MPEP § 606 — MPEP § 606
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 Chapter 0600 

 Section 606 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 606 Title of Invention [R-10.2019]

 
 37 CFR 1.72 Title and abstract. 

 
 (a) The title of the invention may not exceed 500 characters in length
 and must be as short and specific as possible. Characters that cannot be captured
 and recorded in the Office’s automated information systems may not be reflected in
 the Office’s records in such systems or in documents created by the Office. Unless
 the title is supplied in an application data sheet ( § 1.76 ), the
 title of the invention should appear as a heading on the first page of the
 specification.
 

 
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 The title of the invention should be placed at the top of the first page of
 the specification unless it is provided in the application data sheet (see
 37 CFR
 1.76 ). The title should be brief but technically accurate and
 descriptive and should contain fewer than 500 characters. 
 

 The words listed below are not considered as part of the
 title of an invention, these words should not be included at the beginning of the title of
 the invention and will be deleted when the Office enters the title into the Office’s
 computer records, and when any patent issues. The term "new" will not be deleted when it is
 a part of a proper name, such as "New York". Similarly, the term "design" will not be
 deleted when it is a part of a term, such as "Design-aiding apparatus...".
 

 
 A 

 An 

 The 

 Improved 

 Improvement(s) in/for/of 

 New 

 Novel 

 Related to 

 Design 

 Design for/of (a) 

 Ornamental design 

 Ornamental

 
 
 606.01 Examiner May Require Change in Title [R-01.2024]

 Where the title is not descriptive of the invention claimed, the
 examiner should require the substitution of a new title that is clearly indicative of
 the invention to which the claims are directed. Form paragraphs
 6.11 and 6.11.01 may be used.
 

 ¶ 6.11 Title of Invention Is Not Descriptive

 The title of the invention is not descriptive. A new title is required that is clearly indicative of the invention to which
 the claims are directed.
 

 Examiner Note:

 If a change in the title of the invention is being suggested by the examiner, follow with form paragraph 6.11.01 .
 

 

 ¶ 6.11.01 Title of Invention, Suggested Change

 The following title is suggested: “ [1] ”
 

 

 This may result in slightly longer titles, but the loss in brevity of
 title will be more than offset by the gain in its informative value in indexing,
 classifying, searching, etc. If a satisfactory title is not supplied by the applicant,
 the examiner may, at the time of allowance, change the title by an examiner’s amendment.
 See MPEP §
 1302.04 . When the Technology Center (TC) technical support
 staff prepares the application for issue and sees that the title has been changed, the
 TC technical support staff will make the required change in the Office computer record
 systems.
 

 

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 601-Content of Provisional and Nonprovisional Applications 
 601.01-Complete Application 
 601.01(a)-Nonprovisional Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) 

 601.01(b)-Provisional Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111(b) 

 601.01(c)-Conversion to or from a Provisional Application 

 601.01(d)-Application Filed Without All Pages of Specification 

 601.01(e)-Nonprovisional Application Filed Without at Least One Claim 

 601.01(f)-Applications Filed Without Drawings 

 601.01(g)-Applications Filed Without All Figures of Drawings 

 
 

 601.02-Power of Attorney 

 601.03-Correspondence Address 
 601.03(a)-Change of Correspondence Address in Applications Filed On or After September 16, 2012 

 601.03(b)-Change of Correspondence Address in Applications Filed Before September 16, 2012 

 
 

 601.04-National Stage Requirements of the United States as a Designated Office 

 601.05-Bibliographic Information - Application Data Sheet (ADS) 
 601.05(a)-Application Data Sheet (ADS) -- Application Filed On or After September 16, 2012 

 601.05(b)-Application Data Sheet (ADS) in Application Filed Before September 16, 2012 

 
 

 
 

 602-Oaths and Declarations 
 602.01-Naming the Inventor; Inventor's Oath or Declaration 
 602.01(a)-Inventor’s Oath or Declaration in Application Filed On or After September 16, 2012 

 602.01(b)-Inventor’s Oath or Declaration in Application Filed Before September 16, 2012 

 602.01(c)-Correction of Inventorship, Name of Inventor, and Order of Names in an Application 
 602.01(c)(1)-Correction of Inventorship in an Application – Request Filed On or After September 16, 2012 

 602.01(c)(2)-Correcting or Updating Inventor Name 37 CFR 1.48(f) – Request Filed On or After September 16, 2012 

 602.01(c)(3)-[Reserved] 

 
 

 
 

 602.02-New Oath or Substitute for Original 

 602.03-Office Finds the Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Defective 

 602.04-Foreign Executed Oath 

 602.05-Oath or Declaration in Continuing Applications 
 602.05(a)-Oath or Declaration in Continuing Applications Filed On or After September 16, 2012 

 602.05(b)-Oath or Declaration in Continuing Applications Filed Before September 16, 2012 

 
 

 602.06-Non-English Oath or Declaration 

 602.07-Oath or Declaration Filed in United States as a Designated Office 

 602.08-Inventor and Application Information 
 602.08(a)-Inventor Bibliographic Information 

 602.08(b)-Inventor Signature and Name 

 602.08(c)-Identification of Application 

 
 

 602.09-Joint Inventors 

 
 

 603-Supplemental Oath or Declaration 
 603.01-Supplemental Oath or Declaration Filed After Allowance 

 
 

 604-Substitute Statements 

 605-Applicant 
 605.01-Applicant for Application filed on or after September 16, 2012 

 605.02-Applicant for Application Filed Before September 16, 2012 

 
 

 606-Title of Invention 
 606.01-Examiner May Require Change in Title 

 
 

 607-Filing Fee 
 607.01-[Reserved] 

 607.02-Returnability of Fees 

 
 

 608-Disclosure 
 608.01-Specification 
 608.01(a)-Arrangement of Application 

 608.01(b)-Abstract of the Disclosure 

 608.01(c)-Background of the Invention 

 608.01(d)-Brief Summary of Invention 

 608.01(e)-[Reserved] 

 608.01(f)-Brief Description of Drawings 

 608.01(g)-Detailed Description of Invention 

 608.01(h)-Mode of Operation of Invention 

 608.01(i)-Claims 

 608.01(j)-Numbering of Claims 

 608.01(k)-Statutory Requirement of Claims 

 608.01(l)-Claims Present on the Application Filing Date 

 608.01(m)-Form of Claims 

 608.01(n)-Dependent Claims 

 608.01(o)-Basis for Claim Terminology in Description 

 608.01(p)-Completeness of Specification 

 608.01(q)-Substitute or Rewritten Specification 

 608.01(r)-Derogatory Remarks About Prior Art in Specification 

 608.01(s)-Restoration of Canceled Matter 

 608.01(t)-Use in Subsequent Application 

 608.01(u)-[Reserved] 

 608.01(v)-Marks Used in Commerce and Trade Names 

 608.01(w)-Copyright and Mask Work Notices 

 
 

 608.02-Drawing 
 608.02(a)-New Drawing — When Replacement is Required Before Examination 

 608.02(b)-Acceptability of Drawings 

 608.02(c)-Location of Drawings 

 608.02(d)-Complete Illustration in Drawings 

 608.02(e)-Examiner Determines Completeness and Consistency of Drawings 

 608.02(f)-Modifications in Drawings 

 608.02(g)-Illustration of Prior Art 

 608.02(h)-Replacement Drawings 

 608.02(i)-Transfer of Drawings From Prior Applications 

 608.02(j) - 608.02(o)-[Reserved] 

 608.02(p)-Correction of Drawings 

 608.02(q) - 608.02(s)-[Reserved] 

 608.02(t)-Cancelation of Figures 

 608.02(u)-[Reserved] 

 608.02(v)-Drawing Changes Which Require Annotated Sheets 

 608.02(w)-Drawing Changes Which May Be Made Without Applicant’s Annotated Sheets 

 608.02(x)-Drawing Corrections or Changes Accepted Unless Notified Otherwise 

 608.02(y)-Return of Drawing 

 608.02(z)-Allowable Applications Needing Drawing Corrections or Corrected Drawings 

 
 

 608.03-Models, Exhibits, Specimens 
 608.03(a)-Handling of Models, Exhibits, and Specimens 

 
 

 608.04-New Matter 
 608.04(a)-Matter Not Present in Specification, Claims, or Drawings on the Application Filing Date 

 608.04(b)-New Matter by Preliminary Amendment 

 608.04(c)-Review of Examiner’s Holding of New Matter 

 
 

 608.05-“Sequence Listing,” “Large Tables,” or “Computer Program Listing Appendix” Submitted in ASCII Plain Text or a “Sequence Listing
 XML” Submitted as XML File Text 
 608.05(a)-Submission of a “Computer Program Listing Appendix” 

 608.05(b)-ASCII Plain Text Submissions of “Large Tables” and Treatment of Lengthy Tables in a Specification for Patents and Patent Application
 Publications 

 608.05(c)-Submissions of Biological Sequence Listings 

 
 

 
 

 609-Information Disclosure Statement 
 609.01-Examiner Checklist for Information Disclosure Statements 

 609.02-Information Disclosure Statements in Continued Examinations or Continuing Applications 

 609.03-Information Disclosure Statements in National Stage Applications 

 609.04-Content and Timing Requirements for an Information Disclosure Statement 
 609.04(a)-Content Requirements for an Information Disclosure Statement 

 609.04(b)-Timing Requirements for an Information Disclosure Statement 

 
 

 609.05-Examiner Handling of Information Disclosure Statements 
 609.05(a)-Noncomplying Information Disclosure Statements 

 609.05(b)-Complying Information Disclosure Statements 

 609.05(c)-Documents Submitted as Part of Applicant’s Reply to Office Action 

 
 

 609.06-Information Printed on Patent 

 609.07-IDSs Electronically Submitted (eIDS) Using Patent Center 

 609.08-Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statement 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 
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