1. Curbing Deceptive Practices of Certain Invention Promotion Companies
2. First Inventor Defense
3. Patent Term Guarantee
4. Early Publication
5. Optional Inter Partes Reexamination
6. Requests for Continued Examination
7. Reorganization of the USPTO
8. Miscellaneous Provisions
8.1 The Law Relating to Provisional Applications
8.2 Claiming Priority from Plant Variety Applications
8.3. Provision is made for the filing of patent applications and publication of patent documents in an electronic medium
8.4 Obviousness as Applied to Patent Applications in Common Ownership - Amendment to 35 USC 103(c)
8.5 Prior Invention Abroad as Ground of Invalidity of Patent for Later Invention - Amendment to 35 USC 102(g)
9. Rule Changes Made to Implement Patent Business Goals8.2 Claiming Priority from Plant Variety Applications
8.3. Provision is made for the filing of patent applications and publication of patent documents in an electronic medium
8.4 Obviousness as Applied to Patent Applications in Common Ownership - Amendment to 35 USC 103(c)
8.5 Prior Invention Abroad as Ground of Invalidity of Patent for Later Invention - Amendment to 35 USC 102(g)
9.1 Requirements for Abstract and Specification
9.2 Changes in Rules Relating to Drawings
9.3 Electronic Filing of Computer Program Listings, Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequences and Tables
9.4 The manner of claiming small entity status
9.5 Preferred Order of Contents of an Application
9.6 Requirements with Respect to Information Disclosure Statements
9.7 Requirements for Filing Application on Behalf of a Deceased Inventor
9.8 Preliminary Amendments
9.9 Late Filing of Priority Claims
9.10 Comments Made by the Examiner and Applicant At or After Allowance.
9.11 Examiner’s Power to Request Information from Applicants during Prosecution
9.12 The Manner in which Amendments are to be Made during Prosecution
9.13 Provision for Expedited Examination for Design Applications on Request
9.2 Changes in Rules Relating to Drawings
9.3 Electronic Filing of Computer Program Listings, Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequences and Tables
9.4 The manner of claiming small entity status
9.5 Preferred Order of Contents of an Application
9.6 Requirements with Respect to Information Disclosure Statements
9.7 Requirements for Filing Application on Behalf of a Deceased Inventor
9.8 Preliminary Amendments
9.9 Late Filing of Priority Claims
9.10 Comments Made by the Examiner and Applicant At or After Allowance.
9.11 Examiner’s Power to Request Information from Applicants during Prosecution
9.12 The Manner in which Amendments are to be Made during Prosecution
9.13 Provision for Expedited Examination for Design Applications on Request
