicable
• 37 CFR 1.1062 Examination
• 37 CFR 1.1063 Notification of Refusal
• 37 CFR 1.1064 One independent and distinct design
• 37 CFR 1.1065 Corrections and other changes in the International Register
• 37 CFR 1.1066 Correspondence address for a nonprovisional international design application
• 37 CFR 1.1067 Title, description, and inventor’s oath or declaration
• 37 CFR 1.1068 Statement of grant of protection
• 37 CFR 1.1070 Notification of Invalidation
• 37 CFR 1.1071 Grant of protection for an industrial design only upon issuance of a patent
• 37 CFR 3.1 Definitions
• 37 CFR 3.11 Documents which will be recorded
• 37 CFR 3.16 Assignability of trademarks prior to filing an allegation of use
• 37 CFR 3.21 Identification of patents and patent applications
• 37 CFR 3.24 Requirements for documents and cover sheets relating to patents and patent applications
• 37 CFR 3.25 Recording requirements for trademark applications and registrations
• 37 CFR 3.26 English language requirement
• 37 CFR 3.27 Mailing address for submitting documents to be recorded
• 37 CFR 3.28 Requests for recording
• 37 CFR 3.31 Cover sheet content
• 37 CFR 3.34 Correction of cover sheet errors
• 37 CFR 3.41 Recording fees
• 37 CFR 3.51 Recording date
• 37 CFR 3.54 Effect of recording
• 37 CFR 3.56 Conditional assignments
• 37 CFR 3.58 Governmental registers
• 37 CFR 3.61 Domestic representative
• 37 CFR 3.71 Prosecution by assignee
• 37 CFR 3.71 (pre‑AIA) Prosecution by assignee
• 37 CFR 3.73 Establishing right of assignee to take action
• 37 CFR 3.73 (pre‑AIA) Establishing right of assignee to take action
• 37 CFR 3.81 Issue of patent to assignee
• 37 CFR 3.85 Issue of registration to assignee
• 37 CFR 4.1 Complaints Regarding Invention Promoters
• 37 CFR 4.2 Definitions
• 37 CFR 4.3 Submitting Complaints
• 37 CFR 4.4 Invention Promoter Reply
• 37 CFR 4.5 Notice by Publication
• 37 CFR 4.6 Attorneys and Agents
• 37 CFR 5.1 Applications and correspondence involving national security
• 37 CFR 5.2 Secrecy order
• 37 CFR 5.3 Prosecution of application under secrecy orders; withholding patent
• 37 CFR 5.4 Petition for rescission of secrecy order
• 37 CFR 5.5 Permit to disclose or modification of secrecy order
• 37 CFR 5.6 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 5.7 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 5.8 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 5.11 License for filing in, or exporting to, a foreign country an application on an invention made in the United States or technical data relating thereto
• 37 CFR 5.12 Petition for license
• 37 CFR 5.13 Petition for license; no corresponding application
• 37 CFR 5.14 Petition for license; corresponding U.S. application
• 37 CFR 5.15 Scope of license
• 37 CFR 5.16 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 5.17 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 5.18 Arms, ammunition, and implements of war
• 37 CFR 5.19 Export of technical data
• 37 CFR 5.20 Export of technical data relating to sensitive nuclear technology
• 37 CFR 5.25 Petition for retroactive license
• 37 CFR 5.31 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 5.32 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 5.33 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.1 Definitions
• 37 CFR 11.2 Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline
• 37 CFR 11.3 Suspension of rules
• 37 CFR 11.4 Computing time
• 37 CFR 11.5 Register of attorneys and agents in patent matters; practice before the Office
• 37 CFR 11.6 Registration of attorneys and agents
• 37 CFR 11.7 Requirements for registration
• 37 CFR 11.8 Oath and registration fee
• 37 CFR 11.9 Limited recognition in patent matters
• 37 CFR 11.10 Restrictions on practice in patent matters; former and current Office employees; government employees
• 37 CFR 11.11 Administrative suspension, inactivation, resignation, reinstatement, and revocation
• 37 CFR 11.12 - 11.13 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.14 Individuals who may practice before the Office in trademark and other non-patent matters
• 37 CFR 11.15 Refusal to recognize a practitioner
• 37 CFR 11.16 Requirements for admission to the USPTO Law School Clinic Certification Program
• 37 CFR 11.17 Requirements for participation in the USPTO Law School Clinic Certification Program
• 37 CFR 11.18 Signature and certificate for correspondence filed in the Office
• 37 CFR 11.19 Disciplinary jurisdiction; grounds for discipline and for transfer to disability inactive status
• 37 CFR 11.20 Disciplinary sanctions; Transfer to disability inactive status
• 37 CFR 11.21 Warnings
• 37 CFR 11.22 Disciplinary investigations
• 37 CFR 11.23 Committee on Discipline
• 37 CFR 11.24 Reciprocal discipline
• 37 CFR 11.25 Interim suspension and discipline based upon conviction of committing a serious crime
• 37 CFR 11.26 Settlement
• 37 CFR 11.27 Exclusion on consent
• 37 CFR 11.28 Incapacitated practitioners in a disciplinary proceeding
• 37 CFR 11.29 Reciprocal transfer or initial transfer to disability inactive status
• 37 CFR 11.30 Participation in the USPTO Diversion Program
• 37 CFR 11.31 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.32 Instituting a disciplinary proceeding
• 37 CFR 11.33 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.34 Complaint
• 37 CFR 11.35 Service of complaint
• 37 CFR 11.36 Answer to complaint
• 37 CFR 11.37 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.38 Contested case
• 37 CFR 11.39 Hearing officer; responsibilities; review of interlocutory orders; stays
• 37 CFR 11.40 Representative for OED Director or respondent
• 37 CFR 11.41 Filing of papers
• 37 CFR 11.42 Service of papers
• 37 CFR 11.43 Motions before a hearing officer
• 37 CFR 11.44 Hearings
• 37 CFR 11.45 Amendment of pleadings
• 37 CFR 11.46 - 11.48 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.49 Burden of proof
• 37 CFR 11.50 Evidence
• 37 CFR 11.51 Depositions
• 37 CFR 11.52 Written discovery
• 37 CFR 11.53 Proposed findings and conclusions; post-hearing memorandum
• 37 CFR 11.54 Initial decision of hearing officer
• 37 CFR 11.55 Appeal to the USPTO Director
• 37 CFR 11.56 Decision of the USPTO Director
• 37 CFR 11.57 Review of final decision of the USPTO Director
• 37 CFR 11.58 Duties of disciplined practitioner or practitioner in disability inactive status
• 37 CFR 11.59 Dissemination of disciplinary and other information
• 37 CFR 11.60 Petition for reinstatement of disciplined practitioner
• 37 CFR 11.61 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.62 -11.99 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.100 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.101 Competence
• 37 CFR 11.102 Scope of representation and allocation of authority between client and practitioner
• 37 CFR 11.103 Diligence
• 37 CFR 11.104 Communication
• 37 CFR 11.105 Fees
• 37 CFR 11.106 Confidentiality of information
• 37 CFR 11.107 Conflict of interest; Current clients
• 37 CFR 11.108 Conflict of interest; Current clients; Specific rules
• 37 CFR 11.109 Duties to former clients
• 37 CFR 11.110 Imputation of conflicts of interest; General rule
• 37 CFR 11.111 Former or current Federal Government employees
• 37 CFR 11.112 Former judge, arbitrator, mediator or other third-party neutral
• 37 CFR 11.113 Organization as client
• 37 CFR 11.114 Client with diminished capacity
• 37 CFR 11.115 Safekeeping property
• 37 CFR 11.116 Declining or terminating representation
• 37 CFR 11.117 Sale of law practice
• 37 CFR 11.118 Duties to prospective client
• 37 CFR 11.119 - 11.200 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.201 Advisor
• 37 CFR 11.202 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.203 Evaluation for use by third persons
• 37 CFR 11.204 Practitioner serving as third-party neutral
• 37 CFR 11.205 - 11.300 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.301 Meritorious claims and contentions
• 37 CFR 11.302 Expediting proceedings
• 37 CFR 11.303 Candor toward the tribunal
• 37 CFR 11.304 Fairness to opposing party and counsel
• 37 CFR 11.305 Impartiality and decorum of the tribunal
• 37 CFR 11.306 Trial publicity
• 37 CFR 11.307 Practitioner as witness
• 37 CFR 11.308 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.309 Advocate in nonadjudicative proceedings
• 37 CFR 11.310 - 11.400 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.401 Truthfulness in statements to others
• 37 CFR 11.402 Communication with person represented by a practitioner
• 37 CFR 11.403 Dealing with unrepresented person
• 37 CFR 11.404 Respect for rights of third persons
• 37 CFR 11.405 - 11.500 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.501 Responsibilities of partners, managers, and supervisory practitioners
• 37 CFR 11.502 Responsibilities of a subordinate practitioner
• 37 CFR 11.503 Responsibilities regarding non-practitioner assistance
• 37 CFR 11.504 Professional independence of a practitioner
• 37 CFR 11.505 Unauthorized practice of law
• 37 CFR 11.506 Restrictions on right to practice
• 37 CFR 11.507 Responsibilities regarding law-related services
• 37 CFR 11.508 - 11.700 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.701 Communications concerning a practitioner’s services
• 37 CFR 11.702 Communications concerning a practitioner's services: specific rules
• 37 CFR 11.703 Solicitation of clients
• 37 CFR 11.704 Communication of fields of practice and specialization
• 37 CFR 11.705 Firm names and letterheads
• 37 CFR 11.706 - 11.800 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.801 Registration, recognition and disciplinary matters
• 37 CFR 11.802 Judicial and legal officials
• 37 CFR 11.803 Reporting professional misconduct
• 37 CFR 11.804 Misconduct
• 37 CFR 11.805 - 11.900 [Reserved]
• 37 CFR 11.901 Savings clause
• 37 CFR 41.1 Policy
• 37 CFR 41.2 Definitions
• 37 CFR 41.3 Petitions
• 37 CFR 41.4 Timeliness
• 37 CFR 41.5 Counsel
• 37 CFR 41.6 Public availability of Board records
• 37 CFR 41.7 Management of the record
• 37 CFR 41.8 Mandatory notices
• 37 CFR 41.9 Action by owner
• 37 CFR 41.9 (pre‑AIA) Action by owner
• 37 CFR 41.10 Correspondence addresses
• 37 CFR 41.11 Ex parte communications in inter partes proceedings
• 37 CFR 41.12 Citation of authority
• 37 CFR 41.20 Fees
• 37 CFR 41.30 Definitions
• 37 CFR 41.31 Appeal to Board
• 37 CFR 41.33 Amendments and affidavits or other Evidence after appeal
• 37 CFR 41.35 Jurisdiction over appeal
• 37 CFR 41.37 Appeal brief
• 37 CFR 41.39 Examiner’s answer
• 37 CFR 41.40 Tolling of time period to file a reply brief
• 37 CFR 41.41 Reply brief
• 37 CFR 41.43 [Removed]
• 37 CFR 41.45 Appeal forwarding fee
• 37 CFR 41.47 Oral hearing
• 37 CFR 41.50 Decisions and other actions by the Board
• 37 CFR 41.52 Rehearing
• 37 CFR 41.54 Action following decision
• 37 CFR 41.60 Definitions
• 37 CFR 41.61 Notice of appeal and cross appeal to Board
• 37 CFR 41.63 Amendments and affidavits or other evidence after appeal
• 37 CFR 41.64 Jurisdiction over appeal in inter partes reexamination
• 37 CFR 41.66 Time for filing briefs
• 37 CFR 41.67 Appellant’s brief
• 37 CFR 41.68 Respondent’s brief
• 37 CFR 41.69 Examiner’s answer
• 37 CFR 41.71 Rebuttal brief
• 37 CFR 41.73 Oral hearing
• 37 CFR 41.77 Decisions and other actions by the Board
• 37 CFR 41.79 Rehearing
• 37 CFR 41.81 Action following decision
• 37 CFR 41.100 Definitions
• 37 CFR 41.101 Notice of proceeding
• 37 CFR 41.102 Completion of examination
• 37 CFR 41.103 Jurisdiction over involved files
• 37 CFR 41.104 Conduct of contested cases
• 37 CFR 41.106 Filing and service
• 37 CFR 41.108 Lead counsel
• 37 CFR 41.109 Access to and copies of Office records
• 37 CFR 41.110 Filing claim information
• 37 CFR 41.120 Notice of basis for relief
• 37 CFR 41.121 Motions
• 37 CFR 41.122 Oppositions and replies
• 37 CFR 41.123 Default filing times
• 37 CFR 41.124 Oral argument
• 37 CFR 41.125 Decision on motions
• 37 CFR 41.126 Arbitration
• 37 CFR 41.127 Judgment
• 37 CFR 41.128 Sanctions
• 37 CFR 41.150 Discovery
• 37 CFR 41.151 Admissibility
• 37 CFR 41.152 Applicability of the Federal Rules of Evidence
• 37 CFR 41.153 Records of the Office
• 37 CFR 41.154 Form of evidence
• 37 CFR 41.155 Objection; motion to exclude; motion in limine
• 37 CFR 41.156 Compelling testimony and production
• 37 CFR 41.157 Taking testimony
• 37 CFR 41.158 Expert testimony; tests and data
• 37 CFR 41.200 Procedure; pendency
• 37 CFR 41.201 Definitions
• 37 CFR 41.202 Suggesting an interference
• 37 CFR 41.203 Declaration
• 37 CFR 41.204 Notice of basis for relief
• 37 CFR 41.205 Settlement agreements
• 37 CFR 41.206 Common interests in the invention
• 37 CFR 41.207 Presumptions
• 37 CFR 41.208 Content of substantive and responsive motions
• 37 CFR 42.1 Policy
• 37 CFR 42.2 Definitions
• 37 CFR 42.3 Jurisdiction
• 37 CFR 42.4 Notice of trial
• 37 CFR 42.5 Conduct of the proceeding
• 37 CFR 42.6 Filing of documents, including exhibits; service
• 37 CFR 42.7 Management of the record
• 37 CFR 42.8 Mandatory notices
• 37 CFR 42.9 Action by patent owner
• 37 CFR 42.10 Counsel
• 37 CFR 42.11 Duty of candor; signing papers; representations to the Board; sanctions
• 37 CFR 42.12 Sanctions
• 37 CFR 42.13 Citation of authority
• 37 CFR 42.14 Public availability
• 37 CFR 42.15 Fees
• 37 CFR 42.20 Generally
• 37 CFR 42.21 Notice of basis for relief
• 37 CFR 42.22 Content of petitions and motions
• 37 CFR 42.23 Oppositions, replies, and sur-replies
• 37 CFR 42.24 Type-volume or page limits for petitions, motions, oppositions, replies, and sur-replies
• 37 CFR 42.25 Default filing times
• 37 CFR 42.51 Discovery
• 37 CFR 42.52 Compelling testimony and production
• 37 CFR 42.53 Taking testimony
• 37 CFR 42.54 Protective order
• 37 CFR 42.55 Confidential information in a petition
• 37 CFR 42.56 Expungement of confidential information
• 37 CFR 42.57 Privilege for patent practitioners
• 37 CFR 42.61 Admissibility
• 37 CFR 42.62 Applicability of the Federal rules of evidence
• 37 CFR 42.63 Form of evidence
• 37 CFR 42.64 Objection; motion to exclude
• 37 CFR 42.65 Expert testimony; tests and data
• 37 CFR 42.70 Oral argument
• 37 CFR 42.71 Decision on petitions or motions
• 37 CFR 42.72 Termination of trial
• 37 CFR 42.73 Judgment
• 37 CFR 42.74 Settlement
• 37 CFR 42.80 Certificate
• 37 CFR 42.100 Procedure; pendency
• 37 CFR 42.101 Who may petition for inter partes review
• 37 CFR 42.102 Time for filing
• 37 CFR 42.103 Inter partes review fee
• 37 CFR 42.104 Content of petition
• 37 CFR 42.105 Service of petition
• 37 CFR 42.106 Filing date
• 37 CFR 42.107 Preliminary response to petition
• 37 CFR 42.108 Institution of inter partes review
• 37 CFR 42.120 Patent owner response
• 37 CFR 42.121 Amendment of the patent
• 37 CFR 42.122 Multiple proceedings and Joinder
• 37 CFR 42.123 Filing of supplemental information
• 37 CFR 42.200 Procedure; pendency
• 37 CFR 42.201 Who may petition for a post-grant review
• 37 CFR 42.202 Time for filing
• 37 CFR 42.203 Post-grant review fee
• 37 CFR 42.204 Content of petition
• 37 CFR 42.205 Service of petition
• 37 CFR 42.206 Filing date
• 37 CFR 42.207 Preliminary response to petition
• 37 CFR 42.208 Institution of post-grant review
• 37 CFR 42.220 Patent owner response
• 37 CFR 42.221 Amendment of the patent
• 37 CFR 42.222 Multiple proceedings and Joinder
• 37 CFR 42.223 Filing of supplemental information
• 37 CFR 42.224 Discovery
• 37 CFR 42.300 Procedure; pendency
• 37 CFR 42.301 Definitions
• 37 CFR 42.302 Who may petition for a covered business method patent review
• 37 CFR 42.303 Time for filing
• 37 CFR 42.304 Content of petition
• 37 CFR 42.400 Procedure; pendency
• 37 CFR 42.401 Definitions
• 37 CFR 42.402 Who may file a petition for a derivation proceeding
• 37 CFR 42.403 Time for filing
• 37 CFR 42.404 Derivation fee
• 37 CFR 42.405 Content of petition
• 37 CFR 42.406 Service of petition
• 37 CFR 42.407 Filing date
• 37 CFR 42.408 Institution of derivation proceeding
• 37 CFR 42.409 Settlement agreements
• 37 CFR 42.410 Arbitration
• 37 CFR 42.411 Common interests in the invention
• 37 CFR 42.412 Public availability of Board records
• 37 CFR 90.1 Scope
• 37 CFR 90.2 Notice; service
• 37 CFR 90.3 Time for appeal or civil action
• 37 CFR 102.1 General
• 37 CFR 102.2 Public reference facilities
• 37 CFR 102.3 Records under FOIA
• 37 CFR 102.4 Requirements for making requests
• 37 CFR 102.5 Responsibility for responding to requests
• 37 CFR 102.6 Time limits and expedited processing
• 37 CFR 102.7 Responses to requests
• 37 CFR 102.9 Business Information
• 37 CFR 102.10 Appeals from initial determinations or untimely delays
• 37 CFR 102.11 Fees
• 37 CFR 102.21 Purpose and scope
• 37 CFR 102.22 Definitions
• 37 CFR 102.23 Procedures for making inquiries
• 37 CFR 102.24 Procedures for making requests for records
• 37 CFR 102.25 Disclosure of requested records to individuals
• 37 CFR 102.26 Special procedures: Medical records
• 37 CFR 102.27 Procedures for making requests for correction or amendment
• 37 CFR 102.28 Review of requests for correction or amendment
• 37 CFR 102.29 Appeal of initial adverse determination on correction or amendment
• 37 CFR 102.30 Disclosure of record to person other than the individual to whom it pertains
• 37 CFR 102.31 Fees
• 37 CFR 102.32 Penalties
• 37 CFR 102.33 General exemptions
• 37 CFR 102.34 Specific exemptions
• 37 CFR 104.1 Definitions
• 37 CFR 104.2 Address for mail and service; telephone number
• 37 CFR 104.3 Waiver of rules
• 37 CFR 104.4 Relationship of this Part to the Federal Rules of Civil or Criminal Procedure
• 37 CFR 104.11 Scope and purpose
• 37 CFR 104.12 Acceptance of service of process
• 37 CFR 104.21 Scope and purpose
• 37 CFR 104.22 Demand for testimony or production of documents
• 37 CFR 104.23 Expert or opinion testimony
• 37 CFR 104.24 Demands or requests in legal proceedings for records protected by confidentiality statutes
• 37 CFR 104.31 Scope
• 37 CFR 104.32 Procedure for requesting indemnification
• 37 CFR 104.41 Procedure for filing claims
• 37 CFR 104.42 Finality of settlement or denial of claims
• 37 CFR 150.1 Definitions
• 37 CFR 150.2 Initiation of evaluation
• 37 CFR 150.3 Submission of requests
• 37 CFR 150.4 Evaluation
• 37 CFR 150.5 Duration of proclamation
• 37 CFR 150.6 Mailing address