37 CFR Part 1 - Subpart A - General Provisions
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General Information and Correspondence (§§ 1.1 - 1.10)
- § 1.1 Addresses for non-trademark correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- § 1.2 Business to be transacted in writing.
- § 1.3 Business to be conducted with decorum and courtesy.
- § 1.4 Nature of correspondence and signature requirements.
- § 1.5 Identification of patent, patent application, or patent-related proceeding.
- § 1.6 Receipt of correspondence.
- § 1.7 Times for taking action; Expiration on Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday.
- § 1.8 Certificate of mailing or transmission.
- § 1.9 Definitions.
- § 1.10 Filing of correspondence by Priority Mail Express®.
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Records and Files of the Patent and Trademark Office (§§ 1.11 - 1.15)
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Fees and Payment of Money (§§ 1.16 - 1.29)
- § 1.16 National application filing, search, and examination fees.
- § 1.17 Patent application and reexamination processing fees.
- § 1.18 Patent post allowance (including issue) fees.
- § 1.19 Document supply fees.
- § 1.20 Post-issuance fees.
- § 1.21 Miscellaneous fees and charges.
- § 1.22 Fees payable in advance.
- § 1.23 Methods of payment.
- § 1.24 [Reserved]
- § 1.25 Deposit accounts.
- § 1.26 Refunds.
- § 1.27 Definition of small entities and establishing status as a small entity to permit payment of small entity fees; when a determination of entitlement to small entity status and notification of loss of entitlement to small entity status are required; fraud on the Office.
- § 1.28 Refunds when small entity status is later established; how errors in small entity status are excused.
- § 1.29 Micro entity status.