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500 Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers
500 Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers
501 Filing Papers With the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
502 Depositing Correspondence
502.01 Correspondence Transmitted by Facsimile
502.02 Correspondence Signature Requirements
502.03 Communications via the Internet
502.04 Duplicate Copies of Correspondence
503 Application Number and Filing Receipt
504 Assignment of Application for Examination
505 "Office Date" Stamp of Receipt
506 Completeness of Original Application
506.02 Review of Refusal To Accord Filing Date
507 Drawing Review in the Office of Initial Patent Examination
508 Distribution
508.01 Papers Sent to Wrong Technology Center (TC)
508.02 Papers Received After Patenting or Abandonment
508.03 Unmatched Papers
508.04 Unlocatable Patent or Application Files
509 Payment of Fees
509.01 Deposit Accounts
509.02 Small Entity Status - Definitions
509.03 Claiming Small Entity Status
510 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Business Hours
511 Postal Service Interruptions and Emergencies
512 Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
513 Deposit as Express Mail with U.S. Postal Service
500 Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers
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