Petitions and Matters Decided by the Director of International Patent Legal Administration

1. Petitions to withdraw the Notice of Acceptance and/or filing

receipt and indication of the steps necessary for completion of the national stage in

a national application requesting treatment under

35 U.S.C. 371

.

2. Petitions for the withdrawal of attorney or agent of record in

proceedings before PCT Operations and/or International Patent Legal Administration,

37 CFR

1.36

,

MPEP § 402.06

.

3. Petitions for access to an international application or a

national application (i.e., a national stage application or a national application

which is continuing from an international application) pending in PCT Operations

and/or International Patent Legal Administration.

4. Requests under

37 CFR 1.26

or

1.446

for

refund of fees paid in an international application or in a national application

(i.e., a national stage application or a national application which is continuing

from an international application) before PCT Operations and/or International Patent

Legal Administration.

5. Petitions under

37 CFR 1.182

to convert a

national application which was filed under

35 U.S.C. 371

to an application

filed under

35

U.S.C. 111(a)

or to convert a national application which was

filed under

35

U.S.C. 111(a)

to an application filed under

35 U.S.C.

371

.

6. Petitions under

37 CFR 1.181

to withdraw the

holding of abandonment where the holding was made in PCT Operations or in

International Patent Legal Administration.

7. Petitions under

37 CFR 1.181

to invoke the

supervisory authority of the Director of the USPTO in circumstances arising in PCT

Operations and/or International Patent Legal Administration other than the

circumstances set forth in paragraph 6, above.

8. Petitions under

37 CFR 1.137

(unintentional

delay) to revive an application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

9. Petitions under

pre-AIA 37 CFR 1.47

or a

submission under

pre-AIA 37 CFR 1.42

to accept the signature in a national

stage application on behalf of an applicant.

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r International Patent Legal Administration other than the

circumstances set forth in paragraph 6, above.

8. Petitions under

37 CFR 1.137

(unintentional

delay) to revive an application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

9. Petitions under

pre-AIA 37 CFR 1.47

or a

submission under

pre-AIA 37 CFR 1.42

to accept the signature in a national

stage application on behalf of an applicant.

10. Requests under

37 CFR 1.48

or a submission under

37 CFR

1.28

(change of inventorship and small entity status,

respectively) in a national stage application prior to entry into the national

stage.

11. Petitions under

37 CFR 1.182

or

1.183

filed in

an international application relating to filing date matters, drawing problems,

priority claim issues, Priority Mail Express

®

problems,

Chapter II Demand problems, issues relating to obvious mistakes and issues relating

to withdrawal.

12. Petitions under

37 CFR 1.182

or

1.183

dealing

with circumstances other than those set forth in paragraph 11, but relating to issues

under the PCT.

13. Decisions withdrawing an examiner’s office action or other

action in an application where either the application or the action is not in

compliance with the provisions of the PCT, as implemented under U.S. Law or the

Regulations.

14. Requests under

PCT Rule

26bis.3

,

37 CFR

1.55

, or

37 CFR 1.78

to restore the right

of priority or domestic benefit in an international application filed under the PCT,

a national stage application under

35 U.S.C. 371

, or in an

application which claims the benefit of or priority to an international application

filed under the PCT.

15. Petitions for the acceptance of a delayed priority

claim under

37

CFR 1.55

filed in a national stage application under

35 U.S.C.

371

or in an application which claims the benefit of or

priority to an international application filed under the PCT.

16. Petitions for the acceptance of a delayed domestic

benefit claim under

37 CFR 1.78

filed in a national

stage application under

35 U.S.C

the PCT.

15. Petitions for the acceptance of a delayed priority

claim under

37

CFR 1.55

filed in a national stage application under

35 U.S.C.

371

or in an application which claims the benefit of or

priority to an international application filed under the PCT.

16. Petitions for the acceptance of a delayed domestic

benefit claim under

37 CFR 1.78

filed in a national

stage application under

35 U.S.C. 371

or in an

application which claims the benefit of or priority to an international application

filed under the PCT.

17. Petitions dealing with PCT related issues in an

application filed under

35 U.S.C. 111(a)

(such as

applications where there is a potential claim for benefit under

35 U.S.C.

365

).

18. Petitions for extensions of time under

37 CFR

1.136(b)

in applications before the International Patent Legal

Administration.

19. Petitions relating to international applications

filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty not otherwise provided for.

20. Requests for participation in a Patent Prosecution

Highway program (

www.uspto.gov/PPH

).

21. Petitions to Make Special in accordance with

international agreements with foreign patent offices.

22. Requests for a certificate of correction that

affects related U.S. application data or foreign priority data in a patent resulting

from an application filed as a national stage application under

35 U.S.C. 371

or which claims the benefit of or priority to an international application filed

under the PCT.

23. Petitions for the late filing of a certified copy

of foreign application under

37 CFR 1.55(f)

dealing with PCT

related issues (such as where the petition, filed in a national stage application,

indicates that the certified copy was furnished in the international stage).

24. Decisions to withdraw national stage applications

under

35 U.S.C.

371

from issue either under

37 CFR 1.313(a)

before payment of

the issue fee or under

37 CFR 1.313(b)

after payment of

the issue fee for failure to comply with

35 U.S.C. 371(c)

.

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sues (such as where the petition, filed in a national stage application,

indicates that the certified copy was furnished in the international stage).

24. Decisions to withdraw national stage applications

under

35 U.S.C.

371

from issue either under

37 CFR 1.313(a)

before payment of

the issue fee or under

37 CFR 1.313(b)

after payment of

the issue fee for failure to comply with

35 U.S.C. 371(c)

.

25. Petition under

37 CFR

1.1023(b)

to accord the international design application a

filing date in the United States other than the date of international filing.

26. Petitions under

37 CFR

1.1051

to excuse the failure to act within prescribed time

limits under the Hague Agreement.

27. Petitions under

37 CFR

1.1052

to convert an international design application to a

design application under 35 U.S.C. chapter 16.

28. Decisions withdrawing an examiner’s office action

or other action in an application where either the application or the action is not

in compliance with the provisions of the Hague Agreement, as implemented under U.S.

Law or the Regulations.

29. Petitions under

37 CFR 1.181

,

1.182

, or

1.183

in international design

applications relating to issues under the Hague Agreement.

30. Decisions relating to applications filed under the

Hague Agreement not otherwise provided for.