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606 Title of Invention

MPEP SECTION SUMMARY

This section outlines details on the title of an invention. For example, 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. In addition, the title should be brief but technically accurate and descriptive and should contain fewer than 500 characters.

 

37 C.F.R. 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 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

 

 

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