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`ADDRESS TO:
`Commissionerfor Patents
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`DESIGN V. UTILITY: A "design patent"protects an article's ornamental appearance(e.g., the
`way anarticle looks) (35 U.S.C. 171), while a "utility patent" protects the way anarticle is used
`and works (35 U.S.C. 101). The ornamental appearanceof an article includesits
`shape/configuration or surface ornamentation uponthe article, or both. Both a design and a
`utility patent may be obtained on anarticle if invention resides both in its ornamental
`appearance andits utility. For more information, see MPEP § 1502.01.
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`ACCOMPANYING APPLICATION PARTS
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` English Translation Document
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`Information Disclosure Statement(IDS)
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`[| Copies of foreign patent documents, publications,
`and other information
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`6. Inventor's Oath or Declaration
`(including substitute statements under 37 CFR 1.64 and assignments
`serving as an oath or declaration under 37 CFR 1.63(e}}
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`A copy from a prior application (37 CFR 1.63(d))
`Application Data Sheet
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`See 37 CFR 1.76 (PTO/AIA/14 or equivalent)
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`APPLICATION ELEMENTS
`See MPEP chapter 1500 concerning design patent application contents.
`[| Fee Transmittal Form
`Assignment Papers
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`(PTO/SB/17 or equivalent)
`2.|| Applicant asserts small entity status.
`37 CFR 3.73(c) Statement
`Powerof Attorney
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`Applicant must attach form PTO/SB/15Aor B or equivalent.
`Specification
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`- Preamble
`- Cross References to Related Applications
`- Statement Regarding Fed sponsored R & D
`- Description of the figure(s) of the drawings
`- Feature description
`- Claim (only one (1) claim permitted, MPEP § 1503.03)
`Drawing(s)
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`See 37 CFR 1.152
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`Signature
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` Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application
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`Preliminary Amendment
`Return Receipt Postcard
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`Certified Copy of Priority Document(s)
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`(37 CFR 1.155) (NOTE: Use “Mail Stop Expedited Design”)
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`Other: Authorization under 37 CFR 1.136(a)(3); and $1020
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`(1) Benefit claims under 37 CFR 1.78 and foreign priority claims under 1.55 must be included in an Application Data Sheet (ADS).
`(2) For applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111, the application must contain an ADS specifying the applicantif the applicant is an
`assignee, person to whom the inventor is under an obligation to assign, or person who otherwise showssufficient proprietary
`interest in the matter. See 37 CFR 1.46(b).
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