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Rules of Practice in Patent Cases, 37 C.F.R. 1, United States of America

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Year of Version 1995 Dates Adopted: January 1, 1995 Type of Text IP Legal Literature Subject Matter Patents (Inventions) Notes The notification by the United States to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The referenced laws and regulations define the subject matter eligible to be patented, the conditions for patentability, the functions and duties of the Patent and Trademark Office, the rights afforded by a patent, remedies for patent infringement, matters related to inventions developed with the assistance or sponsorship of the US Government, and other measures that implement the referenced Articles'.


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Legislation Is amended by (12 text(s)) Is amended by (12 text(s))
37 CFR Parts 1, 5, 10, 11, and 41 - Rules of Practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences; Final Rule (US346)
37 CFR Part 1 - January 2004 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Final Rule (US339)
37 CFR Part 1 - January 2004 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Final Rule and Correction to Final Rule (US338)
37 CFR Part 2 - Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Final Rule (US343)
37 CFR Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 102, 104, and 150 - Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Final Rule; Nomenclature Change (US344)
37 CFR Part 1 - Amendment of Rule Regarding Filing of Trademark Correspondence via ‘‘Express Mail’’; Final Rule (US340)
37 CFR Part 1 - Changes to the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological Material; Final Rule (US342)
37 CFR Parts 1 and 104 - Legal Processes, Final Rule (US337)
37 CFR Part 1 - Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals; Final Rule (US341)
37 CFR Part 1 - Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional Application Practice; Final Rule (US350)
37 CFR Parts 1, 5 and 10 - Communications with the Patent and Trademark Office; Final Rule (US345)
37 CFR Parts 1 and 3 - Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications; Final Rule (US262)
Is superseded by (6 text(s)) Is superseded by (6 text(s))
Rules of Practice in Patent Cases, 37 C.F.R. 1 (Consolidated Patent Rules as of May 2014) (US313)
Rules of Practice in Patent Cases, 37 C.F.R. 1 (Consolidated Patent Rules as of May 2013) (US252)
Rules of Practice in Patent Cases, 37 C.F.R. 1 (Consolidated Patent Rules as of August 2012) (US244)
Rules of Practice in Patent Cases, 37 C.F.R. 1 (Consolidated Patent Rules as of July 2010) (US223)
Rules of Practice in Patent Cases, 37 C.F.R. 1 (Consolidated Patent Rules as of December 2009) (US184)
Rules of Practice in Patent Cases, 37 C.F.R.1 (as amended up to October 2005) (US179)

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