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Application Prosecution Timeline

Application Prosecution Timeline. Changes to Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Requirements Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) 71 FR 38808 (2006) XX Off. Gaz. YY (2006). Time Periods 1- 4. Application Prosecution Timeline and corresponding IDS requirements. Application Filed.

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Application Prosecution Timeline

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  1. Application Prosecution Timeline Changes to Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Requirements Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) 71 FR 38808 (2006) XX Off. Gaz. YY (2006)

  2. Time Periods 1- 4 Application Prosecution Timeline and corresponding IDS requirements Application Filed First Office Action on the Merits (FAOM) Allowance of Application Payment of Issue Fee Time Sufficient for Consideration Patent • Third Period • Timeliness cert., and • Patentability Justification which includes: Explanation, • Non-cumulative description, and either: • (A) Patentability reasons • for unamended claims; or • (B)(1) Statement of unpatentable claims, • (B)(2) Amendment, and • (B)(3) Patentability reasons for amended claim(s) • Fourth Period • Timeliness cert.; • Patentability Justification which includes: • Explanation, • Non-cumulative description, • Statement of unpatentable claims, • Amendment, and • Patentability reasons for amended claim(s); and • Petition to w/d from allowance • First Period • Up to 20 citations permitted • w/o any explanation req’d. • Explanations req’d for: • each ref. >25 pages, or in • non-English language, or for • all refs when more than 20 • Second Period • Explanation, and • Non-cumulative • description

  3. More Information • The below listed documents may be accessed via the “More Information” hyperlink associated with the Notice’s title at the following USPTO webpage: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapp/ogsheet.html • Executive Summary – IDS NPR, • Detailed Summary – IDS NPR, • Charts of: “The Four Time Periods for Submitting an IDS and Their Corresponding Requirements,” and • Application Prosecution Timeline. • For more information, please contact the Office of Patent Legal Administration at (571) 272-7701 or e-mail to PatentPractice@USPTO.gov, or contact one of the following: • Hiram Bernstein 571-272-7707 • Brian Hanlon 571-272-5407 • Robert J. Spar 571-272-7700

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