Charts of: The Four Time Periods for Submitting an IDS and Their Corresponding Requirements

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Charts of The Four Time Periods for Submitting
an IDS and Their Corresponding Requirements

• Changes to Information Disclosure Statement
  Requirements and Other Related Matters
• 71 Fed. Reg. 38808 (July 10, 2006) Notice of
  Proposed Rulemaking XX Off. Gaz. Pat. Office YY
  (August 1, 2006)

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Time Period 1 IDS Submission Requirements
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Time Period 1 IDS Submission Requirements
(contd)
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Time Period 2 IDS Submission Requirements
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Time Period 3 IDS Submission Requirements
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Time Period 3 IDS Submission Requirements
(contd)
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Time Period 4 IDS Submission Requirements
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Reasonable Inquiry Required for Each IDS
Submission

• The reasonable inquiry mandated by 10.18(b)(2)
  and 10.18(b)(2)(i) requires that information in
  any IDS submitted during any of time periods 1-4
  be reviewed before submission to the Office to
  assure that it will not
• (1) Cause unnecessary delay or needlessly
  increase the cost of examination, or
• (2) Result in the obscuring of material
  information.

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More Information

• The below listed documents may be accessed via
  the More Information hyperlink associated with
  the Notices title at the following USPTO
  webpage http//www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapp
  /ogsheet.html
• Executive Summary IDS NPR,
• Detailed Summary IDS NPR,
• Slide set IDS NPR, and
• Application Prosecution Timeline.
• For more information, please contact the Office
  of Patent Legal Administration at [phone]
  or e-mail to PatentPractice_at_USPTO.gov, or contact
  one of the following
• Hiram Bernstein 571-272-7707
• Brian Hanlon 571-272-5407
• Robert J. Spar 571-272-7700