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15 Cards in this Set
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Which type of application can be filed by facsimile (Fax)?
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Rule 1.53(d) CPA Application
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What must an application have to be considered 'complete' and receive a filing date?
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1) A specification containing a description.
2) A least one claim 3) Any required drawings |
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Can a CPA be filed incomplete?
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No, it cannot. Trying to file a CPA rather than responding to a Notice of Missing Parts will result in abandonment
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Name 3 actions you can do without paying a fee at the USPTO
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1) File a protest
2) Access issued, published, and certain abandoned files 3) File a timely response to an official action or restriction requirement 4) Timely File an IDS 5) Conduct an Interview 6) Obtain a Certificate of Correction to correct a Patent Office Mistake |
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How much off do small entities get from fees?
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Small entities pay about 1/2 the fees
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What qualifies one as a 'small entity' to the USPTO?
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1) Independent inventor was has not assigned rights to someone who is not small
2) Non Profit 3) Small business concern. No more than 500 workers. |
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Which fees are not reduced for small entities?
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Petition and Processing Fees
Document Supply Fees Certificate of Corrections Fees Request for Reexamination International PCT Fees |
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When are papers given a filing date?
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If a Certificate of Mailing is provided with the papers, then when the paper is deposited into a mail box or given to the Post Office.
If no certificate, then when the USPTO receives and processes papers |
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An unfortunate application has erred and filed an application under Rule 1.53(b) missing a page of specification and/or drawing. What happens?
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PTO will award filing the original submission date of the incomplete appl unless a petition is filed and fee paid
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First Words in every claim?
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I Claim (capitalized)
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'Compromising' content?
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list of elements and limitations which follow define the minimum for infringement
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'Consisting' content?
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The list which follows define the exact combination which must be present in order some something to be infringing
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What finishes every claim?
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A period. Don't forget the damn period
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What words typically characterize a Markush Group?
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"chosen from the group consisting of..."
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Jepson Claim
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claims which have a preamble defining what is old, a body defining what is new, and a transition phrase such as "the improvement comprising"
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