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598 | Patent it YOURSELF
Rule 8, 387, 393
Rule 10, 282, 346, 393
Rule 17, 295, 397, 409
Rule 45, 270
Rule 48, 274
Rule 52(e), 188, 189, 203
Rule 53(b), 393, 403, 405, 408
Rule 56, 287
Rule 71(d), 203
Rule 71(e), 203
Rule 72, 199
Rule 73, 199
Rule 75, 227, 240
Rule 77, 182, 199
Rule 83, 238, 386
Rule 84, 260
Rule 96, 203
Rule 97, 288, 429
Rule 98(a), 288
Rule 98(d), 403, 405, 408
Rule 99, 348, 429
Rule 102, 295
Rule 105, 345
Rule 111, 344, 347, 380
Rule 113, 390
Rule 114, 393, 404
Rule 116, 390, 391
Rule 130, 409
Rule 132, Declaration Under, 346, 384
Rule 136, 332, 397
Rule 137, 397–398
Rule 181, 390
Rule 191, 390
Rule 291, 429–430
Rule 312, 389
Rule 321, 409
Rule 378, 420
Rule 501, 430
Rule 510, 430
Rule 701, 393
Rule 902, 430
Rules of Practice, of PTO, 5, 96, 344–
345, 349
Russian Inventor’s Certificates, 104. See
also Soviet republics, former
S
Safety factors, marketability and, 82, 85
“Said,” used as article, 202, 225,
234–235, 243, 244, 251, 356, 363
Salability. See Commercial viability
evaluation
Sale of patent rights, 14, 314, 436
auctioneer for, 434
future prospects for, 80
to infringer, 421
search results and, 122
tax consequences of, 433
use of proceeds for research, 416
See also Assignment; Marketing of
invention
SBA (Small Business Administration),
315
Scale model, 89. See also Working
model (prototype)
Scams, 417–418
Scanning
of documents to PDF format, 73,
285, 286
of drawings to PDF format, 261
of photographs for CAD
manipulation, 264, 268
of signed documents, 347
assignment, 441
Science search engine, 167
Scientific principles
patentability and, 15
See also Laws of nature
Scirus search engine, 167
Scope of claims, 187, 196, 202, 204–205,
225, 231, 249
Scope of patent, 154–156, 187, 196, 202,
204–205, 225
licensing agreement and, 446
reasons for allowance and, 389
Sculpture, copyright coverage of, 24, 25
SE. See Small-entity fees; Small-entity
status
Sealed envelope, evidentiary value of,
77
Search. See Patent search; Trademark
search
Search engines, 167
Searcher’s Worksheet, 146
Search fee, for utility patent, 13, 278
Search professional, 123–124, 125–127,
128, 139
analyzing report of, 127, 132–135,
137–139
opinion on patentability, 127, 139
preparation of, 127
Search report, 127, 132–135, 137–139
Search term, 142. See also Keyword
searches
Secondary meaning, 18, 29, 426, 429
Second Office Action, 341, 351, 390,
391, 393
Secrecy. See Confidentiality
Secrecy Order, from PTO, 325, 415
Section 101, etc. See Statutes
Sectional views, 193, 194, 207, 262–263
Self-confidence, 41
Self-improvement, books on, 458
Selling of invention. See Commercial
use or sale of invention; Sale of patent
rights
Separability requirement, in copyright
law, 24
Sequence listing, 181, 188, 189, 198, 205,
219
transmittal letter and, 276
See also DNA; genes
Serial number of application, 281, 284,
338, 339
of continuation application, 393,
403
of divisional application, 405
in Electronic Filing System, 74, 286
of international application, 330
on Office Action, 351
request for continuing examination
and, 404
Service marks, 18, 21
Sexually reproducible plants, 10, 30, 94
Shading, in drawings, 262
Shapes
commercial success and, 81
copyright coverage of, 23–24, 25
design patent involving, 29
discussed in specification, 205, 209
terms for, 463–464
as trademarks, 18, 429
utility patent involving, 23–24
Sharper Image, 316
Shoketsu, Festo v., 122, 246, 348, 423
Shop rights, 438, 440
Signatures
acceptability of copies, 387
on Cover Sheet for PPA, 72
faxing documents with, 347
in lab notebook, 53, 54
scanning documents with, 347, 441