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900 Prior Art, Classification, and Search
900 Prior Art, Classification, and Search
901 Prior Art
901.01 Canceled Matter in U.S. Patent Files [R-3]
901.02 Abandoned Applications [R-3]
901.03 Pending Applications [R-3]
901.04 U.S. Patents [R-3]
901.04(a) Kind Codes [R-3]
901.05 Foreign Patent Documents [R-3]
901.05(a) Citation Data [R-3]
901.05(b) Other Significant Data [R-3]
901.05(c) Obtaining Copies [R-3]
901.05(d) Translation [R-5]
901.06 Nonpatent Publications [R-3]
901.06(a) Scientific and Technical Infor-mation Center (STIC) [R-5]
901.06(b) Borrowed Publications
901.06(c) Alien Property Custodian Publications
901.06(d) Abstracts, Abbreviatures, and Defensive Publications
901.07 Arrangement of Art in Technology Centers [R-5]
901.08 Borrowing References [R-5]
902 Search Tools and Classification Information
902.01 Manual of Classification [R-5]
902.01(a) Index to the U.S. Patent Classification System [R-5]
902.02 Class and Subclass Definitions [R-5]
902.02(a) Definition Notes [R-5]
902.03 Classification Information
902.03(a) Patent Classification Home Page on the Internet [R-5]
902.03(b) Patent Classification Home Page on the USPTO Intranet [R-5]
902.03(c) Classification Insight on USPTO Local Area Network (LAN) [R-5]
902.03(d) Patent Information and Search Tools: the Cassis DVD -ROM Series [R-5]
902.03(e) Automated Search Tools: EAST and WEST [R-5]
902.04 Classification Orders [R-5]
902.04(a) Reclassification Alert Report [R-5]
903 Classification
903.01 Statutory Authority
903.02 Basis and Principles of Classification [R-3]
903.02(a) New and Revised Classes [R-5]
903.02(b) Scope of a Class
903.02(c) Establishing Subclasses and Cross-Reference Art Col-lections [R-5]
903.03 Availability of Foreign Patents [R-5]
903.04 Classifying Applications for Publication as a Patent App-lication Publication [R-5]
903.05 Addition, Deletion, or Transfer of U.S. Patents and U.S. Patent Application Publications [R-3]
903.06 Harmonized Subclasses [R-5]
903.07 Classifying and Cross-Referencing at Allowance [R-5]
903.07(a) Cross-Referencing - Keep Systematic Notes During Prosecution
903.07(b) Issuing in Another Technology Center Without Transfer [R-3]
903.08 Applications: Assignment and Transfer
903.08(a) New Applications [R-3]
903.08(b) Classification and Assignment to Examiner [R-3]
903.08(c) Immediate Inspection of Amendments
903.08(d) Transfer Procedure [R-5]
903.08(e) General Guidelines Governing the Assignment of Nonprovisional Applications for Examination [R-5]
903.09 International Classification of Patents for Inventions [R-5]
903.09(a) Locarno Classification Desig-nations [R-5]
904 How to Search [R-5]
904.01 Analysis of Claims
904.01(a) Variant Embodiments Within Scope of Claim
904.01(b) Equivalents
904.01(c) Analogous Arts [R-5]
904.02 General Search Guidelines [R-3]
904.02(a) Classified Search
904.02(b) Search Tool Selection [R-3]
904.02(c) Internet Searching [R-3]
904.03 Conducting the Search
905 Miscellaneous
905.03 Ordering of Patented and Abandoned Provisional and Nonprovisional Application Files [R-5]
905.06 Patent Family Information [R-3]
900 Prior Art, Classification, and Search
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