For those of you boning up on the proposed regulations, the USPTO has a page with additional information regarding the changes to claims and continuations practice that includes:
Federal Register Notice
- Changes to Practice for Continued Examination Filings, Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, and Examination of Claims in Patent Applications, Final rule
(72 Fed. Reg. 46716 – 21Aug2007) [PDF]
Summaries
Presentation Slide Set
- Claims and Continuations Final Rule [HTML accessible]
- Claims and Continuations Final Rule [PPT]
- Claims and Continuations Final Rule [PDF]
- Claims and Continuations Final Rule [ZIP]
Frequently Asked Questions [PDF]
Charts
- Commonly Owned Applications and Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims [PDF]
- Comparison of Accelerated Examination Support Document and Examination Support Document Under 37 CFR 1.265 [PDF]
Guidelines (available in October 2007)
- Examination Support Document Guidelines
Forms (available in October 2007)
- Form SB/216, Examination Support Document Transmittal [PDF]
- Form SB/211, Examination Support Document Listing of References [PDF]
- Form SB/206, Listing of Commonly Owned Applications and Patents [PDF]
- Form SB/201, Request for Streamlined Docketing Procedure [PDF]
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