Utility Patent Application Transmittal (only for new nonprovisional applications under 37 CFR 1.53(b))

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UTILITY
PATENT APPLICATION
TRANSMITTAL
(Only for new nonprovisional applications under 37 CFR 1.53(b))

APPLICATION ELEMENTS
See MPEP chapter 600 concerning utility patent application contents.

Attorney Docket No.
First Named Inventor
Title
Priority Mail Express®
Label No.

Fee Transmittal Form

1.

ACCOMPANYING APPLICATION PAPERS

(PTO/SB/17 or equivalent)

2.

Applicant asserts small entity status.

10.

Assignment Papers
(cover sheet & document(s))
Name of Assignee ___________________________

11.

37 CFR 3.73(c) Statement

See 37 CFR 1.27

3.

Applicant certifies micro entity status. See 37 CFR 1.29.

4.

Specification

__________________________________________

Applicant must attach form PTO/SB/15A or B or equivalent.

[Total Pages ____________]

Both the claims and abstract must start on a new page.
(See MPEP § 608.01(a) for information on the preferred arrangement)

5.

Drawing(s) (35 U.S.C. 113)

6. Inventor’s Oath or Declaration

12.

English Translation Document

13.

Information Disclosure Statement

[Total Sheets ____________]
[Total Pages ____________]

Newly executed (original or copy)

b.

A copy from a prior application (37 CFR 1.63(d))

7.

* See note below.
See 37 CFR 1.76 (PTO/AIA/14 or equivalent)

8.

CD‐ROM or CD‐R

(if applicable)
(PTO/SB/08 or PTO‐1449)

Copies of citations attached
14.

Preliminary Amendment

15.

Return Receipt Postcard

Application Data Sheet

(MPEP § 503) (Should be specifically itemized)

16.

Certified Copy of Priority Document(s)

17.

Nonpublication Request

(if foreign priority is claimed)

in duplicate, large table, or Computer Program (Appendix)

Landscape Table on CD
9. Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submission
(if applicable, items a. – c. are required)
a.

Power of Attorney

(when there is an assignee)

(including substitute statements under 37 CFR 1.64 and assignments
serving as an oath or declaration under 37 CFR 1.63(e))

a.

Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313‐1450

ADDRESS TO:

Under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i). Applicant must attach form PTO/SB/35
or equivalent.

18.

Other: _____________________________________________

Computer Readable Form (CRF)

_____________________________________________

Specification Sequence Listing on:

_____________________________________________

i.

CD‐ROM or CD‐R (2 copies); or

_____________________________________________

ii.

Paper

_____________________________________________

b.

c.

Statements verifying identity of above copies

*Note: (1) Benefit claims under 37 CFR 1.78 and foreign priority claims under 1.55 must be included in an Application Data Sheet (ADS).
(2) For applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111, the application must contain an ADS specifying the applicant if the applicant is an
assignee, person to whom the inventor is under an obligation to assign, or person who otherwise shows sufficient proprietary
interest in the matter. See 37 CFR 1.46(b).

19. CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
The address associated with Customer Number: __________________________________

OR

Correspondence address below

Name
Address
City
Country

State

Zip Code

Telephone

Email

Signature

Date

Name
(Print/Type)

Registration No.
(Attorney/Agent)

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