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Proposed Rule - Discontinuance of Form CO in Registration Practices
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Discontinuance of Form CO in Registration Practices
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60774-60777 [2011-25230]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Parts 201 and 202 [Docket No. 2011-8] Discontinuance of Form CO in Registration Practices AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and request for comments. SUMMARY: The United States Copyright Office is proposing to amend its regulations to discontinue use of the Form CO application as an option for applying for copyright registration; and remove the references to CON 1 and CON 2 sheets. Form CO... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for ...
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies
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60398-60405 [2011-25106]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2011-7] Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of inquiry and request for comments. SUMMARY: The United States Copyright Office is preparing to conduct proceedings in accordance with provisions added by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act which provide that the Librarian of Congress, upon the... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Designation of Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Designation of Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement
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59953-59960 [2011-24780]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2011-6] Designation of Agent To Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is issuing this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to solicit public comment on proposals to update its interim regulations governing the designation by online service providers of agents to receive notifications of... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Changes to Implement Prioritized Examination Track of Enhanced Examination Timing ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Changes to Implement Prioritized Examination Track of Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures
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59050-59055 [2011-24467]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2011-0039] RIN 0651-AC62 Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy- Smith America Invents Act AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: On April 4, 2011, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) published a final rule that revised the rules of... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Revision of Standard for Granting Inter Partes Reexamination Request
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Revision of Standard for Granting Inter Partes Reexamination Request
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59055-59058 [2011-24464]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No. PTO-P-2011-0037] RIN 0651-AC61 Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is revising the rules of practice governing inter partes reexamination to implement a transition provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act that changes... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations of Continued Use ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases:
Extension of Comment Period
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55841-55842 [2011-23129]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 2 and 7 [Docket No. PTO-T-2010-0073] RIN 0651-AC49 Extension of Comment Period for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (``USPTO'') is... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Fees for Special Handling of Registration Claims
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Fees for Special Handling of Registration Claims
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38306 [2011-16432]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2009-5] Fees for Special Handling of Registration Claims AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Extension of temporary rule. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is extending for one year the interim rule relating to fees for special handling of registration claims that have been pending for at least six months. Currently, the interim rule is set to expire on July 1, 2011, and this extension will change the expiration... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2012
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2012
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37296-37300 [2011-16001]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 1 and 41 [PTO-C-2010-0019] RIN 0651-AC44 Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2012 AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is proposing to adjust certain patent fee amounts for fiscal year 2012 to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The patent statute provides for the annual CPI adjustment... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Gap in Termination Provisions
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Gap in Termination Provisions
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32316-32321 [2011-13845]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2010-5] Gap in Termination Provisions AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is amending its regulations governing notices of termination of certain grants of transfers and licenses of copyright under section 203 of the Copyright Act. The amendments are intended to clarify the recordation practices of the Copyright Office regarding the content of certain notices of... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Gaps in Termination Provisions
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Gaps in Termination Provisions
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72771-72773 [2010-29743]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2010-5] Gap in Termination Provisions AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is proposing to amend its regulations governing notices of termination of certain grants of transfers and licenses of copyright under section 203 of the Copyright Act of 1976. The amendments are intended to clarify the recordation practices of the... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals
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69828-69849 [2010-28493]
Part IV Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 1 and 41 Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals; Proposed Rule DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 1 and 41 [No. PTO-P-2009-0021] RIN 0651-AC37 Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Refunds under Cable Statutory License: Correction
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Refunds under Cable Statutory License:
Correction
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62488 [2010-25652]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2010-3] Refunds Under the Cable Statutory License AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; correction. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office published in the Federal Register of October 4, 2010, a notice of proposed rulemaking concerning refunds under the cable statutory license. This document corrects the date for submitting reply comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Golant,... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Minimum Balance Requirement and Automatic Replenishment Option for Deposit ...
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Minimum Balance Requirement and Automatic Replenishment Option for Deposit Account Holders
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62345-62348 [2010-25129]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2009-4] Minimum Balance Requirement and Automatic Replenishment Option for Deposit Account Holders AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is proposing to amend its regulations to set the minimum level of activity required to hold a deposit account at 12 transactions per year; require deposit account holders to maintain a minimum balance in that... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Refunds Under the Cable Statutory License
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Refunds Under the Cable Statutory License
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61116-61118 [2010-24779]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2010-3] Refunds Under the Cable Statutory License AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Office seeks comment on whether a cable operator may receive refunds in situations where it has failed to pay for the carriage of distant signals on a system-wide basis under the Copyright Act, before it was amended to allow a cable system to calculate its royalty fees on a... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Implementation of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Implementation of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010
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56868-56873 [2010-22814]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2010-2] Implementation of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 ACTION: Interim Rule. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office amends its rules governing statements of account for cable systems and satellite carriers to reflect changes resulting from the recent enactment of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben E. Golant, Assistant General Counsel or Tanya... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Waiver of Statement of Account Filing Deadline for the 2010/1 Period
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Waiver of Statement of Account Filing Deadline for the 2010/1 Period
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52267-52269 [2010-20956]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. 2005-5] Waiver of Statement of Account Filing Deadline for the 2010/1 Period AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Extension of Cable Statement of Account Filing Deadline SUMMARY: The Copyright Office extends the deadline for the filing of the 2010/1 cable statements of account to September 29, 2010. In granting the extension, the Office waives the filing requirements under Section 201.17(c)(1) of its rules. The... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access ...
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies:
Correction
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47464-47465 [2010-19007]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2008-8] Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final Rule; correction. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office makes a nonsubstantial correction to its regulation announcing the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that effectively control access to copyrighted works shall not apply to persons... [read document]
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Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies
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43825-43839 [2010-18339]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2008-8] Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Librarian of Congress announces that the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that effectively control access to copyrighted works shall not apply to persons who engage in noninfringing uses of six classes of... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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36294-36295 [2010-15469]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 1, 102 and 104 [Docket No. PTO-C-2006-0049] RIN 0651-AC08 Correspondence With the United States Patent and Trademark Office AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is revising the rules of practice to update the service addresses for certain correspondence to the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) and a component... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendments
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendments
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35973-35977 [2010-15305]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 2 and 7 [Docket No. PTO-T-2010-0014] RIN 0651-AC39 Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendments AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Interim final rule with request for comments. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (``USPTO'') is amending the Rules of Practice in Trademark Cases to implement the Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010. The rule... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Adjustment of Royalty Fee for Cable Compulsory License; CFR Correction
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Adjustment of Royalty Fee for Cable Compulsory License; CFR Correction
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32857 [2010-14060]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 256 Adjustment of Royalty Fee for Cable Compulsory License CFR Correction In Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations, revised as of July 1, 2009, on page 666, in Sec. 256.2, make the following changes: a. In paragraph (b)(2)(i), remove ``$189,800'' and add ``$263,800'' in its place; and b. In paragraph (b)(2)(ii), remove ``$189,800'' and add ``$263,800'' in its place, and remove ``$379,600'' and add ``$527,600'' in its place. [FR Doc.... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Gap in Termination Provisions; Inquiry
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Gap in Termination Provisions; Inquiry
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27248-27249 [2010-11619]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 Gap in Termination Provisions; Inquiry AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of public inquiry; request for comments; extension of comment period. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is extending the time in which reply comments may be filed on the topic of the application of Title 17 to the termination of certain grants of transfers or licenses of copyright, specifically those for which execution of the grant occurred prior... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Section 111 and Interest Payments
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Section 111 and Interest Payments
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20526 [2010-8970]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2010-1] Section 111 and Interest Payments AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule: technical amendment. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office makes a technical amendment to its rule on interest payments by cable operators. DATES: This technical amendment is effective April 20, 2010. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben E. Golant, Assistant General Counsel or Tanya M. Sandros, Deputy General Counsel, Copyright... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Gap in Termination Provisions; Inquiry
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Gap in Termination Provisions; Inquiry
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15390-15391 [2010-6936]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 Gap in Termination Provisions; Inquiry AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of public inquiry; request for comments. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is seeking comments regarding the application of Title 17 to the termination of certain grants of transfers or licenses of copyright, specifically those for which execution of the grant occurred prior to January 1, 1978 and creation of the work occurred on or after January... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Mandatory Deposit of Published Electronic Works Available Only Online
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Mandatory Deposit of Published Electronic Works Available Only Online
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3863-3870 [2010-1202]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 202 [Docket No. RM 2009-3] Mandatory Deposit of Published Electronic Works Available Only Online AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Interim Rule. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is adopting an interim regulation governing mandatory deposit of electronic works published in the United States and available only online. The regulation establishes that online-only works are exempt from mandatory deposit... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Rules of Practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Rules of Practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals
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67987-68004 [E9-30402]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 41 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2009-0021] RIN 0651-AC37 Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals; Request for Comments on Potential Modifications to Final Rule and Notice of Roundtable During Comment Period AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rule making; request for comments. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access ...
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies
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55138-55139 [E9-25850]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2008-08] Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Interim rule. SUMMARY: The Librarian of Congress is extending, on an interim basis, the existing classes of works with respect to which the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that effectively control access to copyrighted works shall... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition of Representatives, etc.
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition of Representatives, etc.
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54898-54912 [E9-25460]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 2 and 11 [Docket No. PTO-T-2008-0021] RIN 0651-AC26 Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition of Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the Correspondence Address in Trademark Cases AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule . SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (``Office'') is revising the Trademark Rules of Practice to set forth... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Changes to Practice for Continued Examination Filings, Patent Applications Containing ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Changes to Practice for Continued Examination Filings, Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, etc.
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52686-52691 [E9-24667]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2009-0049] RIN 0651-AC36 Changes to Practice for Continued Examination Filings, Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, and Examination of Claims in Patent Applications AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) published a final rule in the Federal Register in August of 2007 to revise the... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Mandatory Deposit of Published Electronic Works Available Only Online
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Mandatory Deposit of Published Electronic Works Available Only Online
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48191 [E9-22791]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 202 [Docket No. RM 2009-3] Mandatory Deposit of Published Electronic Works Available Only Online AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of time to file reply comments. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is extending the time in which reply comments may be filed in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding amendments to regulations governing mandatory deposit of electronic works published in the... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Fees for Special Handling of Registration Claims
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Fees for Special Handling of Registration Claims
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39900-39903 [E9-19101]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2009-5] Fees for Special Handling of Registration Claims AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Temporary rule. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is publishing an interim rule relating to fees for special handling of registration claims that have been pending for at least six months. Special handling is the expedited processing of an application and is granted in certain circumstances when... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Mandatory Deposit of Published Electronic Works Available Only Online
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Mandatory Deposit of Published Electronic Works Available Only Online
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34286-34290 [E9-16675]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 202 [Docket No. RM 2009-3] Mandatory Deposit of Published Electronic Works Available Only Online AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is proposing to amend its regulations governing mandatory deposit of electronic works published in the United States and available only online. The amendments would establish that such works are exempt from... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Electronic Registration for Deposit Account Holders
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Electronic Registration for Deposit Account Holders
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33930-33932 [E9-16664]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Parts 201 and 202 [Docket No. 2009-4] Electronic Registration for Deposit Account Holders AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is proposing to amend its regulations to require that applications for registration paid for by deposit account debits be submitted electronically using the electronic Copyright Office (eCO) registration system (eService). The Copyright Office is... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Fees
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Fees
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32805-32809 [E9-16126]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2008-9] Fees AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is publishing a final rule establishing adjusted fees for its services. The adjusted fees will recover a significant part of the costs to the Office of registering claims and provide full cost recovery for many other services provided by the Office which benefit only or primarily the user of... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - July 2009 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
July 2009 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
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31372-31373 [E9-15303]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2009-0025] RIN 0651-AC34 July 2009 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is revising the rules of practice in title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to conform them to certain amendments made to the Regulations under the Patent... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Section 119 and Changes in the Consumer Price Index
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Section 119 and Changes in the Consumer Price Index,
12092-12093 [E9-6175]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 258 [Docket No. RM 2009-2] Section 119 and Changes in the Consumer Price Index AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office makes royalty rate adjustments for satellite carriers based upon changes in the Consumer Price Index. This year, the change in the Consumer Price Index for the relevant time period was 0.03%, a change so small that the rates remain unaffected for the 2009 licensing period.... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for ...
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies; Correction,
666 [E9-61]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2008-8] Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; correction. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office published in the Federal Register on December 29, 2008, a notice pertaining to its triennial rulemaking proceeding in accordance with a provision of the Copyright Act which was added by the... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for ...
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies,
79425-79428 [E8-30799]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2008-8] Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is conducting its triennial rulemaking proceeding in accordance with a provision of the Copyright Act which was added by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and which... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals; Delay of Effective and Applicability Dates,
74972 [E8-29297]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 41 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2007-0006] RIN 0651-AC12 Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals; Delay of Effective and Applicability Dates AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective and applicability dates. SUMMARY: On June 10, 2008, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) published the final rule that amends the rules... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Clarification of the Effective Date Provision in the Final Rule for Ex Parte Appeals
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Clarification of the Effective Date Provision in the Final Rule for Ex Parte Appeals,
70282 [E8-27357]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 41 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2008-0054] Clarification of the Effective Date Provision in the Final Rule for Ex Parte Appeals AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Interpretation and effective date clarification. SUMMARY: On June 10, 2008, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) published the final rule that amends the rules governing practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice,
67759-67776 [E8-27222]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 2, 3, 6 and 7 [Docket No. PTO-T-2005-0018] RIN 0651-AB89 Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (``Office'') is amending the Trademark Rules of Practice to clarify certain requirements for applications, intent to use documents, amendments to classification, requests to divide, and... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Changes to Representation of Others before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Changes to Representation of Others before the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
67750-67759 [E8-27208]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 1 and 11 [Docket No.: PTO-C-2005-0013] RIN 0651-AB55 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is adopting new rules governing the conduct of individuals registered to practice before the Office. The Office is adopting a new rule that provides... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees,
66754-66759 [E8-26711]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 RIN 0651-AC28 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2008-0023] Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is amending the rules of practice to adjust the transmittal and search fees for international applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Digital ...
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Digital Phonorecord Deliveries,
66173-66182 [E8-26666]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 and 255 [Docket No. RM 2000-7] Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Digital Phonorecord Deliveries AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Interim rule and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is announcing an interim regulation to clarify the scope and application of the Section 115 compulsory license to make and distribute phonorecords of a musical work by means of digital... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Fees; Extension of Time to File Comments
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Fees; Extension of Time to File Comments,
64905-64906 [E8-26063]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2008-9] Fees AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Extension of time to file comments. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is extending the time in which comments may be filed in response to its notice of proposed rulemaking regarding new fees for registration of claims, special services and Licensing Division services, and new statutory fees and fees for certain other services that the Office is proposing to submit... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Fees; Correction
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Fees; Correction,
63111-63112 [Z8-24269]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2008-9] Fees Correction In proposed rule document E8-24269 beginning on page 60658 in the issue of Tuesday, October 14, 2008, make the following correction: On page 60661, the table is corrected in part as follows: Registration, recordation, and related Current Proposed services fees fees * * * * * * * Special Services (1) Service charge for deposit account $150 $165 overdraft (2) Service charge for dishonored deposit 75 85... [read document]
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Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Fees,
60658-60662 [E8-24269]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2008-9] Fees AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: This notice of proposed rulemaking is issued to inform the public that the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is considering adoption of new fees for registration of claims, special services and Licensing Division services, and that the Office intends to submit a schedule of proposed new statutory fees and fees... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for ...
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies,
58073-58079 [E8-23576]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2008-8] Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of inquiry. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is preparing to conduct proceedings in accordance with provisions added by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act which provide that the Librarian of Congress may exempt certain classes of... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2009; Revision
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2009; Revision,
47534-47542 [E8-18822]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 1 and 41 [Docket No. PTO-C02008-0004] RIN 0651-AC21 Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2009 AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is adjusting certain patent fee amounts for fiscal year 2009 to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The patent statute provides for the annual CPI adjustment of patent fees... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Changes to Representation of Others Before The United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Changes to Representation of Others Before The United States Patent and Trademark Office,
47650-47704 [E8-18109]
Part II Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 1, 2, 7, et al. Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Final Rule DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 1, 2, 7, 10, 11 and 41 [Docket No.: PTO-C-2005-0013] RIN 0651-AB55 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY:... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Digital ...
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Digital Phonorecord Deliveries,
47113-47114 [E8-18799]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 and 255 [Docket No. RM 2000-7] Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords, Including Digital Phonorecord Deliveries AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Extension of time to file comments and reply comments; Notice of Hearing. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is extending the time in which comments and reply comments may be filed in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to amend its... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted,
45662-45673 [E8-18025]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 1, 2 and 3 [Docket No. PTO-P-2008-0022] RIN 0651-AC27 Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is proposing to revise the rules of practice to limit the types of correspondence that may be submitted to the Office by... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Retransmission of Digital Broadcast Signals Pursuant to the Cable Statutory License
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Retransmission of Digital Broadcast Signals Pursuant to the Cable Statutory License,
40203 [E8-15951]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2005-5] Retransmission of Digital Broadcast Signals Pursuant to the Cable Statutory License AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Extension of time to file comments and reply comments. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is extending the time in which comments and reply comments may be filed in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the retransmission of digital television broadcast signals by cable... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees; Correction,
38027 [Z8-13730]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2008-0023] RIN 0651-AC28 Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees Correction In proposed rule, document E8-13730 beginning on page 34672 in the issue of Wednesday, June 18, 2008, make the following correction: 1. On page 34674, in Table 1, in the second column, under the heading Fiscal year 2007 payments, in the first entry ``$54,335'' should read ``54,335''. Sec. 1.445... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Copyright Rules and Regulations
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Copyright Rules and Regulations,
37838-37840 [E8-14890]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Parts 201, 202, 203, 204, 205 and 211 [Docket No. RM 2008-4] Copyright Rules and Regulations AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule, technical amendments. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is making non-substantive housekeeping amendments to its regulations to update them and to correct minor errors. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tanya Sandros, General Counsel. Copyright GC/I and R, P.O. Box... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees,
34672-34676 [E8-13730]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2008-0023] RIN 0651-AC28 Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is proposing to revise the rules of practice to adjust the transmittal and search fees for international applications filed under the Patent... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice,
33356-33372 [E8-12909]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 2, 3, 6 and 7 [Docket No. PTO-T-2005-0018] RIN 0651-AB89 Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTIONS: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (``Office'') proposes to amend the Trademark Rules of Practice to clarify certain requirements for applications, intent to use documents, amendments to classification, requests to... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition of ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition of Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the Correspondence Address in Trademark Ca,
33345-33356 [E8-12896]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 2 [Docket No. PTO-T-2008-0021] RIN 0651-AC26 Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition of Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the Correspondence Address in Trademark Cases AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTIONS: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (``Office'') proposes to revise the Trademark Rules of Practice to set forth the... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals,
32938-32977 [E8-12451]
Part IV Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 41 Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals; Final Rule DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 41 [Docket No. PTO-P-2007-0006] RIN 0651-AC12 Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Under... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year (2009)
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year (2009),
31655-31663 [E8-12364]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 1 and 41 [Docket No. PTO-C02008-0004] RIN 0651-AC21 Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2009 AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is proposing to adjust certain patent fee amounts for fiscal year 2009 to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The patent statute provides for the annual CPI adjustment of... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Retransmission of Digital Broadcast Signals Pursuant to the Cable Statutory License
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Retransmission of Digital Broadcast Signals Pursuant to the Cable Statutory License,
31399-31415 [E8-11855]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. 2005-5] Retransmission of Digital Broadcast Signals Pursuant to the Cable Statutory License AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is seeking comment on proposed regulatory changes to accommodate the retransmission of digital television broadcast signals by cable operators under Section 111 of the Copyright Act. DATES: Written comments are due July 17,... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Late-Filed and Underpaid Royalties
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Late-Filed and Underpaid Royalties,
29071-29073 [E8-11274]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Parts 201 [Docket No. RM 2008-5] Late-Filed and Underpaid Royalties AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is amending its rules governing the payment of interest on late or underpaid royalty fees under the Copyright Act to clarify when interest for late and underpayments is due in light of the Copyright Office's electronic funds transfer requirement. In addition, the Copyright Office amends... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Institution of a Fee to File on Paper a Request for Reconsideration of a Final ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Institution of a Fee to File on Paper a Request for Reconsideration of a Final Office Action in a Trademark Case,
22894-22895 [E8-9216]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 2 [Docket No. PTO-T-2006-0011] RIN 0651-AC05 Institution of a Fee To File on Paper a Request for Reconsideration of a Final Office Action in a Trademark Case AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rule and withdrawal of proposed rule. SUMMARY: In response to objections raised, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (``USPTO'') withdraws its prior proposal to amend... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Section 119 and the Changes in the Consumer Price Index
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Section 119 and the Changes in the Consumer Price Index,
14183-14185 [E8-5301]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 258 [Docket No. RM 2008-3] Section 119 and the Changes in the Consumer Price Index AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office makes royalty rate adjustments for satellite carriers based upon changes in the Consumer Price Index. EFFECTIVE DATE: March 17, 2008. These rates are applicable for the rate period of January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in Trademark
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in Trademark,
13780-13784 [E8-5202]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 2 [Docket No. PTO-T-2007-0035] RIN 0651-AC17 Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in Trademark Applications AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (``USPTO'') amends the Rules of Practice in Trademark Cases to require a description of the mark in all applications to register a mark not in standard characters. This... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing Alternative ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing Alternative Language,
12679-12684 [E8-4744]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No. PTO-P-2006-0004] RIN 0651-AC00 Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing Alternative Language AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comment on initial regulatory flexibility analysis. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) published a notice proposing to revise the rules of practice pertaining to any claim using... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Changes in Rules for Filing Trademark Correspondence by Express Mail, ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Changes in Rules for Filing Trademark Correspondence by Express Mail, Certificate of Mailing or Transmission,
11079-11081 [E8-3929]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 2 and 7 [Docket No. PTO-T-2007-0051] RIN 0651-AC18 Changes in Rules Regarding Filing Trademark Correspondence by Express Mail or Under a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTIONS: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (``Office'') proposes to amend the Trademark Rules of Practice to provide that the procedures for filing trademark... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Revision to the Time for Filing of a Biological Deposit and the Date of ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Revision to the Time for Filing of a Biological Deposit and the Date of Availability of a Biological Deposit,
9254-9259 [E8-3084]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2005-0027] RIN 0651-AB99 Revision to the Time for Filing of a Biological Deposit and the Date of Availability of a Biological Deposit AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: This notice proposes changes to the rules of practice to require that any deposit of biological material be made before publication of a patent application, and that all... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Recordation of Notices of Termination of Transfers and Licenses: Clarifications
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Recordation of Notices of Termination of Transfers and Licenses:
Clarifications,
3898-3900 [E8-888]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2008-1] Recordation of Notices of Termination of Transfers and Licenses; clarifications AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is proposing to make clarifications to its regulations governing the recordation of notices of termination and certain related provisions. This notice seeks public comment on the proposed amendments, which would communicate the... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Copyright office and procedures: Cable system definition
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Copyright office and procedures:
Cable system definition,
70529-70540 [E7-24079]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. 2007-11] Definition of Cable System AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of Inquiry. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is seeking comment on issues associated with the definition of the term ``cable system'' under the Copyright Act and the Copyright Office's implementing rules. The Copyright Office is also seeking comment on the National Cable and Telecommunications Association's request for the creation of... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Copyright office and procedures: Copyright claims, registration; renewals
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Copyright office and procedures:
Copyright claims, registration; renewals,
61801-61806 [E7-21115]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 202 [Docket No. RM 2007-8] Registration of Claims to Copyright-Renewals AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is publishing a final rule amending its rules governing applications for registration of claims for renewal term of copyright. The regulations take into account the fact that, since January 1, 2006, all applications for renewal have necessarily related to works which are subject... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Trademark cases: Mark description in trademark applications
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Trademark cases:
Mark description in trademark applications,
60609-60611 [E7-21075]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 2 [Docket No. PTO-T-2007-0035] RIN 0651-AC17 Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in Trademark Applications AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (``USPTO'') proposes to amend the Rules of Practice in Trademark Cases to require a description of the mark in all applications to register... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Patent cases: Patent Cooperation Treaty; application procedures Correction
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Patent cases:
Patent Cooperation Treaty; application procedures
Correction,
57863-57864 [E7-19960]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No. PTO-C-2006-0057] RIN 0651-AC09 April 2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule; correction. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) published a final rule in the Federal Register of September 10, 2007, revising the rules of practice in title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to conform them to... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Patent cases: Fee revisions (2007 FY) Correction
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Patent cases:
Fee revisions (2007 FY)
Correction,
55055 [E7-19326]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No. PTO-C-2006-0015] RIN 0651-AB81 Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2007 AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule; correction. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) published a final rule in the Federal Register of August 22, 2007, adjusting patent fees for fiscal year 2007 to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This document... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Patent cases: Patent Cooperation Treaty; application procedures
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Patent cases:
Patent Cooperation Treaty; application procedures,
51559-51564 [E7-17711]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No. PTO-C-2006-0057] RIN 0651-AC09 April 2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is revising the rules of practice in title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to conform them to certain amendments made to the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Patent cases: Fee revisions (2007 FY)
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Patent cases:
Fee revisions (2007 FY),
46899-46903 [E7-16574]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 1 and 41 [Docket No. PTO-C-2006-0015] RIN 0651-AB81 Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2007 AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (referred to as ``Office'' in this notice) is adjusting certain patent fee amounts to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Also, the Office is adjusting, by a corresponding... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Patent cases: Continuing applications; continued examination filings, applications ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Patent cases:
Continuing applications; continued examination filings, applications containing patentably indistinct claims, and claims examinations,
46716-46843 [E7-15565]
Part II Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 Changes To Practice for Continued Examination Filings, Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, and Examination of Claims in Patent Applications; Final Rule DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket Nos.: PTO-P-2005-0022; PTO-P-2005-0023] RINs 0651-AB93; 0651-AB94 Changes To Practice for Continued Examination Filings, Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Patent cases: Examination of patent applications that include claims containing ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Patent cases:
Examination of patent applications that include claims containing alternative language,
44992-45001 [E7-15591]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2006-0004] RIN 0651-AC00 Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing Alternative Language AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of proposed rule making. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is proposing to revise the rules of practice pertaining to any claim using alternative language to claim one or more species. The search... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Practice and procedure: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board rules; miscellaneous changes
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Practice and procedure:
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board rules; miscellaneous changes,
42242-42264 [E7-14702]
Part III Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 2 Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules; Final Rule DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 2 [Docket No.: PTO-T-2005-014] RIN 0651-AB56 Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is amending the Trademark Rules... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Practice and procedure: Ex parte patent appeals; rules of practice before Board ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Practice and procedure:
Ex parte patent appeals; rules of practice before Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences,
41472-41490 [E7-14645]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 41 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2007-0006] RIN 0651-AC12 Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of proposed rule making. SUMMARY: The Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office proposes changes to the rules governing practice before the Board of... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Copyright office and procedures: Copyright claims; online registration Correction
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Copyright office and procedures:
Copyright claims; online registration
Correction,
40745-40746 [E7-14372]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 202 [Docket No. RM 2007-7] Technical Amendments to online registration of claims to copyright; corrections AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress ACTION: Interim Regulations for online registration; correction. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office published in the Federal Register on July 6, 2007, an interim regulation implementing an online copyright registration system. This document makes technical corrections to that interim regulation.... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Copyright office and procedures: Copywrite claims; online registration
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Copyright office and procedures:
Copywrite claims; online registration,
36883-36889 [E7-13194]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 202 [Docket No. RM 2007-7] Online Registration of Claims to Copyright AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Interim regulations for online registration. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is undergoing an extensive business process reengineering (BPR) initiative of many of its internal work systems, including registration and recordation procedural systems, to enhance the delivery of its services to the public. The implementation of... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Copyright office and procedures: Special services and Licensing Division services; fees ...
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Copyright office and procedures:
Special services and Licensing Division services; fees adjustment,
33690-33692 [E7-11815]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 and 212 [Docket No. RM 2007-6] Fees AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is publishing a final rule establishing a lower basic registration fee of $35 for copyright claims submitted electronically. This fee applies to all registrations where the application is submitted electronically, including those registrations where the deposit materials cannot be sent... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Trademarks: International trademark classification changes
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Trademarks:
International trademark classification changes,
28610-28612 [E7-9764]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 6 [Docket No. PTO-T-2007-0004] RIN 0651-AC10 International Trademark Classification Changes AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) issues a final rule to incorporate classification changes adopted by the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Patent cases: Ex parte and inter partes reexamination requirements; revisions and ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Patent cases:
Ex parte and inter partes reexamination requirements; revisions and technical corrections,
18892-18907 [E7-7202]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 1 and 41 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2005-0016] RIN 0651-AB77 Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is revising the rules of practice relating to ex parte and inter partes reexamination. The Office is designating the... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Patent cases: Madrid Processing Unit; trademark correspondence address change
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Patent cases:
Madrid Processing Unit; trademark correspondence address change,
18907-18909 [E7-7116]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Parts 2 and 7 [Docket No.: PTO-T-2007-0005] RIN 0651-AC11 Correspondence With the Madrid Processing Unit of the United States Patent and Trademark Office AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) revises the rules of practice to change the address for correspondence with the Madrid Processing Unit of the Office. The Office relocated to... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Copyright Office and Procedures: Copyright claims, registration; renewals
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Copyright Office and Procedures:
Copyright claims, registration; renewals,
16306-16311 [E7-6174]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 202 [Docket No. RM 2007-3] Registration of Claims to Copyright--Renewals AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is proposing to amend its regulations governing applications for registration of claims to the renewal term of copyright. This notice seeks public comment on the proposed amended regulations, which will take into account the fact that, since January 1, 2006,... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Practice and procedure: Representation of others before United States Patent ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Practice and procedure:
Representation of others before United States Patent and Trademark Office; changes,
9196-9220 [07-800]
Part III Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 11 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Proposed Rule DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 11 [Docket No.: PTO-C-2005-0013] RIN 0651-AB55 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rule Making.... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Patent cases: Patent Cooperation Treaty; application procedures
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Patent cases:
Patent Cooperation Treaty; application procedures,
7583-7587 [E7-2761]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No. PTO-C-2006-0057] RIN 0651-AC09 April 2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of proposed rule making. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is proposing to amend the rules of practice in title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to conform them to certain amendments made to the... [read document]
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Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Practice and procedure:
Trademark cases; filing requests for reconsideration of final office actions; requirements,
6984-6986 [E7-2519]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 2 [Docket No. PTO-T-2006-0011] RIN 0651-AC05 Changes in the Requirements for Filing Requests for Reconsideration of Final Office Actions in Trademark Cases AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of proposed rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (``USPTO'') proposes to amend 37 CFR 2.64 to require a request for reconsideration of an examining attorney's final... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Copyright office and procedures: Special services and Licensing Division services; fees ...
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Copyright office and procedures:
Special services and Licensing Division services; fees adjustment; technical amendment,
5931-5932 [E7-2105]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2007-2] Fees AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is making a technical amendment in the regulations regarding fees for recordation of an interim or amended designation of agent to receive notification of claimed infringement under the Copyright Act. EFFECTIVE DATE: February 8, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tanya M. Sandros, Acting General... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Practice and procedure: Patent correspondence; electronic filing changes
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Practice and procedure:
Patent correspondence; electronic filing changes,
2770-2776 [E7-906]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2005-0021] RIN 0651-AB92 Changes To Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is amending the rules of practice to support implementation of the Office's electronic filing system (EFS) for patent correspondence, and in particular, the Web-based... [read document]
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Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Practice and procedures:
Priority document exchange between intellectual property offices,
1664-1668 [E7-113]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2005-0015] RIN 0651-AB75 Changes to Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property Offices AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) has established a 21st Century Strategic Plan to transform the Office into a more quality-focused, highly productive, responsive organization... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Digital Millenium Copyright Act: Circumvention of copyright protection systems for ...
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Digital Millenium Copyright Act:
Circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies; exemption to prohibition,
68472-68480 [E6-20029]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2005-11] Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This notice announces that during the next three years, the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that effectively control access to copyrighted works shall not apply to persons who engage in noninfringing uses of six... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Copyright office and procedures: Retransmission of digital broadcast signals ...
Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Proposed Rule
Copyright office and procedures:
Retransmission of digital broadcast signals pursuant to the cable statutory license,
67508-67509 [E6-19794]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2005-5] Retransmission of Digital Broadcast Signals Pursuant to the Cable Statutory License AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of Inquiry. SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is extending the time in which reply comments can be filed in response to its Notice of Inquiry regarding the retransmission of digital television broadcast signals by cable operators under the Copyright Act. DATES: Reply Comments are... [read document]
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Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Copyright office and procedures:
Digital subscription music services; preexisting subscription service designation,
64639-64647 [E6-18590]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Parts 201 [Docket Nos. RF 2006-2 and RF 2006-3] Designation as a Preexisting Subscription Service AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Final order. SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Board, acting pursuant to statute, referred a novel question of law to the Register of Copyrights concerning the designation of certain digital subscription music services as preexisting subscription services. Specifically, the Copyright Royalty Board... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Patent cases: Disclosure Document Program; elimination
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Patent cases:
Disclosure Document Program; elimination,
64636-64639 [E6-18606]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2006-0005] RIN 0651-AC01 Changes To Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) implemented the Disclosure Document Program in 1969 in order to provide an alternative form of evidence of conception of an invention to, for example, a ``self-addressed... [read document]
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Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Rule
Digital Millenium Copyright Act:
Circumvention of copyright protection systems for access control technologies; exemption to prohibition,
63247 [E6-18239]
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2005-11] Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Interim Rule. SUMMARY: The Librarian of Congress is extending, on an interim basis, the existing classes of works with respect to which the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that effectively control access to copyrighted works shall... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFRule - Practice and procedure: Ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings; filing date ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Rule
Practice and procedure:
Ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings; filing date requirements,
44219-44223 [E6-12600]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2006-0007] RIN 0651-AC02 Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is, in this final rule making, revising the rules of practice relating to the filing date requirements for ex parte and inter partes reexamination... [read document]
View Document | Download PDFProposed Rule - Practice and procedure: Information disclosure statement requirements and other ...
Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Rule
Practice and procedure:
Information disclosure statement requirements and other related matters; proposed changes,
38808-38823 [06-6027]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1 [Docket No.: PTO-P-2005-0024] RIN 0651-AB95 Changes To Information Disclosure Statement Requirements and Other Related Matters AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is proposing changes to information disclosure statement (IDS) requirements and other related matters to improve the quality and efficiency of... [read document]
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