Statutory Invention Registration (SIR); Pre-Grant Publication (PGPub) and Preissuance Submissions
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Sections: 1101 – 1135
Brief Summary:
Statutory invention registration (SIR) provided inventors with a means for placing their invention in the public domain and allowing members of the public access to it. Only requests for a statutory invention registration filed prior to March 16, 2013 are timely.
All applications are scheduled for publication 18 months after their filing date. This chapter covers publication, nonpublication and redacted publication procedures.
Key Terms:
| Statutory Invention Registration | Confidential Status | Publication |
| Nonpublication | Foreign Filing | Express Abandonment |
37 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations):
| 37 CFR 1.14 | Patent applications preserved in confidence. |
| 37 CFR 1.137 | Revival of abandoned application, or terminated or limited reexamination prosecution. |
35 USC (United States Code):
| 35 USC 122 | Confidential status of applications; publication of patent applications. |