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INDex | 577<br />

Biotechnology patents<br />

explaining in specification, 202<br />

infringement of, 417<br />

Petition to Make Special, smallentity,<br />

295<br />

Biotechnology sequence, 181, 187–188,<br />

189, 198, 205, 219<br />

transmittal letter and, 276<br />

See also DNA; Genes<br />

Boat hull designs, 22<br />

Books<br />

as prior art, 151, 152, 183–184<br />

of use to inventors, 456–458<br />

Boolean logic<br />

of claims, 140, 232, 243–244<br />

in patent searching, 139, 140, 142,<br />

163, 165, 166<br />

Brainstorming, 40–41<br />

Brand names. See Trademark<br />

Breaking a patent, 428, 432<br />

Bristol board, 257, 261, 264, 269<br />

amending drawings on, 386<br />

Brochures, drawings for, 259<br />

Brokers. See Invention developers<br />

Building and testing, 89–90<br />

confidentiality in, 49<br />

date of, 102, 103<br />

documentation of, 12, 45, 46, 48, 52,<br />

53, 56, 59, 61<br />

interference and, 395<br />

marketability evaluation and, 85<br />

priority and, 48<br />

Provisional <strong>Patent</strong> Application and,<br />

56–57, 57–58, 59, 75<br />

reasons for, 48<br />

witnesses to, 46, 54, 56, 58<br />

workshops for assistance with, 90<br />

See also Model maker; Working<br />

model (prototype)<br />

Business, information sources on,<br />

457–458<br />

Business method patents, 10, 97, 98–99,<br />

188–189, 190<br />

claims in, 228, 229<br />

foreign, 326<br />

recent Supreme Court decision and,<br />

15, 97, 189<br />

Business name, unfair competition<br />

and, 17, 29<br />

Business plan, 314, 315<br />

C<br />

CAD (computer-aided drafting or<br />

design), 257, 259, 261, 264, 267, 268,<br />

269<br />

amending drawings with, 386<br />

CAFC (Court of Appeals for Federal<br />

Circuit), 385, 392, 421, 430–431,<br />

449–450<br />

Canadian patent law, 326<br />

Cancer, inventions related to, 295<br />

Case law, 349<br />

CASSIS (Classification and Search<br />

Support Information System), 148,<br />

151, 157<br />

CCPF. See Credit Card Payment Form<br />

(CCPF)<br />

CD-ROM<br />

CASSIS on, 148, 157<br />

in patent application, 181, 188, 189,<br />

198, 203, 276<br />

Celebrity endorsement, 317<br />

Certificate of Correction, 413–414<br />

Certificate of Facsimile Transmission,<br />

387, 397<br />

Certificate of Mailing<br />

for amendment, 387<br />

after extension, 397<br />

for Issue Fee Transmittal, 390<br />

for maintenance fee, 420<br />

not used for continuation, 393, 403<br />

for request for continuing<br />

examination, 404<br />

Certificate of patentability, 431<br />

Certificate of unpatentability, 431<br />

Certification marks, 18<br />

CFR (Code of Federal Regulations), 5,<br />

92, 330. See also specific rule number,<br />

under Rule<br />

Chakrabarty case, 97<br />

Change of address, 342<br />

maintenance fees and, 420<br />

Check, to Commissioner for <strong>Patent</strong>s,<br />

281<br />

Chemical compositions<br />

drawings related to, 193<br />

statutory class of, 100<br />

as trade secrets, 26, 27<br />

unobviousness of, 113<br />

Chemical processes<br />

explaining in specification, 202<br />

flowchart of, 193, 260<br />

Chemicals<br />

explaining in specification, 185, 202<br />

patentability of, 100<br />

trademarked, used in invention,<br />

188, 203<br />

CIP (continuation-in-part), 400, 401,<br />

406–408<br />

cross-reference to, in application,<br />

198<br />

new embodiment and, 342<br />

new matter and, 338, 346, 406<br />

Citizenship, on <strong>Patent</strong> Application<br />

Declaration, 275<br />

stateless applicant and, 343<br />

Claim chart, 251<br />

Claims, 225–254<br />

in Accelerated Examination<br />

Program, 295<br />

allowance of, 341, 385<br />

amendments to, 183, 347, 348–349,<br />

361, 363–365, 379, 384–385<br />

after allowance, 389<br />

canonical format for, 450<br />

design changes and, 364<br />

doctrine of equivalents and, 246,<br />

348, 381, 423<br />

entered for appeal, 391<br />

file wrapper estoppel and, 423<br />

after final Office Action, 391<br />

First Action Interview Pilot<br />

Program and, 286, 341<br />

format for, 365, 379, 386, 388,<br />

450<br />

number of claims and, 387, 389<br />

outline of, 364–365<br />

renumbering, 379<br />

successful sample, 365, 366–378<br />

suggested by examiner, 346<br />

Supplemental Declaration and,<br />

389, 390<br />

voluntary, 348<br />

attorney words to use in, 244<br />

Boolean logic of, 140, 232, 243–244<br />

broad, 225, 231, 232–233, 234<br />

amendments and, 363, 364<br />

basic principle of, 249<br />

dependent claims and, 246<br />

drafting of, 240–241, 242, 244,<br />

245<br />

canceling, 347, 379, 390, 391<br />

in reexamination decision, 431

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