Types and Status of Application; Benefit and Priority Claims
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Number of Pages: 120 pgs
Sections: 201 – 217
Brief Summary:
Chapter 200 discusses many important topics. These include the differences between national and international applications and a general overview of the different types of applications that may be filed to the PTO.
There are several different application types in all including; provisional, nonprovisional (regular), divisional, continuation-in-part, continuing, continued prosecution applications, substitute, statutory invention registration, and reissue applications.
Under specific conditions, an applicant may want to claim the earlier filing date of a previously filed application. It is possible to claim the priority of an earlier U.S. application or even applications filed in participating foreign countries. This is covered in chapter 200 as well.
Application status is also covered. The status of the application includes whether the application is pending, rejected or has been abandoned.
Key Terms:
| National Applications | Provisional Application | Nonprovisional Application |
| Continuation Application | Divisional Application |
37 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations):
| 37 CFR 1.55 | Claim for foreign priority. |
| 37 CFR 1.63 | Inventor’s oath or declaration. |
35 USC (United States Code):
| 35 USC 101 | Inventions patentable. |
| 35 USC 119 | Benefit of earlier filing date; right of priority. |