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REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMINATION TRANSMITTAL FORM
Address to:
Commissioner for Patents Attorney Docket No.:
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Date:
1. This is a request for supplemental examination pursuant to 37 CFR 1.610 of patent number _________________
issued ________________________. 37 CFR 1.610(b)(1).
2. Supplemental examination of claim(s) _______________________________________________is requested.
37 CFR 1.610(b)(4).
3. a. The name(s) of the patent owner(s) (not the patent practitioner(s)) is (are):
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
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b. A submission by the patent owner(s) in compliance with 37 CFR 3.73(c), which establishes that the patent
owner(s) has (have) the entirety of the ownership in the patent for which supplemental examination is
requested, is included. 37 CFR 1.610(b)(9).
4. a. A check in the amount of $____________ is enclosed to cover the fee for processing and treating a
request for supplemental examination, the fee for reexamination ordered under 35 USC 257, and the fee for
processing and treating each non-patent document over 20 sheets in length (37 CFR 1.20(k)(1 - 3));
b. The Director is hereby authorized to charge all applicable fees as set forth in 37 CFR 1.20(k)(1 - 3)
to Deposit Account No. ________________________; or
c. Payment by credit card. Form PTO-2038 is attached. 37 CFR 1.610(a).
5. Any refund should be made by check or credit to Deposit Account No.__________________.
37 CFR 1.26(c). If payment is made by credit card, refund must be to the credit card account.
6. A copy of the patent for which supplemental examination is requested, and a copy of any disclaimer or
certificate issued for the patent are included. 37 CFR 1.610(b)(6).
7. CD-ROM or CD-R in duplicate, Computer Program (Appendix) or large table
Landscape Table on CD
8. Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submission
If applicable, items a. c. are required.
a. Computer Readable Form (CRF)
b. Specification Sequence Listing on:
i. CD-ROM (2 copies) or CD-R (2 copies); or
ii. paper
c. Statements verifying the identity of above copies
9. A list of no more than 12 items of information submitted as part of this request is provided in Part B of this form.
Where appropriate, the list must meet the requirements of 37 CFR 1.98(b). 37 CFR 1.605(a), 1.610(b)(2).
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Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS.
PTO/SB/59 (09-16)
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10. A legible copy of each item of information listed in Part B of this form, and an English language translation of all necessary
and pertinent parts of each non-English language item of information are included.
Copies of items of information that form part of the discussion within the body of the request (see 37 CFR 1.605(b)), and
copies of U.S. patents and patent application publications, are not required. 37 CFR 1.610(b)(7).
11. A summary of the relevant portions of each non-patent document that is over 50 pages in length (other than the request) is
included. The summary includes the required citations to the particular pages containing the relevant portions. 37 CFR
1.610(b)(8).
12. A separate, detailed explanation of the relevance and manner of applying each item of information to each claim of the
patent for which supplemental examination is requested, is included. 37 CFR 1.610(b)(5).
13. The below list includes all prior or concurrent post-patent Office proceedings (ex parte or inter partes reexamination, reissue,
supplemental examination, post grant review, or inter partes review) involving the patent for which supplemental examination
is being requested. 37 CFR 1.610(b)(3). An identifying number may be, e.g., a control no. or reissue application no. Any
prior or concurrent post-patent Office proceedings not listed below are listed on a separate paper accompanying the request.
Type of Proceeding Identifying Number Filing Date
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See accompanying paper for a list of additional prior or concurrent post-patent Office proceedings involving the patent for
which supplemental examination is requested. The paper should be a separate sheet titled “List of Prior or Concurrent Post-
Patent Office Proceedings” and must provide the type, identifying number, and filing date of the post-patent Office proceeding.
14. Correspondence Address: Please recognize, or change, the correspondence address for the file of the patent for which
supplemental examination is requested and for the supplemental examination proceeding to be:
The address associated with Customer Number: OR
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Firm or
Individual Name
Address
City
State
Zip
Country
Telephone
Email
15. WARNING: Information on this form may become public. Credit card information should not be included on this form.
Provide credit card information and authorization on PTO-2038.
_________________________________________________ ___________________________
Authorized Signature Date
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Typed/Printed Name Registration No.
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REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMINATION TRANSMITTAL FORM
PART B LIST OF ITEMS OF INFORMATION Page 1
Patent number for which supplemental examination is requested ___________________ Issue Date ______________
All items of information (no more than 12) submitted herewith as part of this request for supplemental
examination of the above-identified patent are included in the following list:
U. S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
Document Number
Publication
Date
MM-DD-
YYYY
Name of Patentee or
Applicant of Cited Document
Pages, Columns, Lines, Where
Relevant Passages or Relevant
Figures Appear
Number-Kind Code
2 (if
known)
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US-
US-
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US-
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FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
Foreign Patent
Document
Publication
Date
MM-DD-
YYYY
Name of Patentee or
Applicant of Cited Document
Pages, Columns, Lines, Where
Relevant Passages or
Relevant Figures Appear
Country Code
3
-Number
4
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Kind Code
5
(if known)
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2
1
Applicant’s unique citation designation number (optional).
2
See Kinds Codes of USPTO Patent Documents at www.uspto.gov or MPEP 901.04.
3
Enter Office that issued
the document, by the two-letter code (WIPO Standard ST.3).
4
For Japanese patent documents, the indication of the year of the reign of the Emperor must precede the serial
number of the patent document.
5
Kind of document by the appropriate symbols as indicated on the document under WIPO Standard ST.16 if possible.
6
Applicant is to place a
check mark here if English language Translation is attached.
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PTO/SB/59 (09-16)
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(Also referred to as FORM PTO-XXXX)
REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMINATION TRANSMITTAL FORM
PART B LIST OF ITEMS OF INFORMATION Page 2
Patent number for which supplemental examination is requested ___________________ Issue Date ______________
All items of information (no more than 12) submitted herewith as part of this request for supplemental
examination of the above- identified patent are included in the following list:
OTHER DOCUMENTS
Cite
No.
1
Document Information (include, where appropriate, name of the author, title of the article, book, magazine, journal, serial, symposium, catalog, etc.,
publication date, page(s), volume-issue number(s), publisher, city and/or country where published. If a court document, identify the specific court, the
designation (case citation or numeric designation), the title of the document, and the date submitted in court. If a declaration, include the type (e.g., 37
CFR 1.132 or 1.131), name of declarant, and the date of declaration. If an invoice or sales receipt, include the date issued and the name of the issuer
(e.g., the name of the corporation or other place of business). If a discussion within the body of the request, include the pages of the request on which
the discussion appears, and a description of the discussion (e.g., discussion in request of why the claims are patentable under 35 U.S.C. 101, pages
7-11.) For all other materials, include, where appropriate, the title, author, date, and any descriptive information that would describe the document.)
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2
1
Applicant’s unique citation designation number (optional).
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Applicant is to place a check mark here if English language Translation is attached.
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