Chapter 1700: Miscellaneous
This chapter discusses several miscellaneous topics such as the restrictions placed on former examiners aiding in the writing or prosecution of a patent application.
It also outlines the operation of the Official Gazette, including when it is published and the details of its contents. The U.S. Philippines search engine is also touched upon briefly.
- There is no quiz for this chapter. You will not likely see any questions on the exam dealing with the topics covered here.
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The Executive Summaries from the main chapter sections have been copied here for your convenience (subsections are not included here). They will help you remember what each main section of the Guidebook (MPEP) covers as you answer the questions from the quizzes above.
Employees of the PTO may not prepare, prosecute or even aid in the prosecution of any patent application during their employment and for an additional two years afterward. Prosecution of any patent application before this 2 year period by a previous patent examiner must be cleared by the PTO.
The Official Gazette provides a weekly report of all the reexamination certificates, reissues, plant patents, utility patents, design patents, statutory invention registrations and other important information published that week.
This entire section was deleted in view of the elimination of the disclosure document program on February 1, 2007.
This search engine was set up to facilitate the handling of applications with U.S. origin filed in the Philippines resulting in a savings in time and expense of prosecution to U.S. applicants.
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