Annotated Rules of Practice in the United States Patent Office

abandoned action affidavit alleged allowed amendment apparatus appeal application assignee attorney authority cited claims clear clearly combination Commissioner complete consideration considered construction contain Court cover decision delay described determined device disclosed dissolve division drawing effect elements entitled evidence fact figure filed final rejection follows foreign function give given granted ground held illustrated included interference invention inventor involved issue letters limited machine matter means mechanism ment merits method motion necessary notes notice oath objections Office operation opinion original party patent Patent Office pending permitted petition practice preliminary present Primary Examiner prior priority proceedings proof proper properly question reason record reference refused reissue rejection relating request result Rule separate showing shown specification statement statute structure subject matter sufficient suggested taken testimony tion unless