**Instructions for Information Disclosure Statement**

*Updated May 12, 2008*

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|     d.  **Foreign Patent         | cursor will change                |
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### Detailed Form Instructions by Field

**Information Disclosure Statement Header:**

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  Application Number Enter the US Application number you wish to file the
                     Information Disclosure Statement against, for
                     example 99999999 or 09999999

  Filing Date        Enter the filing date of the US Application number
                     with which you are filing the Information Disclosure
                     Statement.

  First Named        Enter the Last Name of the first named inventor. If
  Inventor           the name is more than 50 characters in length.
                     Characters beyond the 50th will be truncated in
                     USPTO internal systems

  Art Unit           Enter the Art Unit location if known.

  Examiner Name      Enter the name of the examiner assigned, if known or
                     likely to be assigned to the corresponding patent
                     application.

  Attorney Docket    Enter the Attorney Docket Number. The text format is
  Number             alpha numeric.
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U.S. Patents:

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  Examiner Initial   When the examiner processes the form, he or she will
                     initial this box if they accept the citation. For
                     USPTO action only.

  Cite Number        This number is self-incrementing; as you add more
                     citations, this number will increase by one to a
                     maximum of 50. When U.S. Patent Application
                     Publications are also listed, the maximum combined
                     total is 50. For USPTO action only.

  Patent Number      Enter the Patent Number to be cited, example is
                     9999999 or 09999999

  Kind               Enter the Kind code of the patent number if known.
                     [WIPO Standard ST. 16](#wipo-st.16-kind-codes) codes
                     (kind codes) include a letter, and in many cases a
                     number, used to distinguish the kind of patent
                     document (e.g., publication of an application for a
                     utility patent (patent application publication),
                     patent, plant patent application publication, plant
                     patent, or design patent) and the level of
                     publication (e.g., first publication, second
                     publication, or corrected publication).

  Issue Date         Enter the date of Issue for the cited patent.

  Name of Patentee   Enter the Last Name of the first named inventor of
  or Applicant of    the cited patent. If the name is more than 50
  cited Document     characters in length characters beyond the 50th will
                     be truncated in USPTO internal systems

  Pages, Columns,    Enter any relevant information of the cited patent
  Lines where        regarding Page Number, Column Location or Line
  relevant passages  Number where the Relevant Passages or Figures
  or relevant        appear.
  figures appear.    

  Remove             Selecting the DELETE button will delete the last
                     U.S. Patent Citation row of data.

  Add                Selecting the ADD button will add additional U.S.
                     Patent Citation data fields.
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U.S. Patent Application Publications

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  Examiner Initial   When the examiner processes the form, he or she will
                     initial this box if they accept the citation. For
                     USPTO action only.

  Cite Number        This number is self-incrementing; as you add more
                     citations, this number will increase by one to a
                     maximum of 50. When U.S. Patents are also listed,
                     are also listed, the maximum combined total is 50.
                     For USPTO action only.

  Publication Number Enter the Publication Number to be cited, example is
                     YYYY9999999

  Kind               Enter the Kind code of the patent number if known.
                     [WIPO Standard ST. 16](#wipo-st.16-kind-codes) codes
                     (kind codes) include a letter, and in many cases a
                     number, used to distinguish the kind of patent
                     document (e.g., publication of an application for a
                     utility patent (patent application publication),
                     patent, plant patent application publication, plant
                     patent, or design patent) and the level of
                     publication (e.g., first publication, second
                     publication, or corrected publication).

  Publication Date   Enter the date of Publication for the cited
                     application.

  Name of Patentee   Enter the Last Name of the first named inventor of
  or Applicant of    the cited patent. If the name is more than 50
  cited Document     characters in length characters beyond the 50th will
                     be truncated in USPTO internal systems

  Pages, Columns,    Enter any relevant information of the cited patent
  Lines where        regarding Page Number, Column Location or Line
  relevant passages  Number where the Relevant Passages or Figures
  or relevant        appear.
  figures appear.    

  Remove             Selecting the DELETE button will delete the selected
                     U.S. Patent Citation row of data.

  Add                Selecting the ADD button will add additional U.S.
                     Patent Citation data fields.
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Foreign Patent Documents:

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  Examiner Initial   When the examiner processes the form, he or. she
                     will initial this box if they accept the citation.
                     For USPTO action only.

  Cite Number        This number is self-incrementing; as you add more
                     citations, this number will increase by one to a
                     maximum of 50. For USPTO action only.

  Foreign Document   Enter up to 17 characters alpha numeric of the
  Number             Foreign Document Number.

  Country Code       See the attached [WIPO ST.3 Table](#wipo-st.3-table)
                     for the correct 2 digit code.

  Kind               See the attached [WIPO ST.16 Kind
                     Code](#wipo-st.16-kind-codes) Table

  Publication Date   Date of Publication of the Foreign Patent Document

  Name of Patentee   If known, enter the Last Name of the Inventor of the
  or Applicant of    cited Foreign Patent Document
  cited Document     

  Pages, Columns,    List the page, column or line number of the relevant
  Lines where        text or figures of the cited Foreign Patent
  relevant passages  Document.
  or relevant        
  figures appear.    

  T                  Check the box if an English translation of the
                     Foreign Patent Document is attached to the IDS
                     submission

  Remove             Selecting the DELETE button will delete the bottom
                     Foreign Patent Document Citation row of data.

  Add                Selecting the ADD button will Add an additional row
                     of data for Foreign Patent Document citation.
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Non-Patent Literature Documents:

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  Examiner Initial   When the examiner processes the form, he or. she
                     will initial this box if they accept the citation.
                     USPTO internal action only.

  Cite Number        This number is self-incrementing; as you add more
                     citations, this number will increase by one to a
                     maximum of 50. USPTO internal action only.

  Name of the        If known, enter the Last Name of the author, the
  author, title of   title of the article or item, the publisher, city
  the article, title and or country of publication.
  of the item,       
  publisher, city    
  and or country     
  where published.   

  T                  Check the box if an English translation of the
                     Non-Patent Literature is attached to the IDS
                     submission

  Remove             Selecting the DELETE button will delete the bottom
                     citation row of Non-Patent Literature.

  Add                Selecting the ADD button will Add an additional
                     citation row of data for Non-Patent Literature.
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### Certification Statement

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  That each item of information       Please see 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 to
  contained in the information        make the appropriate selection(s):
  disclosure statement was first      
  cited in any communication from a   
  foreign patent office in a          
  counterpart foreign application not 
  more than three months prior to the 
  filing of the information           
  disclosure statement.               

  That no item of information         Please see 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 to
  contained in the information        make the appropriate selection(s):
  disclosure statement was cited in a 
  communication from a foreign patent 
  office in a counterpart foreign     
  application, and, to the knowledge  
  of the person signing the           
  certification after making          
  reasonable inquiry, no item of      
  information contained in the        
  information disclosure statement    
  was known to any individual         
  designated in 37 CFR 1.56(c) more   
  than three months prior to the      
  filing of the information           
  disclosure statement.               

  See attached certification          Select this box if the eFiler
  statement.                          intends to submit their own IDS
                                      Certification Statement.

  Fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17 (p)    Select this box for an Information
  has been submitted herewith.        Disclosure Statement under CFR 37
                                      1.97(c) or 1.97 (d) or a submission
                                      under CFR 1.37 1.99:

  None                                Select this box if none of the
                                      selections apply.
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### Signature

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  Signature          Enter the electronic signature of the individual
                     signing the Information Disclosure Statement. An
                     example would be /John Q Public/ See 37CFR 1.4d(3)

  Date               Enter the date of submission of the Information
                     Disclosure Statement.

  Name/Print         Type or write the name of the individual submitting
                     the Information Disclosure Statement.

  Registration       Enter the Registration Number of the U.S. Patent
  Number             Practitioner who is submitting the Information
                     Disclosure Statement.

  Remove             Selecting the DELETE button will delete the bottom
                     citation row of Non-Patent Literature.

  Add                Selecting the ADD button will Add an additional
                     citation row of data for Non-Patent Literature.
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### WIPO ST.3 Table

LIST OF STATES, OTHER ENTITIES AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, IN
ALPHABETIC SEQUENCE OF THEIR SHORT NAMES, AND THEIR CORRESPONDING CODES
(as of March 22, 2007)

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  AFGHANISTAN                                             AF

  AFRICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (OAPI)^(1)^  OA

  AFRICAN REGIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION     AP
  (ARIPO)^(1)^                                            

  ALBANIA                                                 AL

  ALGERIA                                                 DZ

  ANDORRA                                                 AD

  ANGOLA                                                  AO

  ANGUILLA                                                AI

  ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA                                     AG

  ARGENTINA                                               AR

  ARMENIA                                                 AM

  ARUBA                                                   AW

  AUSTRALIA                                               AU

  AUSTRIA                                                 AT

  AZERBAIJAN                                              AZ

  BAHAMAS                                                 BS

  BAHRAIN                                                 BH

  BANGLADESH                                              BD

  BARBADOS                                                BB

  BELARUS                                                 BY

  BELGIUM                                                 BE

  BELIZE                                                  BZ

  BENELUX OFFICE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (BOIP) ^(2)^   BX

  BENIN                                                   BJ

  BERMUDA                                                 BM

  BHUTAN                                                  BT

  BOLIVIA                                                 BO

  BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA                                  BA

  BOTSWANA                                                BW

  BOUVET ISLAND                                           BV

  BRAZIL                                                  BR

  BRUNEI DARUSSALAM                                       BN

  BULGARIA                                                BG

  BURKINA FASO                                            BF

  BURUNDI                                                 BI

  CAMBODIA                                                KH

  CAMEROON                                                CM

  CANADA                                                  CA

  CAPE VERDE \...                                         CV

  CAYMAN ISLANDS                                          KY

  CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC                                CF

  CHAD                                                    TD

  CHILE                                                   CL

  CHINA                                                   CN

  COMMUNITY PLANT VARIETY OFFICE (EUROPEAN COMMUNITY)     QZ
  (CPVO)                                                  

  COLOMBIA                                                CO

  COMOROS                                                 KM

  CONGO (see Congo, below; Democratic Republic of the     
  Congo)                                                  

  CONGO                                                   CG

  COOK ISLANDS.                                           CK

  COSTA RICA                                              CR

  CÔTE D'IVOIRE                                           CI

  CROATIA                                                 HR

  CUBA                                                    CU

  CYPRUS                                                  CY

  CZECH REPUBLIC                                          CZ

  DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA                   KP

  DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO                        CD

  DENMARK                                                 DK

  DJIBOUTI                                                DJ

  DOMINICA \...                                           DM

  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC                                      DO

  ECUADOR                                                 EC

  EGYPT                                                   EG

  EL SALVADOR                                             SV

  EQUATORIAL GUINEA                                       GQ

  ERITREA                                                 ER

  ESTONIA                                                 EE

  ETHIOPIA                                                ET

  EURASIAN PATENT ORGANIZATION (EAPO)^(1)^                EA

  EUROPEAN COMMUNITY TRADE MARK OFFICE (See Office for    
  Harmonization in the Internal Market)                   

  EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO)^(1)^                       EP

  FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)                             FK

  FAROE ISLANDS                                           FO

  FIJI                                                    FJ

  FINLAND                                                 FI

  FRANCE                                                  FR

  GABON                                                   GA

  GAMBIA                                                  GM

  GEORGIA                                                 GE

  GERMANY^(3)^                                            DE

  GHANA                                                   GH

  GIBRALTAR                                               GI

  GREECE                                                  GR

  GREENLAND \...                                          GL

  GRENADA \...                                            GD

  GUATEMALA \...                                          GT

  GUERNSEY.                                               GG

  GUINEA                                                  GN

  GUINEA--BISSAU                                          GW

  GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (see Patent Office of the      
  Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf)    

  GUYANA                                                  GY

  HAITI                                                   HT

  HOLY SEE \...                                           VA

  HONDURAS                                                HN

  HONG KONG (See The Hong Kong Special Administrative     
  Region of the People's Republic of China)               

  HUNGARY                                                 HU

  ICELAND                                                 IS

  INDIA                                                   IN

  INDONESIA                                               ID

  INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IB, WO
  ORGANIZATION (WIPO)^(4)^                                

  IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF                               IR

  IRAQ                                                    IQ

  IRELAND                                                 IE

  ISLE OF MAN                                             IM

  ISRAEL                                                  IL

  ITALY                                                   IT

  JAMAICA                                                 JM

  JAPAN                                                   JP

  JERSEY                                                  JE

  JORDAN                                                  JO

  KAZAKHSTAN                                              KZ

  KENYA                                                   KE

  KIRIBATI                                                KI

  KOREA (see Democratic People's Republic of Korea;       
  Republic of Korea)                                      

  KUWAIT                                                  KW

  KYRGYZSTAN                                              KG

  LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC                        LA

  LATVIA                                                  LV

  LEBANON                                                 LB

  LESOTHO                                                 LS

  LIBERIA                                                 LR

  LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA                                  LY

  LIECHTENSTEIN                                           LI

  LITHUANIA                                               LT

  LUXEMBOURG                                              LU

  MACAO                                                   MO

  MACEDONIA (see The former Yugoslav Republic of          
  Macedonia)                                              

  MADAGASCAR                                              MG

  MALAWI                                                  MW

  MALAYSIA \...                                           MY

  MALDIVES \...                                           MV

  MALI                                                    ML

  MALTA                                                   MT

  MAURITANIA                                              MR

  MAURITIUS                                               MU

  MEXICO                                                  MX

  MOLDOVA (see Republic of Moldova)                       

  MONACO                                                  MC

  MONGOLIA                                                MN

  MONTENEGRO.                                             ME

  MONTSERRAT                                              MS

  MOROCCO                                                 MA

  MOZAMBIQUE                                              MZ

  MYANMAR                                                 MM

  NAMIBIA                                                 NA

  NAURU                                                   NR

  NEPAL                                                   NP

  NETHERLANDS.                                            NL

  NETHERLANDS ANTILLES                                    AN

  NEW ZEALAND                                             NZ

  NICARAGUA                                               NI

  NIGER                                                   NE

  NIGERIA                                                 NG

  NORDIC PATENT INSTITUTE (NPI)                           XN

  NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS                                MP

  NORWAY                                                  NO

  OFFICE FOR HARMONIZATION IN THE INTERNAL MARKET (TRADE  EM
  MARKS AND DESIGNS) (OHIM)                               

  OMAN                                                    OM

  PAKISTAN \...                                           PK

  PALAU                                                   PW

  PANAMA                                                  PA

  PAPUA NEW GUINEA                                        PG

  PARAGUAY                                                PY

  PATENT OFFICE OF THE COOPERATION COUNCIL FOR THE ARAB   GC
  STATES OF THE GULF (GCC)                                

  PERU                                                    PE

  PHILIPPINES \...                                        PH

  POLAND                                                  PL

  PORTUGAL                                                PT

  QATAR                                                   QA

  REPUBLIC OF KOREA                                       KR

  REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA                                     MD

  ROMANIA                                                 RO

  RUSSIAN FEDERATION                                      RU

  RWANDA                                                  RW

  SAINT HELENA                                            SH

  SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS \...                              KN

  SAINT LUCIA \...                                        LC

  SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES                        VC

  SAMOA                                                   WS

  SAN MARINO                                              SM

  SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE                                   ST

  SAUDI ARABIA                                            SA

  SENEGAL                                                 SN

  SERBIA                                                  RS

  SEYCHELLES                                              SC

  SIERRA LEONE                                            SL

  SINGAPORE                                               SG

  SLOVAKIA \...                                           SK

  SLOVENIA \...                                           SI

  SOLOMON ISLANDS                                         SB

  SOMALIA                                                 SO

  SOUTH AFRICA                                            ZA

  SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS            GS

  SPAIN                                                   ES

  SRI LANKA                                               LK

  SUDAN                                                   SD

  SURINAME                                                SR

  SWAZILAND                                               SZ

  SWEDEN                                                  SE

  SWITZERLAND                                             CH

  SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC                                    SY

  TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA                               TW

  TAJIKISTAN                                              TJ

  TANZANIA (see United Republic of Tanzania)              

  THAILAND \...                                           TH

  THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA               MK

  THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE      HK
  PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA                              

  TIMOR--LESTE                                            TL

  TOGO.                                                   TG

  TONGA                                                   TO

  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO                                     TT

  TUNISIA                                                 TN

  TURKEY                                                  TR

  TURKMENISTAN                                            TM

  TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS                                TC

  TUVALU                                                  TV

  UGANDA                                                  UG

  UKRAINE                                                 UA

  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES                                    AE

  UNITED KINGDOM                                          GB

  UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA                             TZ

  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA                                US

  URUGUAY \...                                            UY

  UZBEKISTAN \...                                         UZ

  VANUATU \...                                            VU

  VATICAN CITY STATE (See Holy See)                       

  VENEZUELA                                               VE

  VIET NAM                                                VN

  VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH                                 VG

  WESTERN SAHARA^(5)^                                     EH

  WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO)         WO, IB
  (INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF)^(4)^                          

  YEMEN                                                   YE

  ZAMBIA                                                  ZM

  ZIMBABWE                                                ZW
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### WIPO ST.16 Kind Codes

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  **Summary                             
  of USPTO                              
  Kind Codes                            
  Used on                               
  Documents                             
  Published                             
  Beginning                             
  January 2,                            
  2001**                                

  **WIPO      **Kind of document**      **Comments**
  ST.16 Kind                            
  Codes**                               

  A1          Patent Application        Pre-grant publication available
              Publication               March 2001

  A2          Patent Application        Pre-grant publication available
              Publication               March 2001
              (Republication)           

  A9          Patent Application        Pre-grant publication available
              Publication (Corrected    March 2001
              Publication)              

  B1          Patent                    No previously published pre-grant
                                        publication

  B2          Patent                    Having a previously published
                                        pre-grant publication and available
                                        March 2001

  C1, C2,     Reexamination Certificate Previously used codes B1 and B2 are
  C3...                                 now used for granted Patents

  E           Reissue Patent            No change

  H           Statutory Invention       No change
              Registration (SIR)        

  P1          Plant Patent Application  Pre-grant publication available
              Publication               March 2001

  P2          Plant Patent              No previously published pre-grant
                                        publication

  P3          Plant Patent              Having a previously published
                                        pre-grant publication and available
                                        March 2001

  P4          Plant Patent Application  Pre-grant publication available
              Publication               after March 2001
              (Republication)           

  P9          Plant Patent Application  Pre-grant publication available
              Publication (Corrected    March 2001
              Publication)              

  S           Design Patent             No change
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