MPEP Q & A 242: When will an international application not need a foreign filing license?

MPEP Q & A 195: Necessary Items for a Petition for Retroactive License: Question: What should a petition for retroactive license include? Answer: A petition for retroactive license shall include: (1) A listing of each of the foreign countries in which the unlicensed patent application material was filed, by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 55: Obtaining Permission to File a Patent Application Abroad: Question: What are the two ways in which permission to file a patent application abroad may be obtained? Answer: The two ways in which permission to file a patent application abroad may be obtained include: either a petition for a foreign filing licens... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 167: When Must Applicants Timely File a Notice of Foreign Filing to Avoid Abandonment of a U.S. Application?: Question: Name one circumstance where applicants must timely file a notice of foreign filing to avoid abandonment of a U.S. application. Answer: Applicants must timely file a notice of foreign filing to avoid abandonment of a U.S. by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 107: Times When Explicit Petitions for Foreign Filing Licenses May Be Considered by Applicants: Question: Name two times when an applicant may want to consider an explicit petition for foreign filing licenses. Answer: Explicit petitions for foreign filing licenses may be considered by applicants when: the filing receipt license is not granted; th... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 56: Four Conditions That Establish a Statutory Bar Under Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(d): Question: Name the four conditions which, if all are present, establish a statutory bar under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(d). Answer: Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(d) establishes four conditions which, if all are present, by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 233: List application filing dates for determining whether patent is subject to maintenance fees: Question: What are the application filing dates for purposes of determining whether a patent is subject to payment of maintenance fees? Answer: Application filing dates for purposes of determining whether a patent is subject to payment of maintenance f... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 166: Further Written Opinion Established by the International Preliminary Examining Authority: Question: Name one item any further written opinion established by the International Preliminary Examining Authority should set forth. Answer: Any further written opinion established by the International Preliminary Examining Authority should set forth... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 101: Petition for a Derivation Proceeding: Question: What must a petition for a derivation proceeding provide? Answer: In a petition for a derivation proceeding, the petitioner must: (i) identify which application or patent is disputed; and (ii) provide at least one affidavit addressing communi... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 3: Significant Differences Between Nonprovisional and Provisional Applications: Question: List two significant differences between nonprovisional applications and provisional applications. Answer: The following list includes significant differences between nonprovisional applications and provisional applications: No claim is requi... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 111: What Must Each Information Disclosure Statement Include a Legible Copy Of?: Question: In addition to the list of all patents, publications, U.S. applications, or other information submitted for consideration by the Office, what else must each information disclosure statement include a legible copy of? by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 135: When May the Prior Art Date of a Reference Under Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(e) be the International Filing Date?: Question: When may the prior art date of a reference under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(e) be the international filing date? Answer: The prior art date of a reference under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(e) may be the international filing date if the international fil... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 267: What are the four purposes 35 U.S.C. 101 has been interpreted as imposing?: Question: What are the four purposes 35 U.S.C. 101 has been interpreted as imposing? Answer: 35 U.S.C. 101 has been interpreted as imposing four purposes. First, 35 U.S.C. 101 limits an inventor to ONE patent for a claimed invention. by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 198: Items Necessary to Accord the International Filing Date the Date of Receipt of the International Application: Question: What does the Office need at the time of receipt in order to accord the international filing date the date of receipt of the international application? Answer: The receiving Office shall accord as the international filing date the date of rec... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 33: What is a Divisional Application?: Question: What is a divisional application? Answer: A divisional application is a later application for an independent or distinct invention, carved out of a nonprovisional application (including a nonprovisional application resulting from an internati... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 81: Items Applicant’s Must Establish Under 35 USC 156: Question: List one item the applicant must establish under 35 U.S.C. 156(a)(1)-(5). Answer: 35 U.S.C. 156(a)(1)-(5) require that the applicant establish that: (1) the patent has not expired before an application under 35 U.S.C. by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 152: Information an Attorney of Record May Have to Submit in Reply to an Office Action, Reissue Application, or Reexamination Proceeding: Question: An attorney of record may have to submit information in reply to an Office action, a reissue application, or a reexamination proceeding. List 2 different types of information this may include. Answer: An attorney of record may have to submit ... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 234: How can patent applications be sent to the USPTO?: Question: How can patent applications be sent to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office? Answer: All applications (provisional and nonprovisional) may be sent to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by mail using the United States Postal Service, by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 131: What Does an Applicant Who Uses the Patent Cooperation Treaty Gain the Benefit of?: Question: What does an applicant who uses the Patent Cooperation Treaty gain the benefit of? Answer: An applicant who uses the Patent Cooperation Treaty gains the benefit of: (A) a delay in the time when papers must be submitted to the national offices... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 99: Types of Information Considered Status Information: Question: List two types of information that are considered status information. Answer: Status information of an application means only the following information: whether the application is pending, abandoned, by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 96: When a Nonpublication Request is Not Appropriate: Question: When is a nonpublication request not appropriate? Answer: A nonpublication request is not appropriate if applicants have already filed a counterpart foreign or international application in another country, by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 102: Earlier Concluded Examination or Review of Patent: Question: What is an earlier concluded examination or review of the patent? Answer: An earlier concluded examination or review of the patent is: (A) the original examination of the application which matured into the patent; (B) the examination of the p... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 285: What don’t the provisions of 37 CFR 1.114 apply to?: Question: What do the provisions of 37 CFR 1.114, request for continued examination, not apply to? Answer: The provisions of 27 CFR 1.114, Request for continued examination, do not apply to: (1) A provisional application; (2) An application for a utili... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 2: Correspondence That May Not be Transmitted by Facsimile: Question: Name two types of correspondence that may not be transmitted by facsimile. Answer: Facsimile transmissions are not permitted and, if submitted, will not be accorded a date of receipt in the following situations: A document that is required by... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 90: Conditions an Examiner Should Check for Before Requiring Applicant to Add Claim to Provoke Interference: Question: What 5 conditions should an examiner check for before requiring an applicant to add a claim to provoke an interference? Answer: The 5 conditions an examiner should check for before requiring an applicant to add a claim to provoke an interfere... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 11: Items Required in an Appeal Brief: Question: List two items which are required in an appeal brief. Answer: The specific items required in an appeal brief are: (i) Real party in interest. (ii) Related appeals, interferences, and trials. (iii) Summary of claimed subject matter. by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 29: Access to a Pending or Abandoned Application Filed On or After September 16, 2012: Question: Who has the authority to grant access to a pending or abandoned application filed on or after September 16, 2012 that is in confidence? Answer: For applications filed on or after September 16, 2012, by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 208: Filing a Petition to Make an Application Special Without a Fee: Question: Is it possible to file a petition to make an application special without a fee? Answer: A petition to make an application special may be filed without a fee if the basis for the petition is: (1) The applicant’s age or health; or (2) That the ... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 110: What a Petition Filed On or After September 16, 2012 Must be Accompanied By to Correct Inventorship in a Patent: Question: What must a petition filed on or after September 16, 2012 be accompanied by to correct the inventorship in a patent? Answer: A petition filed on or after September 16, 2012 to correct the inventorship in a patent must be accompanied by all of... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 97: Nonstatutory Double Patenting Rejection Made Under Obviousness Analysis: Question: What must any nonstatutory double patenting rejection made under the obviousness analysis make clear? Answer: Any nonstatutory double patenting rejection made under the obviousness analysis should make clear: (A) The differences between the i... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 34: Item an Applicant May Submit as Objective Evidence That Common Ownership Existed: Question: Name one item that an applicant may submit, in addition to a statement regarding common ownership as objective evidence that common ownership existed? Answer: The applicant may submit the following evidence: (A) Reference to assignments recor... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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