Disclosure. To obtain a valid patent, a patent application as filed must contain a full. U. S. C. 1. 12(a). The requirement for an adequate disclosure ensures that the.
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Notices. Proprietary Rights The information contained in this document is proprietary and confidential to MasterCard International Incorporated, one or more of its. Maestro builds enterprise software products for the worlds largest organizations. Focused on Sales Productivity, Marketing, and Talent Development applications we. Huge, actually. We have the professional services, expert content, training and technical support to help you achieve them. ACL’s customer enablement teams are here. Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. The specification is a written description of the invention and of the manner and process of making and.
All amendments and claims must find descriptive basis in the original. No new matter may be introduced into an application after its filing date.
Applicant may rely for disclosure upon the specification with original claims and drawings. See also 3. 7 CFR. MPEP § 6. 08. 0. 4. If during the course of examination of a patent application, an examiner. CFR. 1. 3 which proscribes the presentation of papers which are lacking in. The inclusion of such proscribed language in a federal government. Also, the inclusion in application.
An application should not be classified for publication under. U. S. C. 1. 22(b) and an examiner should not pass the application to issue until. See MPEP § 7. 14.
CFR 1. 3. 6. 08. 0. Specification [R- 0. U. S. C. 2. 2. Printing of papers filed. The Director may require papers filed in the Patent and Trademark.
Office to be printed, typewritten, or on an electronic medium. CFR 1. 7. 1 Detailed description and specification of the invention.(a) The specification must include a written description of the. The specification must set forth the precise invention for. It must describe completely a specific. The best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out. In the case of an improvement, the specification must. A copyright or mask work notice may be placed in a design or.
The notice may appear at any appropriate portion of the. For notices in drawings, see §. The content of the notice must be limited to only.
For example, “©1. John Doe”(1. 7 U. S. C. 4. 01) and “*M* John Doe” (1. U. S. C. 9. 09) would be properly limited and, under. Inclusion of a copyright or mask work notice will be permitted. The authorization shall read as follows.
A portion of the disclosure of this. The (copyright or mask work) owner has no objection to the. Patent and Trademark Office patent file or.
The specification must commence on a separate sheet. Each sheet. including part of the specification may not include other parts of the. The claim(s), abstract and sequence listing. The specification may disclose or be amended to disclose.
An amendment under paragraph (g)(1) of this section must. Within three months of the filing date of a. Within three months of the date of entry of the.
Before the mailing of a first Office action on the. Before the mailing of a first Office action after. If an amendment under paragraph (g)(1) of this section is. If the patent as issued does not include the names of the. U. S. C. 2. 55 and. The specification is a written description of the invention and of the.
The specification must be in such full. See 3. 5 U. S. C. CFR. 1. 7. 1. If a newly filed application obviously fails to disclose an. U. S. C. 1. 12, revision of the. See MPEP § 7. 02.
The written description. If such information is. The. specification must commence on a separate sheet. Each sheet including part of the.
The. claim(s), abstract and sequence listing (if any) should not be included on a sheet. CFR 1. 7. 1(f)). That is, the. Image File Wrapper (IFW). There should be no.
The specification does not require a date. Certain cross references to other related applications may be made. References to foreign applications or to applications identified only by the attorney’s. U. S. applications identified only by. See 3. 7 CFR 1. 7. As the specification is never returned to applicant under any. In amending the. specification, the attorney or the applicant must comply with 3.
CFR 1. 1. 21 (see. MPEP §. 7. 14). Examiners should not object to the specification and/or claims in patent. British English spellings (e. American English spellings. It is not. necessary to replace the British English spellings with the equivalent American English. U. S. patent applications. Note that 3. 7 CFR 1.
English language. There is no additional requirement that. English must be American English. Form paragraph 7.
Disclosure Objected to, Minor Informalities. The disclosure is objected to because.
Appropriate correction is. Examiner Note: Use this paragraph to point out.
See form paragraphs 6. Form paragraphs 6. Specification, Spacing of Lines. The spacing of the lines of the specification is such as to make reading difficult. New application papers with lines 1 1/2. Numerous Errors in Specification. U. S. C. 1. 12(a) or 3.
U. S. C. 1. 12 (pre- AIA), first. The specification is replete with terms which are not clear, concise and exact.
The. specification should be revised carefully in order to comply with 3. U. S. C. 1. 12(a) or 3. U. S. C. 1. 12 (pre- AIA).
Examples of. some unclear, inexact or verbose terms used in the specification are. Lengthy Specification.
The lengthy specification has not been checked to the extent necessary to determine the presence of all possible minor errors. Applicant’s cooperation is requested in correcting any errors of which applicant may become aware in the specification. I. PAPER REQUIREMENTS3.
CFR 1. 5. 2 Language, paper, writing, margins, compact disc. Papers that are to become a part of the permanent United States. Patent and Trademark Office records in the file of a patent. All papers, other than drawings, that are submitted on.
United States Patent and Trademark Office records in the. Flexible, strong, smooth, non- shiny, durable. Either 2. 1. 0 cm by 2.
DIN size A4) or 2. Written on only one side in portrait. Plainly and legibly written either by a.
Presented in a form having sufficient clarity. All papers that are submitted on paper or by facsimile. United States Patent and Trademark Office should have no holes in the. The provisions of this paragraph and paragraph (b) of. Office, or to the copy of the patent submitted. See § 1. 5. 8 for. Papers that are submitted electronically to the Office.
Office’s. electronic filing system requirements. The application (specification, including the claims, drawings, and. The application or proceeding and any amendments or. Comply with the requirements of paragraph (a) of.
Be in the English language or be accompanied by. English language together.
The specification (including the abstract and claims). Lines that are 1 1/2 or double spaced; (ii) Text written in a nonscript type font.
Arial, Times Roman, or Courier. Only a single column of text.(3) The claim or claims must commence on a separate. The abstract must commence on a separate physical. Other than in a reissue application or reexamination. Other than in a reissue application or reexamination. Arabic numerals, so as to unambiguously.
The number should consist of at least four. The numbers and enclosing. A gap, equivalent to approximately four. Nontext elements. If a nontext element extends to the left. A list is also treated as part of the paragraph around or. Paragraph or. section headers (titles), whether abutting the left margin or centered.
Interlineation, erasure, cancellation, or. A substitute specification (§. A nonprovisional or provisional application under. U. S. C. 1. 11 may be in a language other than.
English. (1) Nonprovisional application. If a nonprovisional. U. S. C. 1. 11(a). English, an English language. English language application, a statement that. If these items are not filed with the application, applicant.
Provisional application. If a provisional. U. S. C. 1. 11(b). English, an English language.
English language provisional application will. See §. 1. 7. 8(a) for the requirements for claiming the. Electronic documents that are to become part of the permanent.
United States Patent and Trademark Office records in the file of a patent. The following documents may be submitted to the Office. A computer program listing (see. A “Sequence Listing” (submitted under. Any individual table (see § 1. A compact disc as used in this part means a Compact.
Disc- Read Only Memory (CD- ROM) or a Compact Disc- Recordable (CD- R) in. A CD- ROM is a “read- only” medium on. A CD- R is a “write once” medium on which once the data is.
Each compact disc must conform to the. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9. American Standard Code for Information. Interchange (ASCII). Each compact disc must be enclosed in a hard. The. transmittal letter must list for each compact disc the machine.
IBM- PC, Macintosh), the operating system. MS- DOS, MS- Windows, Macintosh, Unix), a list of files. Compact discs submitted to the Office will not be returned. Any compact disc must be submitted in duplicate unless. Sequence Listing” in computer readable form.
The. compact disc and duplicate copy must be labeled “Copy 1” and “Copy 2,”. The transmittal letter which accompanies the compact. In the event that the two compact discs are not identical. Office will use the compact disc labeled “Copy 1” for further. Any amendment to the information on a compact disc must be. The compact disc and copy must be labeled “COPY 1 REPLACEMENT. MM/DD/YYYY” (with the month, day and year of creation indicated), and.
COPY 2 REPLACEMENT MM/DD/YYYY,” respectively. The specification must contain an. The Office may require applicant to amend the specification to. A compact disc must also be labeled with the following. The name of each inventor (if known); (ii) Title of the invention; (iii) The docket number, or application number if. A creation date of the compact disc; (v) If multiple compact discs are submitted, the.
X”); and. (vi) An indication that the disc is “Copy 1” or “Copy. See paragraph (b)(4) of this section. If a file is unreadable on both copies of the disc. A. file is unreadable if, for example, it is of a format that does not. Any sequence listing in an electronic medium in. For purposes of determining the. Office electronic filing system, each.
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the. Office electronic filing system will be. Office file wrapper after being rendered by the. Office electronic filing system for purposes of determining the. Any. sequence listing in compliance with § 1. Office electronic filing system will be excluded when.
ASCII. text as part of an associated file.