37 CFR 1.501 Information Disclosure Citation in a Patent

• Legal Form Number: SB/42
• Court: United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Section: United States Patent and Trademark Office

Doc Code: O501

Document Description: 37CFR 1.501 Submission by Patent OwnerPTO/SB/42 (07-09)

Approved foruse through 11/30/2027. OMB 0651-0064

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of1995, nopersons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

37 CFR 1.501

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE CITATION

IN A PATENT

(Sheet__________of__________)

Docket Number (Optional) Patent Number

Applicant

Issue Date Art Unit

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

EXAMINER

INITIAL

DOCUMENT NUMBER DATE NAME CLASS SUBCLASS FILING DATE

IF APPROPRIATE

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS

DOCUMENT NUMBER DATE COUNTRY CLASS SUBCLASS TRANSLATION

YES NO

OTHER DOCUMENTS (Including Author, Title, Date, Pertinent Pages, Etc.)

EXAMINERDATE CONSIDERED

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information collection subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Actof 1995, unless the information collection has a currently valid OMB Control

Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 0651-0064. Public burden for this form is estimated to average 10 hours per response,

including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the

information collection. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this information collection, including suggestions for reducing this

burden to the Chief Administ rative Officer, United States Patent and Tradem ark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1 450 or email

InformationCollection@uspto.gov. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. If filing this comple ted form by mail, send to:

Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, A lexandria, VA 22313-1450.

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