MPEP 600

Question 1

An application must include, or be amended to include:

Answer 1

the name of the inventor for any invention claimed in the application.

Question 2

A patent application may be filed without executing an oath or declaration if:

Answer 2

it can be demonstrated that inventor was under BOTH:

an obligation to assign the invention AND

they cannot be found after reasonable efforts to locate them

Question 3

The oath/dec may be a copy in which applications:

Answer 3

continuations, divisionals, or RCEs

New oath/dec required in CIPs

Question 4

A notice of missing parts is sent when:

Answer 4

FOT are missing or incorrect

Question 5

A notice of omitted items is sent when:

Answer 5

the spec/claim/drawing are not fully complete

Question 6

If you convert a non-provisional to a provisional, the filing date:

Answer 6

remains the same

Question 7

after non-to-provisional conversion, you will have a provisional patent application that was filed on ________and expires_______

Answer 7

the original filing date

at the end of 12 months, as if it were a provisional all along

Question 8

After Notice of Allowance but before payment of the issue fee, an applicant may:
1)
2)

Answer 8

File an RCE

File a continuation

Question 9

After payment of the issue fee, to file an ____ or ____, an applicant must first __________

Answer 9

RCE or continuation,

petition to withdraw

Question 10

Simulated or predicted test results and prophetical

examples (paper examples) are:

Answer 10

permitted in patent applications

Question 11

The two grammatical sections of a claim are the:

__________

and the

__________

Answer 11

preamble

body

Question 12

“comprising” means:

Answer 12

The list of limitations which follow define the minimum for infringement; things with more can still infringe

Question 13

“Consisting” means:

Answer 13

List of limitations which follow is exact; no infringement if more is present

Question 14

“chosen from the group consisting of” is:

Answer 14

Markush group phrasing

Question 15

A multiple dependent claim cannot depend from:

Answer 15

another multiple dependent claim

Question 16

A multiple dependent claim can depend from:

Answer 16

more than one other claim (non-multiple dependent)

Question 17

Improper multiple dependent claims are counted as:

Answer 17

a single claim

Question 18

A proper multiple dependent claim must be in the ________ form; ____ is not allowed, _____ is permitted.

Answer 18

Alternative;
and
or

Question 19

After PLTIA, the filing date of an application will be granted on the day ________ is received, with or without _______ or _________

Answer 19

spec;

claim;

drawing.

Question 20

The correct proper multiple dependent in the alternative answer is:

A	A device as in any one of the preceding claims.
B	A device as in the preceding claims.
C	A device as in claims 1-3, or 8-10.
D	A device as in any of claims 1-3, or 8-10.
E	A and D above.

Answer 20

(E)

“Any one” or “any of” with “or” is proper multiple dependent in the alternative