Changes To Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
bis-export-control · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 1995-04-25 · Effective 1995-06-08 · 60 FR 20195
Document
Document number
95-9838
Federal Register citation
60 FR 20195
CFR reference
37 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
bis-export-control
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
1995-04-25
Effective date
1995-06-08
Commerce docket
Docket No. 950404087-5087-01
Abstract
The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is amending the rules of practice in patent cases to establish procedures for: filing and processing provisional application papers; calculating the length of any patent term extension to which an applicant is entitled where the issuance of a patent on an application filed on or after June 8, 1995 (the implementation date of the 20-year patent term provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act), other [[Page 20196]] than for designs, was delayed due to interference proceedings, the imposition of a secrecy order and/or appellate review; and implementing certain transitional provisions contained in the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.