***Patent Application Data Sheet Format***

***Guide for Submitting***

***Bibliographic Data for Patent Applications***

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***CONTENTS***

> **Revisions -- Summary of Changes**
>
> **The Data Entry Format** \...\...\...\...\...\...\...\..... Page 1

  ---------------------------------------------------- ---------- --------
  **Application Information** ................         Page       5

  **Applicant Information** ..................         Page       6

  **Correspondence Information** .........             Page       7

  **Representative Information** ..........            Page       8

  **Domestic Priority Information** ........           Page       9

  **Foreign Priority Information** ..........          Page       10

  **Assignee Information** ...................         Page       11
  ---------------------------------------------------- ---------- --------

> **Data Entry Format Examples** \...\...\...\..... Page 12
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> **Appendix A** \...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.........
> Page 26
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> **Technical Characteristics of Documents**
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> **Appendix B** \...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.........
> Page 29
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> **Guidance on Foreign Application numbering for Foreign Priority
> Claims**
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> **Appendix C** \...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.........
> Page 65
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> **Guidance on Foreign Addresses**

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***R E V I S I O N S -- Summary of Changes***

Version 1 of this Guide was widely distributed between April 1998, and
October 1998. Version 2 was modified in December 1998. Based on
suggestions and experience of applicants and USPTO's review of the
effectiveness of the previous Patent Application Data Sheets already
submitted by applicants, and recent changes to the USPTO rules of
practice, the guidelines have been further revised. While these
modifications will improve accuracy, previous Guide versions will still
be acceptable until January 2002. Previous versions of the Guide will
not be acceptable for Application Data Sheets filed on or after January
2002.

[Application Data Sheets in compliance with this guide will satisfy the
requirements of 37 CFR 1.76.]{.underline}

[It is noted that 37 CFR 1.76(c)(2) states that a supplemental
Application Data Sheet (ADS) may contain only information that is
changed and added and that these guidelines recommend filing a complete
ADS even when filing a supplemental ADS. A supplemental ADS containing
only new or changed information is likely to confuse the record, creates
unnecessary work for the Office, and is not recommended.]{.underline}

Version 3 & 4 revisions were so extensive that a summary of revisions
would have been more confusing than useful. Version 4 eased the
restrictiveness of many of the old format requirements and includes many
new elements. Further, version 4 of this format covered follow-on and
modified submissions of the Application Data Sheet after initial filing.

Version 5 makes one minor change. On p.10, under the [Domestic
Priority]{.underline} section, [Continuity Type **::**]{.underline}
field, the type "a non-provisional of" has been changed to "an
application claiming the benefit under 35 USC 119(e)". This has also
been changed in the example on P. 19.

***THE DATA ENTRY FORMAT***

Patent Application Data Sheet Format

THE Patent Application Data Sheet is designed to more effectively turn a
customer's paper document into an electronic USPTO data record.

Customers using the Patent Application Data Sheet can expect two
advantages when applying for a patent:

1.  [Improved accuracy of filing receipt]{.underline}s. The need for
    corrected filing receipts related to USPTO errors will be
    significantly reduced.

2.  [Accurately recorded application data.]{.underline} This will also
    reduce application prosecution delays and will improve the accuracy
    of bibliographic data in patent application publications.

The top of a Patent Application Data Sheet should begin with the
heading:

**[Application Data Sheet]{.underline}**

For bibliographic information, the format includes seven section
headings:

**Application Information**

**Applicant Information**

**Correspondence Information**

**Representative Information**

**Domestic Priority Information**

**Foreign Priority Information**

**Assignment Information**

Every applicant should supply the information listed in the first three
sections: **Application Information**, **Applicant Information,**
**Correspondence** **Information**. In many cases the Application Data
Sheet will be complete with just this information. An ADS must be
clearly labeled, begin on a new page, and may not contain any other
application data (i.e., abstract, amendments, transmittal letter, etc.).

Information identified in the **Representative Information**, **Domestic
Priority Information,** **Foreign Priority Information** and **Assignee
Information** sections will not necessarily apply to all applications.

For each section included in the patent application data sheet, the
customer must type:

1\. A section heading

2\. A label for each data item which includes:

a\. a double colon label delimiter

b\. data corresponding to the label

*See the format diagram below.*

**APPLICANT INFORMATION**

  ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------
  **Given Name::**                                  Thomas

  **Family Name::**                                 Edison
  ------------------------------------------------- ---------------------

**Format Diagram**

Any data for the application, which has a label in this Guide, should be
included on the Application Data Sheet even if it is duplicates data on
other papers in the application.

Any section or label information which does not apply to the specifics
of this application does not need to be listed on the Application Data
Sheet. However, it may be included with the data portion left blank. For
example, if there is no assignee, then do not include the **Assignment
Information** section on the ADS.

Labels which are included with the data portion left blank will be
interpreted to mean that there is no data for that label anywhere in the
application.

**Supplemental ADS Submissions**

When submitting the Application Data Sheet supplemental to the initial
filing of the application, to correct, modify, or augment the original
Application data sheet, the following applies:

1\. The supplemental Application Data Sheet should be labeled
"Supplemental Application Data Sheet"

2\. A full replacement copy of the original Application Data Sheet
should be submitted with any changes or additions
[underlined]{.underline}. For deletions without replacement data, use
~~strikethrough~~.

3\. The footer information should include the word "**Supplemental**" in
place of "**Initial**" and should also contain the **Application
Number** and **Filing Date**.

**When preparing information in the Patent Application Data Sheet, keep
these points in mind:**

-   The only section headings and labels that must appear on your
    Application Data Sheet are those for which you have corresponding
    data. You may include labels with blank data fields, if desired.

-   Each section heading must be on a [separate line.]{.underline}

-   Each label must be on a [separate line]{.underline}.

-   Each item of data provided must start with a label to the left. In
    other words, if a single piece of information, such as title
    requires multiple lines, the first line must begin with its own
    label to the left.

-   Section headings and labels must be typed exactly as designated in
    the format.

-   Section headings and labels are not case sensitive. (*i.e., All
    capital letters or initial capitals are permitted*.)

-   The corresponding data for each label must be limited to the maximum
    length stated in this Guide. **This limit include spaces and
    punctuation.**

-   Technical Document Format requirements are listed in Appendix A.

-   Document Footers should include page number, "**Initial**", and date
    for Initial Applications.

+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **[Application Data                |                                 |
| Sheet]{.underline}**               |                                 |
|                                    |                                 |
| **Application Information**        |                                 |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
|                                    |                                 |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Application number::**           | *8 digits*                      |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Filing Date::**                  | *8 characters, MM / DD / YY*    |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Application Type::**             | ***Regular**, **Provisional**,  |
|                                    | **Reexamination**, or           |
|                                    | **Reissue***                    |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Subject Matter::**               | ***Utility**, **Design**, or    |
|                                    | **Plant***                      |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Suggested classification::**     | *No more than 40 characters*    |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Suggested Group Art Unit::**     | *No more than 6 characters*     |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **CD-ROM or CD-R?::**              | ***Table, Listing,** or         |
|                                    | **None***                       |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Number of CD disks::**           | *No more than 3 digits*         |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Number of copies of CDs::**      | *No more than 2 digits*         |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Sequence submission?::**         | ***CD** or **Paper***           |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Computer Readable Form           | ***Yes** or **No***             |
| (CRF)?::**                         |                                 |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Number of copies of CRF::**      | *No more than 2 digits*         |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Title ::**                       | *No more than 500 characters*   |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Attorney Docket Number::**       | *No more than 25 characters*    |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Request for Early                | ***Yes** or **No***             |
| Publication?::**                   |                                 |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Request for Non-Publication?::** | ***Yes** or **No***             |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Suggested Drawing Figure::**     | *No more than 4 characters*     |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Total Drawing Sheets::**         | *No more than 4 numbers*        |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Small Entity?::**                | ***Yes** or **No***             |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Latin name::                       | *No more than 40 characters*    |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Variety denomination name::**    | *No more than 40 characters*    |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Petition included?::**           | ***Yes** or **No***             |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Petition Type::**                | *No more than 40 characters*    |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Licensed US Govt.** **Agency::** | *No more than 40 characters*    |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Contract or Grant Numbers::**    | *No more than 40 characters*    |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Secrecy Order in Parent          | ***Yes** or **No***             |
| Appl.?::**                         |                                 |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+

  ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------
  **Applicant Information**            

                                       

  **Applicant Authority Type::**       *No more than 50 characters*

  **Primary Citizenship Country::**    *No more than 50 characters*

  **Status::**                         

                                       

  **Given Name::**                     *No more than 50 characters*

  **Middle Name::**                    *No more than 50 characters*

  **Family Name::**                    *No more than 50 characters*

  **Name Suffix::**                    *No more than 10 characters*

  **City of Residence::**              *No more than 40 characters*

  **State or Province of Residence::** *No more than 50 characters*

  **Country of Residence::**           *No more than 50 characters*

  **Street of mailing address::**      *No more than 50 characters per
                                       line, up to 2 lines*

  **City of mailing address::**        *No more than 40 characters*

  **State or Province of mailing       *No more than 50 characters*
  address::**                          

  **Country of mailing address::**     *No more than 50 characters*

  **Postal or Zip Code of mailing      *No more than 20 characters*
  address::**                          
  ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------

+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
| **Correspondence Information**      |                                |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|                                     |                                |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|                                     |                                |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
| **Correspondence Customer Number    | *No more than 9*               |
| ::**                                |                                |
|                                     | *digits*                       |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|                                     |                                |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
| **Name::**                          | *No more than 50 characters*   |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|                                     |                                |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
| **Street of mailing address::**     | *No more than 50 characters    |
|                                     | per line, up to 2 lines*       |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|                                     |                                |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
| **City of mailing address::**       | *No more than 40 characters*   |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
| **State or Province of mailing      | *No more than 50 characters*   |
| address::**                         |                                |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
| **Country of mailing address::**    | *No more than 50 characters*   |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
| **Postal or Zip Code of mailing     | *No more than 20 characters*   |
| address::**                         |                                |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|                                     |                                |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
| Phone number::                      | *No more than 40 characters    |
|                                     | per line*                      |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
| **Fax Number:**                     | *No more than 40 characters    |
|                                     | per line*                      |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
| **E-Mail address::**                | *No more than 64 characters    |
|                                     | per line*                      |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+

*This section modifies the general format of the Application Data Sheet
to facilitate an easier documentation of Representative Information in a
tabular form.*

**Representative Information**

  ------------------------- ---------------- -----------------------------
  **Representative Customer *No more than 9  
  Number::**                digits*          

  ------------------------- ---------------- -----------------------------

***-OR-***

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  **Representative        **Registration          **Representative
  Designation::**         Number::**              Name::**

  ***Primary** or         *No more than 5 digits* *No more than 50
  **Associate***                                  characters*

                                                  

                                                  

                                                  
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

*This section modifies the general format of the Application Data Sheet
to facilitate an easier documentation of Domestic Priority in a tabular
form.*

**Domestic Priority Information**

  ------------------ --------------- ----------------- --------------------
  **Application ::** **Continuity    **Parent          **Parent Filing
                     Type::**        Application::**   Date::**

                                     *no more than 20  *8 characters, MM /
                                     characters*       DD / YY*

                                                       

                                                       
  ------------------ --------------- ----------------- --------------------

*Enter **This Application** if the*

*priority applies directly to the*

*application being filed.*

*Enter [the Application Number]{.underline} if the*

*priority refers to a previously filed*

*application, which is in turn related*

*to the application being filed.*

*Enter the Parent Application*

*number on which priority is claimed.*

*Enter one of the following:*

***Continuation of***

***Continuation-in-part of***

***Division of***

***An application claiming the benefit under 35 USC 119(e)***

***National Stage of***

***Reissue of***

***Reexamination of***

***Substitution for***

***NOTE:** Use a new line for each priority claimed*

***NOTE:** Providing the domestic priority information on the ADS
satisfies*

*the specific reference requirement of 35 U.S.C. 119(e) and 120 (e.g.
if*

*an ADS includes reference to a prior U.S. application, the first
sentence*

*of the specification does not need to be amended to contain the
specific*

*reference). See 37 CFR 1.76(b)(5)*

*This section modifies the general format of the Application Data Sheet
to facilitate an easier documentation of Foreign Priority in a tabular
form.*

**Foreign Priority Information**

  ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------
  **Country::**     **Application      **Filing Date::**  **Priority
                    number::**                            Claimed::**

  *up to 50         *up to 20          *8 characters, MM  *Yes or No*
  characters*       characters*        / DD / YY*         

                                                          

                                                          
  ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------

*Assignee Information should be provided on the Application Data Sheet
only for the purpose of indicating what should be printed on the
Published application. The address information is
[optional.]{.underline}*

  ------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
  **Assignee Information**        

                                  

  **Assignee name::**             *No more than 50 characters*

  **Street of mailing address::** *No more than 50 characters per line,
                                  up to 2 lines*

  **City of mailing address::**   *No more than 40 characters*

  **State or Province of mailing  *No more than 50 characters*
  address::**                     

  **Country of mailing            *No more than 50 characters*
  address::**                     

  **Postal or Zip Code of mailing *No more than 20 characters*
  address::**                     
  ------------------------------- ---------------------------------------

***DATA ENTRY FORMAT EXAMPLES***

*\[The header and footer information and pagination could not be shown
in the examples directly but is included at the end of each example\]*

Example 1 (Initial ADS for an application with one inventor having
representation)

**[Application Data Sheet]{.underline}**

**Application Information**

Application Type:: Regular

Subject Matter:: Utility

Suggested Classification:: 280/7

Suggested Group Art Unit:: 1640

CD-ROM or CD-R? None

Title:: Handling and Eating Utensils for use with

Broiled or Boiled Mussels and other Shellfish that inhabit the various
cold water, non-coastal areas of the Ocean continental shelf.

Attorney Docket Number:: Jones01-2349

Request for Early Publication?:: No

Request for Non-Publication?:: No

Suggested Drawing Figure:: 7

Total Drawing Sheets:: 6

Small Entity:: No

Petition included?:: No

Secrecy Order in Parent Appl.?:: No

**Applicant Information**

Applicant Authority type:: Inventor

Page \# 1 Initial 03/21/01

Primary Citizenship Country: US

Status:: Full Capacity

Given Name:: Maximillian

Middle Name:: Algonquin

Family Name:: Katch

City of Residence:: Falls Church

State or Province of Residence:: VA

Country of Residence:: US

Street of mailing address:: 716 My Place

Apt. 3

City of mailing address:: New York

State or Province of mailing address:: NY

Postal or Zip Code of mailing address:: 10013

**Correspondence Information**

Name:: Mister Jones & Associates

Street of mailing address:: 875 Busy Avenue

Suite 740

City of mailing address:: New York

State or Province of mailing address:: NY

Postal or Zip Code of mailing address:: 10012

Telephone:: (212) 555-9283, (212)555-9300

Fax:: (212) 555-4321

Page \# 2 Initial 03/21/01

**Representative Information**

  ------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------
  Representative            Registration         Name::
  Designation::             number::             

  Primary                   99001                Franklin D. Harbour, Esq.

  Associate                 99143                Seymour O. Clock

  Associate                 79023                Theold Mann
  ------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------

*\[This application has no priority claims or assignee data\]*

Page \# 3 Initial 03/21/01

Example 2 (Initial ADS for an application with Independent Inventors
without representation)
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**[Application Data Sheet]{.underline}**

**Application Information**

Application Type:: Regular

Subject Matter:: Utility

Suggested Classification:: 410/167.8

Suggested Group Art Unit:: 3210

CD-ROM or CD-R? None

Title:: Safety Belt for a skateboard

Attorney Docket Number:: A4Z01

Request for Early Publication?:: No

Request for Non-Publication?:: No

Suggested Drawing Figure:: 1

Total Drawing Sheets:: 2

Small Entity:: Yes

Petition included?:: No

Secrecy Order in Parent Appl.?:: No

**Applicant Information**

Applicant Authority type:: Inventor

Primary Citizenship Country: US

Status:: Full Capacity

Given Name:: Mach

Middle Name:: A

Family Name:: Speed

City of Residence:: Akron

State or Province of Residence:: OH

Country of Residence:: US

Street of mailing address :: Oberstrasse 17/2a

Muchstadt

Page #1 Initial 03/21/01

City of mailing address:: Skieff

Country of mailing address:: Austria

Postal or Zip Code of mailing address:: Zonas 143

Applicant Authority type:: Inventor

Primary Citizenship Country: US

Status:: Full Capacity

Given Name:: Ethel

Middle Name:: Ogosh

Family Name:: Propell

City of Residence:: Cleveland

State or Province of Residence:: OH

Country of Residence:: US

Street of mailing address:: 415 Mappgas Street

City of mailing address:: Cleveland

State or Province of mailing address:: OH

Postal or Zip Code of mailing address:: 14332

**Correspondence Information**

Name:: Ms. Ethel O. Propell

Street of mailing address:: P.O. Box 7345

Central Station

City of mailing address:: Cleveland

State or Province of mailing address:: OH

Postal or Zip Code of mailing address:: 14343

Telephone:: (367) 407-7865

E-Mail address:: Fastone@aol.com

*\[This application has no priority claims or assignee data\]*

Page \# 2 Initial 03/21/01

Example 3 (Initial ADS for an application using Customer Numbers, and
having priority claims and Assignee Data)

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**[Application Data Sheet]{.underline}**

**Application Information**

Application Type:: Regular

Subject Matter:: Utility

Suggested Classification:: 70/342.67

Suggested Group Art Unit:: 1640

CD-ROM or CD-R? None

Title:: Device for Planting and Cultivation of Corn and like plants

Request for Early Publication?:: No

Request for Non-Publication?:: No

Suggested Drawing Figure:: 2

Total Drawing Sheets:: 45

Small Entity:: No

Petition included?:: No

Secrecy Order in Parent Appl.?:: No

**Applicant Information**

Applicant Authority type:: Inventor

Primary Citizenship Country: US

Status:: Full Capacity

Given Name:: Lester

Family Name:: Brainstorm

Page \# 1 Initial 03/21/01

City of Residence:: Lincoln

State of Province of Residence:: NE

Country of Residence:: US

Street of mailing address:: RR 317 Box 15

City of mailing address:: Lincoln

State or Province of mailing address:: NE

Postal or Zip Code of mailing address:: 98765

**Correspondence Information**

Correspondence Customer Number:: 999999

**Representative Information**

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Representative Customer Number:     123444

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

Domestic Priority Information

  --------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------
  Application::   Continuity Type:   Parent             Parent Filing
                                     Application::      Date::

  This            Continuation of    09/912,354         01/22/98
  Application                                           

  09/912,354      *An application    60/878265          06/07/97
                  claiming the                          
                  benefit under 35                      
                  USC 119(e)*                           
  --------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------

**Foreign Priority Information**

  ----------------- --------------------- ------------ -------------------
  Country::         Application Number::  Filing       Priority Claimed::
                                          Date::       

  France            FR199702347           07/23/97     Yes
  ----------------- --------------------- ------------ -------------------

Page \# 2 Initial 03/21/01

**Assignee Information**

Assignee Name:: International Harvester, INC.

Page \# 3 Initial 03/21/01

Example 4 (modified Example 2 - Initial ADS for an application with 2
Inventors, one deceased, a legal representative of the deceased inventor
but no attorney or agent of record.)
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**[Application Data Sheet]{.underline}**

**Application Information**

Application Type:: Regular

Subject Matter:: Utility

Suggested Classification:: 410/167.8

Suggested Group Art Unit:: 3210

CD-ROM or CD-R? None

Title:: Safety Belt for a skateboard

Attorney Docket Number:: A4Z01

Request for Early Publication?:: No

Request for Non-Publication?:: No

Suggested Drawing Figure:: 1

Total Drawing Sheets:: 2

Small Entity:: Yes

Petition included?:: No

Secrecy Order in Parent Appl.?:: No

**Applicant Information**

Applicant Authority type:: Inventor

Primary Citizenship Country: US

Status:: Full Capacity

Given Name:: Mach

Middle Name:: A

Family Name:: Speed

City of Residence:: Akron

State or Province of Residence:: OH

Country of Residence:: US

Street of mailing address :: Oberstrasse 17/2a

Muchstadt

Page \# 1 Initial 03/21/01

City of mailing address:: Skieff

Country of mailing address:: Austria

Postal or Zip Code of mailing address:: Zonas 143

Applicant Authority type:: Inventor

Primary Citizenship Country: US

Status:: Deceased Inventor

Given Name:: Ethel

Middle Name:: Ogosh

Family Name:: Propell

Applicant Authority type:: Legal Representative

Primary Citizenship Country: US

Status:: Full Capacity

Given Name:: Karin

Middle Name:: Tippon

Family Name:: Propell

City of Residence:: Cleveland

State or Province of Residence:: OH

Country of Residence:: US

Street of mailing address:: 415 Mappgas Street

City of mailing address:: Cleveland

State or Province of mailing address:: OH

Postal or Zip Code of mailing address:: 14332

**Correspondence Information**

Name:: Ms. Karin T. Propell

Street of mailing address:: P.O. Box 7345

Central Station

City of mailing address:: Cleveland

State or Province of mailing address:: OH

Postal or Zip Code of mailing address:: 14343

Telephone:: (367) 407-7865

E-Mail address:: Fastone@aol.com

*\[This application has no priority claims or assignee data*

Page \# 2 Initial 03/21/01

Example 5 (Supplemental submission of Application Data Sheet from
Example 1 with modifications)

*Note: A supplemental ADS does not alone change the power of attorney in
a application.*

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Application Information**

Application Number:: 09/998,345

Filing Date:: 03/28/01

Application Type:: Regular

Subject Matter:: Utility

Suggested Classification:: 280/7

Suggested Group Art Unit:: 1640

CD-ROM or CD-R? None

Title:: Handling and Eating Utensils for use with

Broiled or Sautéed Mussels and other Shellfish that inhabit the various
cold water, non-coastal areas of the Ocean continental shelf.

Attorney Docket Number:: Jones01-2349

Request for Early Publication?:: No

Request for Non-Publication?:: No

Suggested Drawing Figure:: 7

Total Drawing Sheets:: 6

Small Entity:: No

Petition included?:: No

Secrecy Order in Parent Appl.?:: No

**Applicant Information**

Applicant Authority type:: Inventor

Page #1 Supplemental 09998345 03/21/01 05/27/01

Primary Citizenship Country: US

Status:: Full Capacity

Given Name:: Maximillian

Middle Name:: Algonquin

Family Name:: Katch

City of Residence:: Falls Church

State or Province of Residence:: VA

Country of Residence:: US

Street of mailing address:: 716 My Place

Apt. 3

City of mailing address:: New York

State or Province of mailing address:: NY

Postal or Zip Code of mailing address:: 10013

**Correspondence Information**

Name:: Mister Jones & Associates

[Street of mailing address:: 1201 Avenue of the Americas]{.underline}

[Suite 1506]{.underline}

[City of mailing address:: Brunswick]{.underline}

State or Province of mailing address:: NY

[Postal or Zip Code of mailing address:: 10034]{.underline}

[Telephone:: (217) 545-9100]{.underline}

[Fax:: (217) 545-9120]{.underline}

Page #2 Supplemental 09998345 03/21/01 05/27/01

**Representative Information**

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  Representative          Registration number::   Name::
  Designation::                                   

  Primary                 99001                   Franklin D. Harbour,
                                                  Esq.

  Associate               99143                   Seymour O. Clock

  ~~Associate~~           ~~79023~~               ~~Theold Mann~~
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

*\[This application has no priority claims or assignee data\]*

Page #3 Supplemental 09998345 03/21/01 05/27/01

***APPENDIX A***

Technical Characteristics of the Application Data Sheet Format

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THE following guidelines have been established to minimize errors in the
scanning and text conversion of patent application information.

**1. Paper Characteristics**

**[General Requirements]{.underline}**

No ADS shall include:

-   wrinkles or creases

-   rolls or folds

-   erasures

-   alterations

-   overwriting

-   printing on the reverse side of the paper

-   staples

-   non-white or thermal or fax paper

-   handwriting

**[Specific Requirements]{.underline}**

Paper Size

Required: 8.5 x 11 inch or A4 (210 mm x 297 mm)

Not permitted: Legal (8.5 x 14 inch) or any other size

**2. Typography used in documents**

**[General requirements]{.underline}**

The characters should be created with a word processor or typewriter.
Hand written characters are not permitted.

**[Specific requirements]{.underline}**

Font/Character size

Recommended: 12 point or larger

Fonts

Recommended: Courier, Arial, Univers

**Not Recommended:**

OCR-A, OCR-B, Times New Roman, Gothic

Font Styles and Effects

Permitted: All capitals, upper and lower case, bold.

Underlining & strikeout only permitted on supplemental Application Data
Sheet submissions.

**Not permitted:** Italic, small capitals, no shading or highlighting,
reverse or negative printing.

Special Characters

Greek characters, mathematical characters, superscripts and subscripts
are [**not permitted**, except in the Title, Inventor Name, and Assignee
Name fields.]{.underline}

NOTE:

-   The numeral key \"1\" should be used for the number \"one\", and the
    letter key \" l \" should be used for the letter \"ell.\"

-   The letter key \"O\" should be used for the letter "O" and the
    numeral key \"0\" should be used for the numeric zero.

-   The "@" symbol is required in an e-mail address.

**3. Document Format**

Margins

8.5 x 11 inch paper -

> top: 1.25 inch (30 mm)
>
> left side: 1.0 inch (25 mm)
>
> right side: 0.75 inch (20 mm)
>
> bottom: 0.75 inch (20 mm)

A4 paper -

> top: 30 mm (1.25 inch)
>
> left side: 25 mm (1.0 inch)
>
> right side: 20 mm (0.75 inch)
>
> bottom: 20 mm (0.75 inch)

Orientation

Required: Portrait - each page will be used in an upright position
(i.e., short side at the top and bottom)

**Not permitted:** Landscape

Line Spacing

1.5 or double spacing

Hyphenation and Word Splitting

Hyphenations are permitted within a line, but not across lines. Word
splitting at the end of a line by the use of hyphens is not permitted.

Page Numbering

All sheets shall be numbered in consecutive Arabic numerals. (e.g.: 1,
2, 3) Page numbers shall be located at the bottom center of each page.

Page Justification

All text will be left-justified. Right justification and full
justification are not permitted.

**4. Other Patent Application Data Sheet guidelines:**

-   **[No]{.underline}** express mail stamps or certificates of mailing
    which obscure the data

-   **[No]{.underline}** extraneous typed, written information, or
    labels which obscure the data

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-   **[No]{.underline}** line numbering

-   **[No]{.underline}** extraneous typed, written information, or
    labels in the left margin

### APPENDIX B 

**Guidance on Foreign Application numbering for Foreign Priority
Claims**

The Appendix is provided to assist applicants in identifying foreign
priority documents in a clear, unambiguous manner. The two tables
provided are found in the [WIPO (World Intellectual Property
Organization) Handbook on Industrial Property Information and
Documentation,]{.underline} specifically Standard ST. 10/C. The
countries within the tables are divided into two categories which
include (1) countries or organizations which have annual series of
application numbers and (2) countries or organization which have other
than annual series of application numbers. Numerous examples are
provided within the tables.

By identifying the documents in a manner consistent with the tables,
applicants can help the [United States Patent and Trademark]{.underline}
Office clearly identify the claim for foreign priority on the
Application Data Sheet or other documents such as the oath or
declaration.

+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| TABLE I  |            |           |           |                     |
| C        |            |           |           |                     |
| OUNTRIES |            |           |           |                     |
| OR       |            |           |           |                     |
| ORGAN    |            |           |           |                     |
| IZATIONS |            |           |           |                     |
| HAVING   |            |           |           |                     |
| ANNUAL   |            |           |           |                     |
| SERIES   |            |           |           |                     |
| OF       |            |           |           |                     |
| APP      |            |           |           |                     |
| LICATION |            |           |           |                     |
| NUMBERS  |            |           |           |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| Country\ | Example of | Minimum   | Re        | Remarks             |
| or\      | A          | Sig       | commended |                     |
| Orga     | pplication | nificant\ | Pre       |                     |
| nization | Number     | Part of\  | sentation |                     |
|          |            | a Number  | in        |                     |
|          |            |           | Abb       |                     |
|          |            |           | reviated\ |                     |
|          |            |           | Form as\  |                     |
|          |            |           | a         |                     |
|          |            |           | Priority  |                     |
|          |            |           | Ap        |                     |
|          |            |           | plication |                     |
|          |            |           | Number    |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **AT\    | A 1234/95  | A 1234/95 | 1234/95   | A = letter code     |
| (AU      |            |           |           | characterizing a    |
| STRIA)** |            |           |           | patent application  |
|          |            |           |           | number.             |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | GM 123/95  | GM 123/95 | 123/95 U  | GM = letter code    |
|          |            |           |           | characterizing a    |
|          |            |           |           | utility model       |
|          |            |           |           | application number. |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | An annual number    |
|          |            |           |           | sequence in         |
|          |            |           |           | ascending order     |
|          |            |           |           | starting with 1 is  |
|          |            |           |           | used both for       |
|          |            |           |           | patent applications |
|          |            |           |           | and utility model   |
|          |            |           |           | applications.       |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **BE\    | 9200547    | 9200547   | 9200547   | Numbering system    |
| (BE      |            |           |           | used for all        |
| LGIUM)** |            |           |           | applications filed  |
|          |            |           |           | since               |
|          |            |           |           | January 1, 1987.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | Continuous          |
|          |            |           |           | numbering system    |
|          |            |           |           | according to the    |
|          |            |           |           | filing date; the    |
|          |            |           |           | first two digits    |
|          |            |           |           | indicate the last   |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **BR\    | 10432/72\  | 10432/72  | 10432/72  | Numbering system    |
| (B       | (old       |           |           | used from 1972 to   |
| RAZIL)** | numbering  |           |           | 1975.               |
|          | system)    |           |           |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | PI         | 8300014   | 8300014   | Numbering system    |
|          | 8300014‑3\ |           |           | introduced from     |
|          | (new       |           |           | 1975. The letters   |
|          | numbering  |           |           | preceding the       |
|          | system)    |           |           | number denote the   |
|          |            |           |           | type of industrial  |
|          |            |           |           | property right:     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | MU         | 6100132   | 6100132 U | PI = invention;\    |
|          | 6100132‑2  |           |           | MU = utility model. |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | The first           |
|          |            |           |           | two digits indicate |
|          |            |           |           | the last            |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application and |
|          |            |           |           | the type of         |
|          |            |           |           | industrial property |
|          |            |           |           | right. The          |
|          |            |           |           | first digit denotes |
|          |            |           |           | the number of the   |
|          |            |           |           | decade minus a      |
|          |            |           |           | control digit which |
|          |            |           |           | is different for    |
|          |            |           |           | various kinds of    |
|          |            |           |           | documents, e.g.,    |
|          |            |           |           | for PI‑0, MU‑2.     |
|          |            |           |           | Digits in positions |
|          |            |           |           | 3 to 7 denote the   |
|          |            |           |           | serial number of    |
|          |            |           |           | the application     |
|          |            |           |           | given by the        |
|          |            |           |           | Brazilian Office.   |
|          |            |           |           | The digit in the    |
|          |            |           |           | last position is an |
|          |            |           |           | error control       |
|          |            |           |           | digit.              |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **CH\    | 01234/96‑2 | 1234/96   | 1234/96   | The two digits      |
| (S       |            |           |           | after the slash     |
| WITZER‑\ |            |           |           | indicate the last   |
| LAND)**  |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
|          |            |           |           | The figure after    |
|          |            |           |           | the dash is a check |
|          |            |           |           | digit.              |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **CS\    | PV 3628‑72 | 3628‑72   | 3628‑72   | PV is an            |
| (        |            |           | or        | abbreviation        |
| CZECHO‑\ |            |           | 3628/72   | meaning             |
| SLOV     |            |           |           | "application for    |
| AKIA)**\ |            |           |           | protection of an    |
| (former) |            |           |           | invention."         |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **CU\    | 1/85\      | 1/85      | 1/85      | As from 1985 an     |
| (CUBA)** | (new       |           |           | annual numbering    |
|          | numbering  |           |           | system for          |
|          | system)    |           |           | applications is     |
|          |            |           |           | used. The           |
|          |            |           |           | two digits          |
|          |            |           |           | following the slash |
|          |            |           |           | represent the last  |
|          |            |           |           | two digits of the   |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **DE     | P 24 50    | 24 50 490 | 24 50 490 | Old numbering       |
| (GE      | 490.3‑34\  |           |           | system:             |
| RMANY)** | (old       |           |           | P = letter code     |
|          | numbering  |           |           | indicating a patent |
|          | system)    |           |           | application number. |
|          |            |           |           | The first           |
|          |            |           |           | two numerals        |
|          |            |           |           | represent the year  |
|          |            |           |           | of filing reduced   |
|          |            |           |           | by 50. The          |
|          |            |           |           | first digit after   |
|          |            |           |           | the full stop is a  |
|          |            |           |           | check digit. The    |
|          |            |           |           | two digits          |
|          |            |           |           | following the dash  |
|          |            |           |           | indicate the        |
|          |            |           |           | examination         |
|          |            |           |           | division in charge. |
|          |            |           |           | The numerals 1 to 5 |
|          |            |           |           | in the              |
|          |            |           |           | third position of   |
|          |            |           |           | the number indicate |
|          |            |           |           | a national          |
|          |            |           |           | application. Used   |
|          |            |           |           | until the end of    |
|          |            |           |           | 1994.               |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | P 28 60    | 28 60 001 |           | The numerals 6 to 8 |
|          | 001.3\     |           |           | in the              |
|          | (old       |           |           | third position      |
|          | numbering  |           |           | indicate a patent   |
|          | system)    |           |           | granted by the EPO. |
|          |            |           |           | Used for patents    |
|          |            |           |           | for which           |
|          |            |           |           | applications had    |
|          |            |           |           | been filed with the |
|          |            |           |           | EPO until the end   |
|          |            |           |           | of 1988.            |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | P 33 90    | 33 90 001 |           | The numeral 9 in    |
|          | 001.9‑25\  |           |           | the third position  |
|          | (old       |           |           | indicates a PCT     |
|          | numbering  |           |           | application. Used   |
|          | system)    |           |           | until the end of    |
|          |            |           |           | 1994.               |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | G 94 00    | 94 00 001 | 94 00 001 | G = letter code     |
|          | 001.8\     |           | U         | indicating utility  |
|          | (old       |           |           | model applications. |
|          | numbering  |           |           | The                 |
|          | system)    |           |           |  first two numerals |
|          |            |           |           | represent the last  |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
|          |            |           |           | Used until the end  |
|          |            |           |           | of 1994.            |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **DE**   | 195 00     | 195 00    | 195 00    | New numbering       |
| (cont'd) | 002.1      | 002       | 002       | system:             |
|          |            |           |           | The numerals in the |
|          |            |           |           | second and          |
|          |            |           |           | third positions     |
|          |            |           |           | indicate the last   |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
|          |            |           |           | The numeral in the  |
|          |            |           |           | first position      |
|          |            |           |           | indicates the type  |
|          |            |           |           | of industrial       |
|          |            |           |           | property right:     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | 1 = national patent |
|          |            |           |           | applications,       |
|          |            |           |           | PCT applications    |
|          |            |           |           | with Germany as a   |
|          |            |           |           | designated State    |
|          |            |           |           | and applications    |
|          |            |           |           | for SPCs (used      |
|          |            |           |           | since 1995). The    |
|          |            |           |           | range 75001 to      |
|          |            |           |           | 79999 each year is  |
|          |            |           |           | reserved for SPCs.  |
|          |            |           |           | The numerals 8 and  |
|          |            |           |           | 9 in the            |
|          |            |           |           | fourth position     |
|          |            |           |           | indicate PCT        |
|          |            |           |           | applications;       |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | 295 00     | 295 00    | 295 00    | 2 = utility model   |
|          | 001.5      | 001       | 001 U     | applications and    |
|          |            |           |           | topographies (used  |
|          |            |           |           | since 1995). The    |
|          |            |           |           | range 00001 to      |
|          |            |           |           | 75000 each year is  |
|          |            |           |           | reserved for        |
|          |            |           |           | utility models, the |
|          |            |           |           | range 75001 to      |
|          |            |           |           | 79999 relates to    |
|          |            |           |           | topographies, the   |
|          |            |           |           | range 80001 to      |
|          |            |           |           | 99999 to PCT        |
|          |            |           |           | applications;       |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | 589 00     | 589 00    |           | 5 = patents granted |
|          | 001.2      | 001       |           | by the EPO, filed   |
|          |            |           |           | in German (used for |
|          |            |           |           | applications filed  |
|          |            |           |           | with the EPO from   |
|          |            |           |           | 1989);              |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | 689 00     | 689 00    |           | 6 = patents granted |
|          | 001.4      | 001       |           | by the EPO, filed   |
|          |            |           |           | in English or       |
|          |            |           |           | French (used for    |
|          |            |           |           | applications filed  |
|          |            |           |           | with the EPO from   |
|          |            |           |           | 1989). The last     |
|          |            |           |           | digit in position 9 |
|          |            |           |           | after the dot is a  |
|          |            |           |           | check digit.        |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **DK     | 2986/68\   | 2986/68   | 2986/68   | Numbering system    |
| (DE      | (old       |           |           | for patent          |
| NMARK)** | numbering  |           |           | applications. The   |
|          | system)    |           |           | two digits after    |
|          |            |           |           | the oblique stroke  |
|          |            |           |           | indicate the last   |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.\   |
|          |            |           |           | Used until the end  |
|          |            |           |           | of 1997.            |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | 9500242\   | 9500242   | 9500242 U | Numbering system    |
|          | (old       |           |           | for utility model   |
|          | numbering  |           |           | applications. The   |
|          | system)    |           |           | first two digits    |
|          |            |           |           | indicate the last   |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.\   |
|          |            |           |           | Used until the end  |
|          |            |           |           | of 1997.            |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **DK**   | PA 1998    | PA 1998   | 1998      | New numbering       |
| (cont'd) | 01234\     | 01234\    | 01234\    | system as from 1998 |
|          | \          | \         | \         | where the letters   |
|          | BA 1998    | BA 1998   | 1998      | PA indicate a       |
|          | 00123      | 00123     | 00123 U   | patent application  |
|          |            |           |           | and BA a utility    |
|          |            |           |           | model application.  |
|          |            |           |           | The numerals in the |
|          |            |           |           | third to sixth      |
|          |            |           |           | positions represent |
|          |            |           |           | the year of filing  |
|          |            |           |           | of the application  |
|          |            |           |           | and the last five   |
|          |            |           |           | numerals represent  |
|          |            |           |           | a serial number     |
|          |            |           |           | assigned to the     |
|          |            |           |           | application.\       |
|          |            |           |           | \                   |
|          |            |           |           | The letter codes PA |
|          |            |           |           | and BA will not     |
|          |            |           |           | appear on the first |
|          |            |           |           | pages of the        |
|          |            |           |           | published           |
|          |            |           |           | documents.          |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **EC\    | SP 94‑1046 | 94‑1046   | 94‑1046\  | The first           |
| (EC      |            |           | or        | two digits indicate |
| UADOR)** |            |           | 94/1046   | the last            |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the patent or       |
|          |            |           |           | utility model       |
|          |            |           |           | application.        |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | SMU.94‑033 | S         | 94‑033 U  |                     |
|          |            | MU.94‑033 |           |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **EE\    | U 94 00001 | 9400001   | 9400001 U | Numbering system    |
| (ES      |            |           |           | introduced in 1994. |
| TONIA)** |            |           |           | The first           |
|          |            |           |           | two digits of the   |
|          |            |           |           | number indicate the |
|          |            |           |           | last two digits of  |
|          |            |           |           | the year of filing  |
|          |            |           |           | of the application. |
|          |            |           |           | Digits in           |
|          |            |           |           | positions 3 to 7    |
|          |            |           |           | denote the serial   |
|          |            |           |           | number of the       |
|          |            |           |           | application given   |
|          |            |           |           | by the receiving    |
|          |            |           |           | office.             |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | U = letter code     |
|          |            |           |           | characterizing a    |
|          |            |           |           | utility model       |
|          |            |           |           | application.        |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **EG\    | 541/88\    | 541/88    | 541/88    | Numbering system    |
| (        | (old       |           |           | used for patent     |
| EGYPT)** | numbering  |           |           | applications. The   |
|          | system)    |           |           | two digits after    |
|          |            |           |           | the slash represent |
|          |            |           |           | the last two digits |
|          |            |           |           | of the year of      |
|          |            |           |           | filing of the       |
|          |            |           |           | application.        |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | 1          | 1         | 1         | In the new          |
|          | 996010001\ | 996010001 | 996010001 | numbering system,   |
|          | (new       |           |           | the year and month  |
|          | numbering  |           |           | of filing of the    |
|          | system)    |           |           | application are     |
|          |            |           |           | indicated in        |
|          |            |           |           | positions 1 to 6    |
|          |            |           |           | (e.g., January 1996 |
|          |            |           |           | in the sample).     |
|          |            |           |           | Digits in           |
|          |            |           |           | positions 7 to 10   |
|          |            |           |           | denote the serial   |
|          |            |           |           | number of the       |
|          |            |           |           | application.        |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **EP     | 79100953.3 | 79100953  | 79100953  | The first           |
| (        |            |           |           | two digits indicate |
| EUROPEAN |            |           |           | the last            |
| PATENT   |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
| O        |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
| FFICE)** |            |           |           | the application.    |
|          |            |           |           | The third and       |
|          |            |           |           | fourth digits       |
|          |            |           |           | denote the place of |
|          |            |           |           | filing. Digits in   |
|          |            |           |           | positions 5 to 8    |
|          |            |           |           | denote the serial   |
|          |            |           |           | number of the       |
|          |            |           |           | application given   |
|          |            |           |           | by the receiving    |
|          |            |           |           | office. The digit   |
|          |            |           |           | in the last         |
|          |            |           |           | position is an      |
|          |            |           |           | error check digit.  |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **ES\    | P 8802029  | 8802029   | 8802029   | New application     |
| (        | (0)        |           |           | numbering systems   |
| SPAIN)** |            |           |           | for patents and     |
|          |            |           |           | utility models were |
|          |            |           |           | introduced in 1986. |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | U 8900627  | 8900627   | 8900627 U | The letters P and U |
|          | (5)        |           |           | denote the type of  |
|          |            |           |           | industrial property |
|          |            |           |           | right: P = patent   |
|          |            |           |           | for invention,      |
|          |            |           |           | U = utility model.  |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | The first           |
|          |            |           |           | two digits indicate |
|          |            |           |           | the last            |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
|          |            |           |           | The digit in        |
|          |            |           |           | brackets is used    |
|          |            |           |           | for computer        |
|          |            |           |           | control.            |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **FI\    | 3032/73\   | 3032/73   | 3032/73   | ‑                   |
| (FI      | (old       |           |           |                     |
| NLAND)** | numbering  |           |           |                     |
|          | system)    |           |           |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | 834567\    | 834567    | 834567    | New numbering       |
|          | (new       |           |           | system introduced   |
|          | numbering  |           |           | on January 1, 1975. |
|          | system)    |           |           | The first           |
|          |            |           |           | two digits indicate |
|          |            |           |           | the last            |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | U951234\   | 951234    | 951234 U  | Utility models: the |
|          | (new       |           |           | first two digits    |
|          | numbering  |           |           | indicate the last   |
|          | system)    |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **FR\    | 73.19342   | 73.19342  | 73.19342  | Old style of        |
| (F       |            |           |           | presentation.       |
| RANCE)** |            |           |           | Numbering system    |
|          |            |           |           | introduced for      |
|          |            |           |           | patent applications |
|          |            |           |           | filed as from       |
|          |            |           |           | January 1969.       |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | 96 11800   | 96 11800  | 96 11800  | Deletion of the     |
|          |            |           |           | intermediary full   |
|          |            |           |           | stop from this      |
|          |            |           |           | number onwards.     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | The number is       |
|          |            |           |           | formed of the last  |
|          |            |           |           | two figures of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year followed by a  |
|          |            |           |           | five-figure serial  |
|          |            |           |           | number (annual      |
|          |            |           |           | series). This       |
|          |            |           |           | number is the       |
|          |            |           |           | "national           |
|          |            |           |           | registration        |
|          |            |           |           | number" allocated   |
|          |            |           |           | on filing of an     |
|          |            |           |           | application which   |
|          |            |           |           | then also           |
|          |            |           |           | constitutes the     |
|          |            |           |           | number of the       |
|          |            |           |           | granted patent.\    |
|          |            |           |           | \                   |
|          |            |           |           | Note: in the        |
|          |            |           |           | databases, the      |
|          |            |           |           | space after the     |
|          |            |           |           | year digits is      |
|          |            |           |           | deleted.            |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **GB\    | 41352/70\  | 41352/70  | 41352/70  | Numbering system    |
| (UNITED  | (old       |           |           | according to the    |
| KI       | numbering  |           |           | old 1949 Patents    |
| NGDOM)** | system)    |           |           | Act.                |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | 8015674\   | 8015674   | 8015674   | New numbering       |
|          | (new       |           |           | system introduced   |
|          | numbering  |           |           | according to the    |
|          | system)    |           |           | new 1977 Patents    |
|          |            |           |           | Act. The first      |
|          |            |           |           | two digits of the   |
|          |            |           |           | number represent    |
|          |            |           |           | the last two digits |
|          |            |           |           | of the year of      |
|          |            |           |           | filing of the       |
|          |            |           |           | application.        |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **GR\    | 960100177\ | 9         | 9         | Numbering system    |
| (G       | 960200188  | 60100177\ | 60100177\ | introduced on       |
| REECE)** |            | 960200188 | 96        | January 1, 1988.    |
|          |            |           | 0200188 U | The first           |
|          |            |           |           | two digits of the   |
|          |            |           |           | number represent    |
|          |            |           |           | the last two digits |
|          |            |           |           | of the year of      |
|          |            |           |           | filing of the       |
|          |            |           |           | application.        |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | In positions three  |
|          |            |           |           | and four, the type  |
|          |            |           |           | of industrial       |
|          |            |           |           | property right is   |
|          |            |           |           | coded:\             |
|          |            |           |           | \                   |
|          |            |           |           | 01 = patent         |
|          |            |           |           | application,        |
|          |            |           |           | 02 = utility model  |
|          |            |           |           | application.        |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | The last            |
|          |            |           |           | five digits         |
|          |            |           |           | represent the       |
|          |            |           |           | serial number of    |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | From 1985 to 1987,  |
|          |            |           |           | a different annual  |
|          |            |           |           | numbering system    |
|          |            |           |           | was used            |
|          |            |           |           | (two digits to      |
|          |            |           |           | denote the year of  |
|          |            |           |           | filing and          |
|          |            |           |           | four digits for the |
|          |            |           |           | serial number).     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **HU     | 39 55/81\  | 39 55/81  | 39 55/81  | Numbering system    |
| (HU      | (old       |           |           | introduced in 1980. |
| NGARY)** | numbering  |           |           | The last two digits |
|          | system)    |           |           | indicate the last   |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | P 9300684\ | P 9300684 | 9300684   | New numbering       |
|          | (new       |           |           | system introduced   |
|          | numbering  |           |           | in 1992.            |
|          | system)    |           |           | P = letter          |
|          |            |           |           | code characterizing |
|          |            |           |           | a patent            |
|          |            |           |           | application as well |
|          |            |           |           | as an application   |
|          |            |           |           | for a plant patent. |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | U 9300266\ | U 9300266 | 9300266 U | U = letter code     |
|          | (new       |           |           | characterizing a    |
|          | numbering  |           |           | utility model       |
|          | system)    |           |           | application.        |
|          |            |           |           | T                   |
|          |            |           |           | he first two digits |
|          |            |           |           | indicate the last   |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **IE\    | 1152/69\   | 1152/69   | 1152/69   | Numbering system    |
| (IR      | (old       |           |           | used until the end  |
| ELAND)** | numbering  |           |           | of 1991.            |
|          | system)    |           |           |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | 920002\    | 920002    | 920002    | Numbering system as |
|          | (new       |           |           | from January 1,     |
|          | numbering  |           |           | 1992. The first     |
|          | system)    |           |           | two digits of the   |
|          |            |           |           | number represent    |
|          |            |           |           | the last two digits |
|          |            |           |           | of the year of      |
|          |            |           |           | filing of the       |
|          |            |           |           | application and the |
|          |            |           |           | rest constitute a   |
|          |            |           |           | rising annual       |
|          |            |           |           | series with leading |
|          |            |           |           | zeros.              |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | S922656\   | S922656   | S922656   | In the above annual |
|          | (new       |           |           | series, as from     |
|          | numbering  |           |           | August 1, 1992,     |
|          | system for |           |           | i.e., the date of   |
|          | short‑term |           |           | commencement of the |
|          | Patent     |           |           | 1992 Patents Act,   |
|          | App        |           |           | short‑term Patent   |
|          | lications) |           |           | Applications are    |
|          |            |           |           | distinguished from  |
|          |            |           |           | the rest by         |
|          |            |           |           | prefixing their     |
|          |            |           |           | numbers with the    |
|          |            |           |           | letter "S."         |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **IN\    | 643/58     | 643/58    | 643/58    | ‑                   |
| (        |            |           |           |                     |
| INDIA)** |            |           |           |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **IT\    | 19001 A/73 | 19001     | 19001/73  | A = letter code     |
| (ITALY)\ |            | A/73      |           | characterizing a    |
| **Until  |            |           |           | patent application. |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| Dece     | 20401 B/73 | 20401     | 20401/73  | B = letter code     |
| mber 31, |            | B/73      | U         | characterizing a    |
| 1990     |            |           |           | utility model       |
|          |            |           |           | application.        |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | Patent applications |
|          |            |           |           | and utility model   |
|          |            |           |           | applications were   |
|          |            |           |           | numbered in         |
|          |            |           |           | parallel series.    |
|          |            |           |           | The letter is       |
|          |            |           |           | essential for       |
|          |            |           |           | identifying the     |
|          |            |           |           | applications.       |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | Each year a block   |
|          |            |           |           | of application      |
|          |            |           |           | numbers was         |
|          |            |           |           | allotted to each of |
|          |            |           |           | the 93 provincial   |
|          |            |           |           | bureaus (UPICA)     |
|          |            |           |           | where patent        |
|          |            |           |           | applications can be |
|          |            |           |           | filed. In 1973,     |
|          |            |           |           | 90,000 numbers were |
|          |            |           |           | distributed for     |
|          |            |           |           | patent applications |
|          |            |           |           | whereas a total of  |
|          |            |           |           | 30,000 applications |
|          |            |           |           | was expected to be  |
|          |            |           |           | filed, and          |
|          |            |           |           | 70,000 numbers were |
|          |            |           |           | distributed for     |
|          |            |           |           | utility model       |
|          |            |           |           | applications. As a  |
|          |            |           |           | result the number   |
|          |            |           |           | series contain      |
|          |            |           |           | about 100 gaps.     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| From     | MI         | M         | M         | MI = two‑letter     |
| Januar   | 91A000231\ | I91A0231\ | I91A0231\ | code of the         |
| y 1,1991 | M          | MI94U0225 | MI940225  | Provincial Office   |
|          | I94U000225 |           | U         | for Industry,       |
|          |            |           |           | Commerce and        |
|          |            |           |           | Handicraft          |
|          |            |           |           | *(Ufficio           |
|          |            |           |           | Provinciale         |
|          |            |           |           | Industria,          |
|          |            |           |           | Commercio e         |
|          |            |           |           | Ar                  |
|          |            |           |           | tigianato---UPICA*) |
|          |            |           |           | where the           |
|          |            |           |           | application was     |
|          |            |           |           | filed (e.g.,        |
|          |            |           |           | MI stands for       |
|          |            |           |           | Milan).             |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | 91 and 94 = last    |
|          |            |           |           | two digits of the   |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | A = letter code     |
|          |            |           |           | characterizing a    |
|          |            |           |           | patent application  |
|          |            |           |           | and U a utility     |
|          |            |           |           | model application.  |
|          |            |           |           | (C = trademark      |
|          |            |           |           | application,        |
|          |            |           |           | O = ornamental      |
|          |            |           |           | model or multiple   |
|          |            |           |           | filing.)            |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **IT\    |            |           |           | 000231 and          |
| **From   |            |           |           | 000225 = current    |
| January  |            |           |           | numbers. Each UPICA |
|  1,1991\ |            |           |           | starts its own      |
| \        |            |           |           | annual numbering    |
| (cont'd) |            |           |           | series for each     |
|          |            |           |           | kind of application |
|          |            |           |           | every year with     |
|          |            |           |           | number 1; there are |
|          |            |           |           | about 100 numbering |
|          |            |           |           | series for patent   |
|          |            |           |           | applications, and   |
|          |            |           |           | both the            |
|          |            |           |           | application code    |
|          |            |           |           | and the UPICA code  |
|          |            |           |           | are essential for   |
|          |            |           |           | correct             |
|          |            |           |           | identification.     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **JP\    | ![](media  | 46‑69807  | 46‑69807\ | The first           |
| (        | /image2.pn |           | or\       | two symbols         |
| JAPAN)** | g)46-69807 |           | 46/69807  | characterize a      |
|          |            |           |           | patent application. |
|          |            |           |           | The third symbol    |
|          |            |           |           | relates to the      |
|          |            |           |           | Emperor's reign.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | The first           |
|          |            |           |           | two digits (before  |
|          |            |           |           | the dash) indicate  |
|          |            |           |           | the year of the     |
|          |            |           |           | Emperor's reign in  |
|          |            |           |           | which the           |
|          |            |           |           | application was     |
|          |            |           |           | filed. Number 46    |
|          |            |           |           | refers to the SHOWA |
|          |            |           |           | era and indicates   |
|          |            |           |           | the year 1971.      |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | !          | 3‑180893  | 3‑180893\ | The second example  |
|          | [](media/i |           | or\       | shows a patent      |
|          | mage3.png) |           | 3/180893  | application filed   |
|          | 3-180893   |           |           | under the HEISEI    |
|          |            |           |           | era, which started  |
|          |            |           |           | in 1989, and        |
|          |            |           |           | indicates, with the |
|          |            |           |           | figure 3, the       |
|          |            |           |           | filing year 1991.   |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | !          | 5‑55143   | 5‑55143   | The first two       |
|          | [](media/i |           | U\        | symbols             |
|          | mage4.png) |           | or\       | characterize a      |
|          | 5-55143    |           | 5/55143 U | utility model       |
|          |            |           |           | application. The    |
|          |            |           |           | third symbol        |
|          |            |           |           | relates to the      |
|          |            |           |           | Emperor's reign.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | The first digit     |
|          |            |           |           | (before the dash)   |
|          |            |           |           | indicates the year  |
|          |            |           |           | of the Emperor's    |
|          |            |           |           | reign in which the  |
|          |            |           |           | application was     |
|          |            |           |           | filed. Digit 5      |
|          |            |           |           | refers to the       |
|          |            |           |           | HEISEI era and      |
|          |            |           |           | indicates the       |
|          |            |           |           | year 1993.          |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **KE\    | KE/        | 92/00065  | 92/00065  | Application numbers |
| (        | P/92/00065 |           |           | for patents and     |
| KENYA)** |            |           |           | utility models      |
|          |            |           |           | consist of the      |
|          |            |           |           | country code, a     |
|          |            |           |           | slash, letter P     |
|          |            |           |           | indicating that it  |
|          |            |           |           | is an application   |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | KE/U       | 93/00001  | 93/00001  | for a patent (or    |
|          | M/93/00001 |           |           | letters UM          |
|          |            |           |           | indicating that it  |
|          |            |           |           | is an application   |
|          |            |           |           | for a utility model |
|          |            |           |           | certificate), a     |
|          |            |           |           | slash, a two‑digit  |
|          |            |           |           | indication of the   |
|          |            |           |           | year in which the   |
|          |            |           |           | application was     |
|          |            |           |           | first filed in      |
|          |            |           |           | Kenya, a slash and  |
|          |            |           |           | a five‑digit number |
|          |            |           |           | allotted in         |
|          |            |           |           | sequential order.   |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **KG\    | 950012.1\  | 950012.1\ | 950012\   | The first two       |
| (        | 950009.2   | 950009.2  | 950009 U  | figures indicate    |
| KYRGYZ‑\ |            |           |           | the last two        |
| STAN)**  |            |           |           | numbers of the year |
|          |            |           |           | of filing of the    |
|          |            |           |           | application. The    |
|          |            |           |           | following 4‑digit   |
|          |            |           |           | number indicates    |
|          |            |           |           | the serial number   |
|          |            |           |           | of the application. |
|          |            |           |           | The figure after    |
|          |            |           |           | the dot indicates   |
|          |            |           |           | the type of         |
|          |            |           |           | industrial property |
|          |            |           |           | right (1 = patent   |
|          |            |           |           | for invention,      |
|          |            |           |           | 2 = utility model). |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **KR\    | !          | 95‑012345 | 9         | The first two       |
| (        | [](media/i |           | 5‑012345\ | symbols             |
| REPUBLIC | mage5.png) |           | or\       | characterize a      |
| OF       | 95-012345  |           | 95/012345 | patent              |
| KOREA)** |            |           |           | application.\       |
|          |            |           |           | \                   |
|          |            |           |           | The first           |
|          |            |           |           | two digits before   |
|          |            |           |           | the dash indicate   |
|          |            |           |           | the year of filing  |
|          |            |           |           | of the application. |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | !          | 95‑701234 | 9         | A serial number     |
|          | [](media/i |           | 5‑701234\ | greater than 700000 |
|          | mage6.png) |           | or\       | indicates a PCT     |
|          | 95-701234  |           | 95/701234 | application.        |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | !          | 95‑012345 | 95‑012345 | The first two       |
|          | [](media/i |           | U\        | symbols             |
|          | mage7.png) |           | or\       | characterize a      |
|          | 95-012345  |           | 95/012345 | utility model       |
|          |            |           | U         | application.\       |
|          |            |           |           | \                   |
|          |            |           |           | The first           |
|          |            |           |           | two digits before   |
|          |            |           |           | the dash indicate   |
|          |            |           |           | the year of filing  |
|          |            |           |           | of the application. |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | !          | 95‑701234 | 95‑701234 | A serial number     |
|          | [](media/i |           | U\        | greater than 700000 |
|          | mage8.png) |           | or\       | indicates a PCT     |
|          | 95-701234  |           | 95/701234 | application.        |
|          |            |           | U         |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **KZ\    | 951117.1\  | 951117.1\ | 951117\   | The first           |
| (KAZAKH  | 95025.2    | 95025.2   | 95025 U   | two digits          |
| -STAN)** |            |           |           | designate the last  |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | The group of digits |
|          |            |           |           | following the year  |
|          |            |           |           | of filing of the    |
|          |            |           |           | application and     |
|          |            |           |           | comprising three or |
|          |            |           |           | four digits         |
|          |            |           |           | represents the      |
|          |            |           |           | sequential number   |
|          |            |           |           | of the application  |
|          |            |           |           | for a utility model |
|          |            |           |           | or an invention.    |
|          |            |           |           | The digit after the |
|          |            |           |           | full stop is a      |
|          |            |           |           | control digit which |
|          |            |           |           | indicates the type  |
|          |            |           |           | of industrial       |
|          |            |           |           | property right:     |
|          |            |           |           | 1 = patent for      |
|          |            |           |           | invention,          |
|          |            |           |           | 2 = utility model.  |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **LT     | 95‑014     | 95‑014    | 95‑014    | Numbering system    |
| (LITH    |            |           |           | introduced on       |
| UANIA)** |            |           |           | January 1, 1995.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | The first           |
|          |            |           |           | two digits (before  |
|          |            |           |           | the dash) indicate  |
|          |            |           |           | the last            |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the patent          |
|          |            |           |           | application.        |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **MD\    | 94‑0287    | 94‑0287   | 94‑0287   | The first           |
| (        |            |           |           | two digits (before  |
| REPUBLIC |            |           |           | the dash) indicate  |
| OF       |            |           |           | the year of filing  |
| MO       |            |           |           | of the patent       |
| LDOVA)** |            |           |           | application.\       |
|          |            |           |           | \                   |
|          |            |           |           | The four digits     |
|          |            |           |           | following the dash  |
|          |            |           |           | denote the serial   |
|          |            |           |           | number of the       |
|          |            |           |           | application.        |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **MK\    |  104/93   |  104/93  | 104/93    | The letter code     |
| (THE     |            |           |           | preceding the       |
| FORMER   |            |           |           | number denotes the  |
| YUGOSLAV |            |           |           | type of industrial  |
| REPUBLIC |            |           |           | property right      |
| OF       |            |           |           | ( = patent for     |
| MACE     |            |           |           | invention, as well  |
| DONIA)** |            |           |           | as plant patent).   |
|          |            |           |           | The figure before   |
|          |            |           |           | the slash           |
|          |            |           |           | represents the      |
|          |            |           |           | serial number. The  |
|          |            |           |           | last two digits     |
|          |            |           |           | indicate the year   |
|          |            |           |           | of filing of the    |
|          |            |           |           | application.        |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **MX\    | 9504146\   | 9504146   | 9504146   | The first           |
| (M       | (present   |           |           | two digits denote   |
| EXICO)** | numbering  |           |           | the last            |
|          | system)    |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application and |
|          |            |           |           | the last five the   |
|          |            |           |           | serial number of    |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **NL\    | 7015038\   | 7015038   | 7015038   | The first           |
| (        | (old       |           |           | two digits indicate |
| NETHER‑\ | numbering  |           |           | the last            |
| LANDS)** | system)    |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.\   |
|          |            |           |           | \                   |
|          |            |           |           | New numbering       |
|          |            |           |           | system introduced   |
|          |            |           |           | on April 1, 1995    |
|          |            |           |           | (see Table II).     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **NO\    | 1748/70\   | 1748/70   | 1748/70   | The last two digits |
| (N       | (old       |           |           | indicate the last   |
| ORWAY)** | numbering  |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          | system)    |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | 740001\    | 740001    | 740001    | New numbering       |
|          | (new       |           |           | system introduced   |
|          | numbering  |           |           | on January 1, 1974. |
|          | system)    |           |           | The first           |
|          |            |           |           | two digits indicate |
|          |            |           |           | the last            |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **PK     | 10131/65   | 1031/65   | 1031/65   | ‑                   |
| (PAK     |            |           |           |                     |
| ISTAN)** |            |           |           |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **RO\    | 92‑0884    | 92‑0884   | 92‑0884   | Numbering system    |
| (RO      |            |           |           | introduced on       |
| MANIA)** |            |           |           | January 21, 1992.   |
|          |            |           |           | The first           |
|          |            |           |           | two digits          |
|          |            |           |           | represent the last  |
|          |            |           |           | two digits of the   |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
|          |            |           |           | The digits after    |
|          |            |           |           | the dash constitute |
|          |            |           |           | a rising serial     |
|          |            |           |           | number with leading |
|          |            |           |           | zeros.              |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **RU\    | 92005240\  | 92005240  | 92005240  | Numbering system    |
| (RUSSIAN | (old       |           |           | used from 1992 to   |
| FEDER    | numbering  |           |           | 1995. The first     |
| ATION)** | system)    |           |           | two digits of the   |
|          |            |           |           | number indicate the |
|          |            |           |           | last two numbers of |
|          |            |           |           | the year of filing  |
|          |            |           |           | of the application. |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | 95103445\  | 95103445  | 95103445  | Numbering system    |
|          | (new       |           |           | introduced from     |
|          | numbering  |           |           | 1995. The first     |
|          | system)    |           |           | two digits indicate |
|          |            |           |           | the last            |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
|          |            |           |           | The third digit     |
|          |            |           |           | indicates the type  |
|          |            |           |           | of industrial       |
|          |            |           |           | property right:     |
|          |            |           |           | 1 -- 4 = invention  |
|          |            |           |           | and utility model.  |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **SE\    | 16414/70\  | 16414/70  | 16414/70  | ‑                   |
| (S       | (old       |           |           |                     |
| WEDEN)** | numbering  |           |           |                     |
|          | system)    |           |           |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | 7300001‑0\ | 7300001   | 7300001   | New numbering       |
|          | (new       |           |           | system introduced   |
|          | numbering  |           |           | as from January 1,  |
|          | system)    |           |           | 1973. However, some |
|          |            |           |           | applications filed  |
|          |            |           |           | before 1973 have    |
|          |            |           |           | been renumbered     |
|          |            |           |           | according to the    |
|          |            |           |           | new numbering       |
|          |            |           |           | system, i.e., the   |
|          |            |           |           | number 16414/70 has |
|          |            |           |           | become 7016414‑8.   |
|          |            |           |           | The first           |
|          |            |           |           | two digits indicate |
|          |            |           |           | the last            |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
|          |            |           |           | The digit after the |
|          |            |           |           | dash is used for    |
|          |            |           |           | computer control.   |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **SI\    | 9300393    | 9300393   | 9300393   | The first           |
| (SLO     |            |           |           | two digits indicate |
| VENIA)** |            |           |           | the last            |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
|          |            |           |           | The third digit     |
|          |            |           |           | denotes the type of |
|          |            |           |           | industrial property |
|          |            |           |           | right and place of  |
|          |            |           |           | filing: 0 -- 4 =    |
|          |            |           |           | patents and         |
|          |            |           |           | short‑term patents. |
|          |            |           |           | The last            |
|          |            |           |           | four digits denote  |
|          |            |           |           | the serial number   |
|          |            |           |           | of the application. |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **SK     | PV 1234‑95 | 1234‑95   | 1234‑95   | PV is an            |
| (SLO     |            |           |           | abbreviation        |
| VAKIA)** |            |           |           | meaning             |
|          |            |           |           | "application for    |
|          |            |           |           | protection of an    |
|          |            |           |           | invention." The     |
|          |            |           |           | last two digits     |
|          |            |           |           | indicate the last   |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | PÚV 123‑95 | 123‑95    | 123‑95 U  | PÚV is an           |
|          |            |           |           | abbreviation        |
|          |            |           |           | meaning             |
|          |            |           |           | "application for    |
|          |            |           |           | protection of a     |
|          |            |           |           | utility model." The |
|          |            |           |           | last two digits     |
|          |            |           |           | indicate the last   |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **TJ\    | 96000375   | 96000375  | 96000375  | Patent application. |
| (TAJIK   |            |           |           |                     |
| ISTAN)** |            |           |           |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | 9600001    | 9600001   | 9600001 U | Utility model       |
|          |            |           |           | application.        |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | The first           |
|          |            |           |           | two digits indicate |
|          |            |           |           | the last            |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
|          |            |           |           | Digits in           |
|          |            |           |           | positions 3 to 8    |
|          |            |           |           | denote the serial   |
|          |            |           |           | number of the       |
|          |            |           |           | application. The    |
|          |            |           |           | numbering system    |
|          |            |           |           | was introduced in   |
|          |            |           |           | 1993.               |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **TM\    | 07/100895N | 07/100895 | 07/100895 | New numbering       |
| (TURK‑\  |            |           |           | system introduced   |
| MEN      |            |           |           | as from January 1,  |
| ISTAN)** |            |           |           | 1997. The figure    |
|          |            |           |           | before the slash    |
|          |            |           |           | indicates the year  |
|          |            |           |           | of filing of the    |
|          |            |           |           | application         |
|          |            |           |           | (07 means 1997).    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | The numeral after   |
|          |            |           |           | the slash denotes   |
|          |            |           |           | the type of         |
|          |            |           |           | industrial property |
|          |            |           |           | right (1 = patent   |
|          |            |           |           | for invention).     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | The last            |
|          |            |           |           | three numerals      |
|          |            |           |           | represent the       |
|          |            |           |           | serial number of    |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
|          |            |           |           | The digits in       |
|          |            |           |           | positions two and   |
|          |            |           |           | three, after the    |
|          |            |           |           | slash, are not yet  |
|          |            |           |           | used by the         |
|          |            |           |           | TM Office. The      |
|          |            |           |           | letter N is used to |
|          |            |           |           | denote applications |
|          |            |           |           | filed by            |
|          |            |           |           | non‑residents.      |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **TT\    | 164 of     | 164 of    | 164/1971\ | Numbering system    |
| (        | 1971\      | 1971      | or\       | for patent          |
| TRINIDAD | (old       |           | 164/71    | applications prior  |
| AND      | numbering  |           |           | to 1996.            |
| T        | system)    |           |           |                     |
| OBAGO)** |            |           |           |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | 960010     | 960010    | 960010    | Numbering system    |
|          |            |           |           | for patent          |
|          |            |           |           | applications        |
|          |            |           |           | introduced from     |
|          |            |           |           | 1996.               |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **UA\    | 94051272   | 94051272  | 94051272  | The first           |
| (UK      |            |           |           | two digits of the   |
| RAINE)** |            |           |           | number indicate the |
|          |            |           |           | last two numbers of |
|          |            |           |           | the year, and the   |
|          |            |           |           | subsequent          |
|          |            |           |           | two digits the      |
|          |            |           |           | month, of filing of |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **UZ\    | IHA        | IH9200019 | 9200019   | Patent application. |
| (U       | P9200019.1 |           |           |                     |
| ZBEKI‑** |            |           |           |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| *        | IHD        | IH9200014 | 9200014   | Application for a   |
| *STAN)** | P9200014.1 |           |           | preliminary patent. |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          | FMG        | FM9500009 | 9500009 U | Utility model       |
|          | U9500009.1 |           |           | application.        |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | The first           |
|          |            |           |           | two letters         |
|          |            |           |           | indicate the type   |
|          |            |           |           | of industrial       |
|          |            |           |           | property right      |
|          |            |           |           | followed by         |
|          |            |           |           | two letters         |
|          |            |           |           | denoting the type   |
|          |            |           |           | of protection       |
|          |            |           |           | document            |
|          |            |           |           | (IH = patent for    |
|          |            |           |           | invention,          |
|          |            |           |           | FM = utility model, |
|          |            |           |           | AP = patent,        |
|          |            |           |           | DP = preliminary    |
|          |            |           |           | patent,             |
|          |            |           |           | GU = utility model  |
|          |            |           |           | certificate).       |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|          |            |           |           | The first           |
|          |            |           |           | two digits denote   |
|          |            |           |           | the last            |
|          |            |           |           | two numbers of the  |
|          |            |           |           | year of filing of   |
|          |            |           |           | the application.    |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **UZ\    |            |           |           | The five digits     |
| (        |            |           |           | following the year  |
| UZBEKI‑\ |            |           |           | indicator represent |
| STAN**   |            |           |           | the serial number.  |
|          |            |           |           | The digit after the |
| (cont'd) |            |           |           | full stop indicates |
|          |            |           |           | the examination     |
|          |            |           |           | division.           |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **VE\    | 12122‑68   | 12122‑68  | 12122‑68\ | ‑                   |
| (VENE    |            |           | or\       |                     |
| ZUELA)** |            |           | 12122/68  |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **WO\    | PCT/D      | PCT/DE    | PCT/DE    | The same form       |
| (WORLD   | E79/00016\ | 79/00016\ | 79/00016\ | should be used, if  |
| INTEL    | PCT/       | PCT/I     | PCT/I     | the PCT application |
| -LECTUAL | IB94/00041 | B94/00041 | B94/00041 | number is cited     |
| PROPERTY |            |           |           | under INID codes    |
| ORGANI-Z |            |           |           | (86) and (30).      |
| ATION)** |            |           |           |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **YU\    | P1135/66   | 1135/66   | 1135/66   | ‑                   |
| (YUGO-S  |            |           |           |                     |
| LAVIA)** |            |           |           |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **ZA\    | 70/4865    | 70/4865   | 70/4865   | ‑                   |
| (SOUTH   |            |           |           |                     |
| A        |            |           |           |                     |
| FRICA)** |            |           |           |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **ZM\    | 142/70     | 142/70    | 142/70    | ‑                   |
| (Z       |            |           |           |                     |
| AMBIA)** |            |           |           |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| **ZW     | 10/84      | 10/84     | 10/84     | ‑                   |
| (ZIM     |            |           |           |                     |
| BABWE)** |            |           |           |                     |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+

\[Table II follows\]

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  TABLE II COUNTRIES                                                 
  OR ORGANIZATIONS                                                   
  HAVING OTHER THAN                                                  
  ANNUAL NUMBERING                                                   
  SYSTEMS                                                            
  ------------------ ----------------- -------------- -------------- --------------------------
  Country\           Example of        Minimum        Recommended    Remarks
  or\                Application       Significant\   Presentation   
  Organization       Number            Part of\       in             
                                       a Number       Abbreviated\   
                                                      Form as\       
                                                      a Priority     
                                                      Application    
                                                      Number         

  **AR\              231790            231790         231790         ‑
  (ARGENTINA)**                                                      

  **AU\              59195/69          59195/69       59195/69       Long series spread over
  (AUSTRALIA)**                                                      several years. Provisional
                                                                     applications lodged after
                                                                     January 1,1970, were
                                                                     numbered PA0001 to PA9999,
                                                                     PB0001 to PB9999, etc.

  **BE\              96469\            96469          96469          Application numbers not
  (BELGIUM)**        (old numbering                                  present in published
                     system, up to                                   patent documents nor in
                     December 31,                                    official gazettes. Basis
                     1986)                                           of numbering system:
                                                                     10 parallel series of
                                                                     numbers (nine provincial
                                                                     bureaus plus filing by
                                                                     post) which are not
                                                                     otherwise specified.

                                                                     Starting date of
                                                                     provincial series is 1854,
                                                                     of "Filing by post" series
                                                                     1965.

                                                                     Numbering system used from
                                                                     1974 to 1986, according to
                                                                     which each of the
                                                                     10 parallel series of
                                                                     numbers is identified by a
                                                                     numeral (0 to 9) appearing
                                                                     in a patent application
                                                                     number as the first digit
                                                                     and allowing unique
                                                                     identification of the
                                                                     application.

  **BG\              100116            100116         100116         Common continuous
  (BULGARIA)**                                                       numbering system for
                                                                     applications for patents
                                                                     for inventions and for
                                                                     utility models (as from
                                                                     June 1, 1993).

                     183               183            183            Common continuous
                                                                     numbering system for
                                                                     applications for plant
                                                                     varieties and animal
                                                                     breeds (as from January 4,
                                                                     1997).

  **BR\              222986\           222986         222986         Numbering system prior to
  (BRAZIL)**         (old numbering                                  1972. (See an example of
                     system)                                         new numbering system in
                                                                     Table I.)

  **CA\              103828\           103828         103828         Numbering system for
  (CANADA)**         (old numbering                                  patent applications filed
                     system)                                         prior to October 1, 1989.
                                                                     The old numbering system
                                                                     comprised two series of
                                                                     application numbers. The
                                                                     first series started in
                                                                     1869 and the second on
                                                                     September 13, 1967.

                                                                     The starting number of the
                                                                     first series was 1 and the
                                                                     last number of the first
                                                                     series was 999,999. The
                                                                     starting number of the
                                                                     second series was 1. The
                                                                     second series of the old
                                                                     numbering system is still
                                                                     continuing.

                     2103828\          2103828        2103828        Numbering system for
                     (current                                        patent applications filed
                     numbering system)                               on or after October 1,
                                                                     1989. The starting number
                                                                     of the current numbering
                                                                     system is 2000001.

  **CO\              126050            126050         126050         ‑
  (COLOMBIA)**                                                       

  **CU\              33384\            33384          33384          Until the year 1984, a
  (CUBA)**           (old numbering                                  continuous numbering
                     system)                                         system was used for patent
                                                                     applications. The numbers
                                                                     were assigned in ascending
                                                                     order to the applications
                                                                     filed. New numbering
                                                                     system as from 1985 (see
                                                                     Table I).

  **DE\              AP 84 C/137 355\  137 355\       137 355\       AP =
  (GERMANY)**\       WP 35 B/147 203\  147 203        147 203        *Ausschliessungspatent*\
  (documents         (old numbering                                  WP = *Wirtschaftspatent*\
  published by the   system based on                                 \
  former DD Office)  the national                                    The other symbols before
                     patent                                          the slash are
                     classification)                                 classification symbols.

                     AP C 07 C/166     166 692\       166 692\       A single numbering series
                     692\              174 347        174 347        covers both AP and WP
                     WP H 04 C/174                                   applications. The symbols
                     347\                                            before the slash may be
                     (old numbering                                  changed due to the
                     system based on                                 examination process.
                     the IPC)                                        

  **DE\              AP C07D / 2273    2273 773\      2273 773\      The last digit of the
  **(documents       773\              2269 623       2269 623       application number in the
  published by the   WP E21C/ 2269 623                               new numbering system
  former DD Office)\ (new numbering                                  denotes a check number for
  \                  system as of                                    electronic data
  (cont'd)           1981)                                           processing.

  **ES\              406.952\          406.952        406.952        Patent application number
  (SPAIN)**          (old numbering                                  (application filed in
                     system, up to                                   1972).
                     1986)                                           

                     185.284\          185.284        185.284 U      Utility model application
                     (old numbering                                  number (application filed
                     system, up to                                   in 1972).
                     1986)                                           

                                                                     Until 1986, patent and
                                                                     utility model applications
                                                                     were numbered in
                                                                     two parallel series. No
                                                                     specific indication for
                                                                     the type of industrial
                                                                     property right appears in
                                                                     the application number.

                                                                     Starting date of patent
                                                                     application numbering
                                                                     system: 1878. Last patent
                                                                     application number:
                                                                     557.877.

                                                                     Starting date of utility
                                                                     model application
                                                                     numbering system: 1929.
                                                                     Last utility model
                                                                     application number:
                                                                     420.817.

                     New numbering                                   
                     system for                                      
                     applications from                               
                     1986: see                                       
                     Table I.                                        

                     New numbering                                   
                     system for                                      
                     published                                       
                     documents from                                  
                     1986: continuous                                
                     series from                                     
                     2.000.000 onwards                               
                     for patents and                                 
                     from 1.000.000                                  
                     onwards for                                     
                     utility models.                                 

  **GE\              000288            000288         000288         Patent application.
  (GEORGIA)**                                                        

                     000185            000185         000185         Utility model application.

  **GR\              44114\            44114          44114          Numbering system used
  (GREECE)**         (old numbering                                  until the end of 1984. New
                     system)                                         numbering system as of
                                                                     1985: see Table I.

  **HU\              OE 107\           OE 107         OE 107         The letters preceding the
  (HUNGARY)**        (old numbering                                  number are the first
                     system)                                         letter and first following
                                                                     vowel of the applicant's
                                                                     name. There is a separate
                                                                     numbering series for each
                                                                     pair of letters. The
                                                                     letters are essential for
                                                                     identifying the
                                                                     application.

  **IL\              53125             53125          53125          ‑
  (ISRAEL)**                                                         

  **LT\              IP 2029\          IP 2029        IP 2029        IP is an abbreviation
  (LITHUANIA)**      (old numbering                                  meaning "application for
                     system)                                         protection of an
                                                                     invention."

                     RP 346\           RP 346         RP 346         RP is an abbreviation
                     (old numbering                                  meaning "application for
                     system)                                         re‑registration of a
                                                                     patent."

                                                                     Numbering system used from
                                                                     1992 to 1995.

                                                                     New numbering system for
                                                                     applications (from 1995):
                                                                     see Table I.

  **LU\              60093             60093          60093          --
  (LUXEM‑\                                                           
  BOURG)**                                                           

  **MC\              PV 908            908            908            The letters PV stand for
  (MONACO)**                                                         *Procès‑verbal*.

  **MD\              0187              0187           0187 U         Utility model application.
  (REPUBLIC OF                                                       
  MOLDOVA)**                                                         

  **MN\              955               955            955            Application for a patent
  (MONGOLIA)**                                                       for invention. No
                                                                     indication as to the type
                                                                     of industrial property
                                                                     right concerned.

  **MX\              123723\           123723         123723         The six digits denote the
  (MEXICO)**         (old numbering                                  serial number of the
                     system)                                         application. For new
                                                                     numbering system, please
                                                                     refer to Table I.

  **NL\              1000123           1000123        1000123        On April 1, 1995, in the
  (NETHER‑\                                                          Netherlands a new patent
  LANDS)**                                                           act came into force. The
                                                                     new numbering system for
                                                                     applications and patents
                                                                     consists of a continuous
                                                                     series beginning
                                                                     with 1000001.

  **NZ\              201732            201732         201732         ‑
  (NEW ZEALAND)**                                                    

  **OA\              52118             52118          52118          Number assigned to the
  (AFRICAN                                                           application filed
  INTEL-LECTUAL**                                                    according to direct filing
                                                                     procedure.

  **PROPERTY         051/SN            051/SN         051/SN         Number assigned to the
  ORGANI-ZATION)**                                                   application filed
                                                                     according to indirect
                                                                     filing procedure. The
                                                                     two last letters denote
                                                                     the ST.3 code of the
                                                                     country of origin.

  **PH\              40155             40155          40155          Patent application filed
  (PHILIPPINES)**                                                    on March 7, 1990.

  **PL\              P 214461          214461         214461         Patent application.
  (POLAND)**                                                         

                     W 36746           36746          36746 U        Utility model application.

  **PT\              52555             52555          52555          Patent application.
  (PORTUGAL)**                                                       

                     5607              5607           5607 U         Utility model application.

  **RO\              145006\           145006         145006         Numbering system used
  (ROMANIA)**        (old numbering                                  until January 1992. For
                     system)                                         new numbering system, see
                                                                     Table I.

  **SU\              1397205/30‑15     1397205        1397205        The numbers following the
  (SOVIET UNION)**\                                                  slash denote the
  (former)                                                           examination division and a
                                                                     processing number. This
                                                                     numbering system was valid
                                                                     up to October 14, 1992.

  **TM\              956\              956            956            Numbering system used
  (TURK‑\            (old numbering                                  before 1997. For new
  MENISTAN)**        system)                                         numbering system, see
                                                                     Table I.

  **TT\              42\               42             42             Numbering system for
  (TRINIDAD AND      (old numbering                                  patent applications used
  TOBAGO)**          system)                                         prior to the year 1904.
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### APPENDIX C 

**Guidance on Foreign Addresses**

1\. Japanese Addresses

> Ken (prefecture):
>
> use **State or Province::**
>
> *only 1 entry per address*
>
> Gun (county): \[likely to be omitted from an address if shi (city)\]
>
> Shi (city)
>
> Cho (township)
>
> Machi (village)
>
> Mura (village),
>
> Ku (borough)
>
> (District), or Cho (as district only if shi comes before )
>
> Chome (block)
>
> may be with **Street::** and **City::** labels as appropriate to
> designate postal hierarchy
>
> *only one* **City::** *per address*

[Examples:]{.underline}

> Family Name:: Totoki
>
> Street:: c/o Kao Corp., Research Lab
>
> 1-3, Bunka 2-chome
>
> City:: Sumida-ku
>
> State or Province:: Tokyo
>
> Country: Japan
>
> Postal or Zip Code:: 131-8501
>
> Citizenship Country:: Japan
>
> Family Name:: Yamada
>
> Street:: Yaho Corp.
>
> Toyota-cho
>
> 1-3, Bunka 2-chome
>
> City:: Toyota-shi
>
> State or Province:: Aichi-sen
>
> Country: Japan
>
> Postal or Zip Code:: 131-8501
>
> Citizenship Country:: Japan