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A Rule by the Patent and Trademark Office on 12/18/2000
78958-78960 (3 pages)
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/00-31958 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/00-31958
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) published a final rule in the Federal Register of September 8, 2000, revising the rules of practice in patent cases to implement the Patent Business Goals. This document corrects errors in that final rule and amends the Rules of Practice for consistency with the Patent business Goals final rule.
Effective Date: December 18, 2000. Applicability date: For fees paid prior to November 7, 2000, the two-year time period for requesting a refund is extended to expire on the later of February 16, 2001.
Hiram H. Bernstein ((703) 305-8713) or Robert W. Bahr ((703) 308-6906), Senior Legal Advisors, or Robert J. Spar, Director ((703) 308-5107), Office of Patent Legal Administration (OPLA), directly by phone, or by facsimile to (703) 305-1013, marked to the attention of Mr. Bernstein, or by mail addressed to: Box Comments—Patents, Commissioner for Patents, Washington, DC 20231.
The Office published a final rule in the Federal Register of September 8, 2000 (65 FR 54604), entitled “Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals” (final rule). This document corrects errors in that final rule as discussed below.
The final rule is corrected to indicate that the changes to §§ 1.52(e), 1.96, and 1.821 et seq. concerning the submission of computer program listings and sequence listings are effective on September 8, 2000, rather than November 7, 2000.
The final rule is corrected to indicate that the time period for requesting a refund for fees paid prior to November 7, 2000, expires the later of November 8, 2000 (rather than November 7, 2002), or two years from the date the fee was paid. Since this correction will not be published until after November 7, 2000, the two-year time period for requesting a refund is extended to expire on the later of the date that is sixty days after publication of this correction notice in the Federal Register or the date that is two years from the date the fee was paid.
The final rule is corrected to eliminate the sentences indicating that only the paper portions of the application will be published as patent application publications or patents. Portions of an application submitted on an electronic medium under § 1.52(e) will be available (published) at least through an electronic medium.
The final rule is corrected to indicate that if continuity data is included in an application data sheet, but not in the first sentence of the specification, the continuity data to be set forth in the application data sheet will not appear in the first line of the specification in the patent. In such a situation, the continuity data will only appear on the front page of the patent.
The final rule is corrected to delete the sentence indicating that § 1.78(a)(4) is additionally amended by deletion of the term “copending” as a requirement for a nonprovisional application to claim priority to a provisional application. Section 1.78 was previously amended to delete the copendency requirement for a nonprovisional application claiming priority to a provisional application. See Changes to Application Examination and Provisional Application Practice, interim rule, 65 FR 14865, 14867, 14872 (Mar. 20, 2000), 1233 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 47, 48, 53 (Apr. 11, 2000).
Section 1.14(h) in the final rule is corrected to refer to “§ 1.47(c)” rather than “§§ 1.47(a) and (b)” (the relevant portion of §§ 1.47(a) and (b) was transferred to new § 1.47(c)).
Sections 1.16(a) through (l), 1.17(a) through (e), (r) and (s), 1.18(a) through (c), 1.20(d) through (h) and 1.492(a) through (e) are corrected to change their reference to “§ 1.9(f)” to a reference to “§ 1.27(a)” (the substance of former § 1.9(f) was transferred to § 1.27(a)).
Section 1.20(b) is corrected to indicate that its fee is a processing fee (rather than a petition fee).
Section 1.53(c) is corrected to change its reference to “§ 1.78(a)(3)” to a reference to “35 U.S.C. 119(e) and § 1.78(a)(4)” (the substance of former § 1.78(a)(3) was transferred to “§ 1.78(a)(4)).”
Section 1.366 is corrected to change its reference to “§ 1.28(b)” to a reference to “§ 1.27(g)” (the substance of former § 1.28(b) was transferred to § 1.27(g)).
In rule FR Doc. 00-22392, published on September 8, 2000 (65 FR 54604), make the following corrections and 37 CFR Part 1 is amended as follows:
1. On page 54604, in column 1, the sentence “This rule is effective November 7, 2000, except that the changes to §§ 1.27, 1.78, 1.131, 1.132, 1.137, 1.152, 1.155, 1.324, 1.366, 1.740, and 1.760, and the removal of § 1.44 are effective September 8, 2000” should read “This rule is effective November 7, 2000, except that the changes to §§ 1.27, 1.78, 1.52(e), 1.96, 1.131, 1.132, 1.137, 1.152, 1.155, 1.324, 1.366, 1.740, 1.760, 1.821, 1.823, 1.824, and 1.825, and the removal of § 1.44 are effective September 8, 2000.”
2. On page 54608, in the sentence bridging columns 2 and 3, “The two year time period for requesting a refund will end two years and sixty days from the date of publication in the Federal Register for fees paid prior to sixty days from the date of publication in the Federal Register, or two years from payment of the fee for fees paid on or after sixty days from the date of publication in the Federal Register” should read “For fees paid prior to sixty days from the date of publication in the Start Printed Page 78959 Federal Register, the two-year time period for requesting a refund will expire on the later of November 7, 2000, or the date that is two years from the date the fee was paid.”
3. On page 54621, in column 1, third paragraph, remove the sentences “Only the paper portions of the application will, under our current procedures, be published, either as published applications or patents” and “The Office can thus require that certain information, such as related to an elected species, be submitted in the proper form (paper) to be printed.”
4. On page 54626, in column 3, first incomplete paragraph, the sentence “If continuity data is included in an application data sheet, but not in the first sentence of the specification, the continuity data to be set forth in the first line of the patent will be taken from the application data sheet” should read “If continuity data is included in an application data sheet, but not in the first sentence of the specification, the continuity data to be set forth in the application data sheet will not be printed in the first line of the specification in the patent.”
5. On page 54628, in column 1, fourth paragraph, remove the sentence “Section 1.78(a)(4) is additionally amended by deletion of the term ‘copending' as a requirement for a nonprovisional application claiming priority to a provisional application in view of the ‘American Inventors Protection Act of 1999.'”
6. On page 54658, in the first column, § 1.14, paragraph (h), line 5, correct “§§ 1.47(a) and (b)” to read “§ 1.47(c)''.
7. The authority citation for 37 CFR Part 1 continues to read as follows:
8. Section 1.16 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) through (l) to read as follows:
By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) $355.00
By other than a small entity $710.00
By other than a small entity $80.00
(c) In addition to the basic filing fee in an original application, except provisional applications, for filing or later presentation of each claim (whether independent or dependent) in excess of 20 (Note that § 1.75(c) indicates how multiple dependent claims are considered for fee calculation purposes.):
By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) $9.00
By other than a small entity $18.00
(j) In addition to the basic filing fee in a reissue application, for filing or later presentation of each claim (whether independent or dependent) in excess of 20 and also in excess of the number of claims in the original patent (Note that § 1.75(c) indicates how multiple dependent claims are considered for fee purposes.):
(l) Surcharge for filing the basic filing fee or cover sheet (§ 1.51(c)(1)) on a date later than the filing date of the provisional application:
9. Section 1.17 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) through (e), (r) and (s) to read as follows:
By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) $55.00
By other than a small entity $110.00
By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) $445.00
By other than a small entity $890.00
10. Section 1.18 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) through (c) to read as follows:
By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) $620.00
By other than a small entity $1,240.00
By other than a small entity $440.00
11. Section 1.20 is amended by revising paragraphs (b) and (d) through (h) to read as follows:
(b) Processing fee for correcting inventorship in a patent (§ 1.324)—$55.00.
By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) $975.00
By other than a small entity $1,950.00
By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) $1,495.00
By other than a small entity $2,990.00
(h) Surcharge for paying a maintenance fee during the six-month grace period following the expiration of three years and six months, seven years and six months and eleven years and six months after the date of the original grant of a patent based on an application filed on or after December 12, 1980:
12. Section 1.53 is amended by revising paragraph (c)(4) to read as follows:
13. Section 1.366 is amended by revising paragraph (f) to read as follows:
(f) Notification of any change in status resulting in loss of entitlement to small entity status must be filed in a patent prior to paying, or at the time of paying, the earliest maintenance fee due after the date on which status as a small entity is no longer appropriate. See § 1.27(g).
14. Section 1.492 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) through (e) to read as follows:
By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) $345.00
By other than a small entity $690.00
By a small entity (§ 1.27(a)) $500.00
By other than a small entity $1,000.00
(4) Where the international preliminary examination fee as set forth in § 1.482 has been paid to the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the international preliminary examination report states that the criteria of novelty, inventive step (non-obviousness), and industrial applicability, as defined in PCT Article 33(1) to (4) have been satisfied for all the claims presented in the application entering the national stage (see § 1.496(b)):
(c) In addition to the basic national fee, for filing or later presentation of each claim (whether independent or dependent) in excess of 20 (Note that § 1.75(c) indicates how multiple dependent claims are considered for fee calculation purposes.):
(e) Surcharge for filing the oath or declaration later than 20 months from the priority date pursuant to § 1.494(c) or later than 30 months from the priority date pursuant to § 1.495(c):
[FR Doc. 00-31958 Filed 12-15-00; 8:45 am]