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August 27, 1993
RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES
PREFACE TO THE 1993 EDITION
This 1993 editio o! the Ru"es o! P#$%ti%e i P$tet
C$ses %ot$is &PTTT Ad'( O#de# No( 1 )hi%h
it#odu%ed $ u'*e# o! sigi+%$t
$'ed'ets%h$ges the#e!o#(
A'og the sigi+%$t $'ed'ets%h$ges
it#odu%ed $#e- the i%#e$se i !ees $d %h$#ges $d
.#o/isios o! t)o 02 s%hedu"es the#e!o# i Ru"e 1 the
s.e%i+% e4%"usio o! ."$t o# $i'$" /$#ieties o#
esseti$""5 *io"ogi%$" .#o%esses !o# the .#odu%tio o!."$ts $d $i'$"s i Ru"e 31 the i%"usio o!
i/etio h$6$#dous to the e/i#o'et i o
.$tet$*"e i/etios i Ru"e 32 the de"ie$tio o!
o)e#shi. o i/etios %#e$ted .u#su$t to $
%o''issio o# *5 $ e'."o5ee i Ru"e 38A the
i%"usio o! %otiu$tio $d %otiu$tioi.$#t
$.."i%$tio i Ru"e :A $d the %o''e%e'et o! the
te#' o! .$tet !#o' the ti'e the Di#e%to# $;4es his
sig$tu#e o the #e%o''ed$tio !o# $""o)$%e o! $.$tet $.."i%$tio(
Othe# $'ed'ets%h$ges $#e i%o#.o#$tio o!
.#$%ti%es )hi%h h$/e *ee $%tu$""5 !o""o)ed !o#
.#o%edu#$" e4.edie%5 $d i %o!o#'it5 )ith
ite#$tio$""5$%%e.ted .$tet .#$%ti%es(
&PTTT Ad'( O#de# No( 1 too< e=e%t o >$#%h 18, 1993(
August 27, 1993
RI?ALINO S( NA@ARRO
Se%#et$#5
De.$#t'et o! T#$de $d Idust#5
INACIO S( SAPALO
Di#e%to#
&u#e$u o! P$tets, T#$de'$#
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RULE 8( Co##es.ode%e )ith $ssigee
RULE ( Co##es.ode%e )ith i/eto# $d
$ssigee
RULE 7( Co##es.ode%e )ith $tto#e5 o# $get
RULE :( Se.$#$te "ette#s o! iBui#5
RULE 9( Lette#s #e"$tig to $.."i%$tios
RULE 1( Lette#s #e"$tig to .$tets
CHAPTER II
I!o#'$tio to %o##es.odets
RULE 11( I!o#'$tio o;%e# to *e i %h$#ge o!
i!o#'$tio
se#/i%e su*e%ts o )hi%h i!o#'$tio %$ *e gi/e(
RULE 12( Su*e%ts o )hi%h i!o#'$tio %$ot *e
gi/e
RULE 13( Pedig $.."i%$tios $#e .#ese#/ed i
se%#e%5
RULE 1( Re%o#ds o! .$tets g#$ted o.e to the
.u*"i%
CHAPTER III
Fees $d Ch$#ges P$5$*"e, $d Re!ud o! Fees $d
Ch$#ges
RULE 18( Fees $d %h$#ges .$5$*"e i $d/$%e
RULE 1( Fees $d %h$#ges P$tet O;%e sh$""
%o""e%t
RULE 17( Re!ud o! !ees $d %h$#ges .#e.$id
CHAPTER I@
Re.#eset$tio *5 Atto#e5 o# Aget
RULE 1:( E'."o5'et o! $tto#e5$t"$) o# $get
#e%o''eded
RULE 19( 0$ Po)e# o! $tto#e5 o# $utho#i6$tio
0* Re/o%$tio o! .o)e# o! $tto#e5
RULE 2( 0$ De%o#u' $d %ou#tes5 #eBui#ed i the
%odu%t o!
*usiess
0* Co'."$its $g$ist E4$'ie#s to *e o se.$#$te
.$.e#
CHAPTER @
Re%ogitio o! Atto#e5s $d Agets
RULE 21( Regist#$tio o! $tto#e5s o# $gets
0$ Atto#e5s$t"$)
0* Agets
0% ReBui#e'ets !o# #egist#$tio
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0d Regist#$tio o! +#'s
0e Fo#eig .$tet $tto#e5s $d $gets
0! o/e#'et e'."o5ees
0g Fo#'e# e4$'ie#s
0h O$th $d #egist#$tio !ee
RULE 22( Li'ited #e%ogitio
RULE 23( Pe#sos ot #egiste#ed o# #e%ogi6ed
RULE 2( P#o!essio$" %odu%t
RULE 28( Ad/e#tisig
RULE 2( Sig$tu#e $d %e#ti+%$te o! $tto#e5
RULE 27( Re'o/ig $'es !#o' #egiste#s
RULE 2:( Sus.esio o# dis*$#'et .#o%eedigs
0$ I/estig$tig $d .#ose%utig o;%e#
0* Noti%e o! .#o%eedig
0% As)e#
0d He$#ig
0e He$#ig O;%e#
0! A..e$" to Ite#'edi$te A..e""$te Cou#t
RULE 29( E=e%ti/it5
CHAPTER @I
h$t >$tte#s >$5 *e P$teted
RULE 3( h$t '$tte#s '$5 *e $.."ied !o# "ette#s
.$tet
PART II
PATENTS FOR IN@ENTIONS
CHAPTER I
h$t I/etios $#e P$tet$*"e
RULE 31( St$tuto#5 %"$sses o! .$tet$*"e i/etios
RULE 32( No.$tet$*"e i/etios
RULE 33( No/e"t5 i i/etio #eBui#ed o/e"t5
de+ed
RULE 33A( P#i%i."e o! )ho"e %otet
RULE 3( I/eti/eess esseti$"
CHAPTER II
ho >$5 A.."5 !o# $ I/etio P$tet
RULE 38( O"5 the i/eto# '$5 $.."5 !o# $ .$tet
RULE 38A( I/etios %#e$ted .u#su$t to $
Co''issioe# *5 $
e'."o5ee
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RULE 3( A.."i%$tio *5 $ o#esidet
RULE 37( he the i/eto# is de$d
RULE 3:( he the i/eto# is is$e
RULE 39( P#oo! o! $utho#it5
RULE ( oit i/eto#s
RULE A( Co##e%tio o! I/eto#shi.
RULE 1( Assiged i/etios $d .$tets
RULE 2( GA.."i%$tG, de+ed
CHAPTER III
The A.."i%$tio !o# $ I/etio P$tet
ARTICLE 1
ReBui#e'ets i ee#$"
RULE 3( ee#$" #eBuisites !o# $ $.."i%$tio !o#
$ i/etio
.$tet
RULE ( L$gu$ge, .$.e#, )#itig
RULE 8( >$#gis $d u'*e#ed "ies !o# the
s.e%i+%$tio
RULE ( Rese#/$tio %"$use ot .e#'itted
RULE 7( A.."i%$tio $%%e.ted $d +"ed !o#
e4$'i$tio o"5
)he %o'."ete
RULE :( Se#i$" u'*e# $d +"ig d$te o!$.."i%$tio
RULE :A( Cotiu$tio, $d Cotiu$tioi.$#t
A.."i%$tio
RULE 9( I'.#o.e# $.."i%$tios
RULE 8( Sig$tu#e
RULE 81( Sig"e sig$tu#e !o#'
RULE 82( P$.e#s o! %o'."ete $.."i%$tio ot to *e
#etu#ed
RULE 83( P$#ts o! $.."i%$tio to *e +e"d togethe#
RULE 8( he .$.e#s ot +"ed togethe#
RULE 88( Ideti!5ig "ette# 'ust $%%o'.$5 e$%h
.$#t o! $.."i%$tio
se.$#$te"5 su*'itted
RULE 8( A.."i%$tios !o# i/etio .$tet
.#e/ious"5 +"ed $*#o$d
RULE 8A( De"$5ed su*'issio o! .#io#it5 %"$i'
ARTICLE 2
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The Petitio !o# $ I/etio P$tet
RULE 87( Cotets o! the .etitio
ARTICLE 3
The S.e%i+%$tio !o# $ I/etio
RULE 8:( A##$ge'et o! s.e%i+%$tio
RULE 89( Tit"e $d A*st#$%t
RULE ( Su''$#5 o! the i/etio
RULE 1( Des%#i.tio o! the d#$)igs
RULE 2( Det$i"s des%#i.tio
RULE 2A( ReBui#e'ets o! Phi"i..ie P$tet
$.."i%$tios #e"$tig
to *io"ogi%$" '$te#i$"s $d 'i%#oo#g$is's
RULE 3( C"$i'
RULE ( Sig$tu#e to the s.e%i+%$tio
RULE 8( C#oss#e!e#e%es to othe# $.."i%$tios
ARTICLE
The O$th o! I/eto#shi.
RULE ( Cotets o! the o$th o! the i/eto#
$.."i%$t
RULE 7( &e!o#e )ho' o$th '$5 *e t$
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0i Positio o! d#$)ig sheets o! "$#ge /ie)s
0 ReBuisites !o# the +gu#e !o# the O;%i$" $6ette(
0ode"s, )he #eBui#ed
RULE 73( ReBuisites !o# the 'ode"
RULE 7( >$te#i$" #eBui#ed !o# the 'ode" )o#
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CHAPTER II
The P#i%i.$" E4$'ie#s A%tio
RULE :3( P#i%i.$" E4$'ie#s sh$"" h$/e o#igi$"
u#isdi%tio
o/e# $"" $.."i%$tios $..e$" to the Di#e%to#
RULE :( O#de# o! e4$'i$tio
RULE :8( Ad/$%e'et o! e4$'i$tio
RULE :( Sus.esio o! $%tio
RULE :7( N$tu#e o! e4$'i$tio, e4$'ie#s $%tio
RULE ::( Co'."eteess o! e4$'ie#s $%tio
RULE :9( Ree%tio o! %"$i's
RULE 9( Cit$tio o! #e!e#e%es
RULE 91( A*$doed $d !o#!eited $.."i%$tios ot
%ited
CHAPTER III
A%tio *5 the A.."i%$ts $d Fu#the# Coside#$tio
*5 the E4$'ie#
RULE 92( Re."5 *5 $.."i%$t
RULE 93( Ree4$'i$tio $d #e%oside#$tio
RULE 9( Fi$" #ee%tio o# $%tio
CHAPTER I@
A'ed'ets *5 the A.."i%$t
RULE 98( A'ed'et *5 the $.."i%$t
RULE 9( A'ed'et $!te# +$" $%tio o! the
E4$'ie#
RULE 97( A'ed'et $d #e/isio #eBui#ed
RULE 9:( A'ed'et o! dis%"osu#e
RULE 99( A'ed'et o! %"$i's
RULE 1( >$e# o! '$
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RULE 1:( A;d$/its o! .#io# i/etio to o/e#%o'e
%ited .$tet
o# .u*"i%$tio
RULE 19( A;d$/its t#$/e#sig g#ouds o! #ee%tio
CHAPTER @I
Ite#/ie)s )ith the P#i%i.$" E4$'ie# ICh$#ge
RULE 11( Ite#/ie)s )ith the P#i%i.$" E4$'ie#s
CHAPTER @II
Ti'e !o# Res.ose *5 A.."i%$t A*$do'et o!
A.."i%$tio
RULE 111( A*$do'et !o# !$i"u#e to #es.od )ithi
ti'e "i'it
RULE 112( Ti'e "ess th$ si4 'oths
RULE 113( Re/i/$" o! $*$doed $.."i%$tio
RULE 11( E4.#ess $*$do'et
CHAPTER @III
oide# o! I/etios
RULE 118( Di=e#et i/etios i oe $.."i%$tio
RULE 11( ReBui#e'et !o# di/isio
RULE 117( Re%oside#$tio o! #eBui#e'et
RULE 11:( A..e$" !#o' #eBui#e'et !o# di/isio
RULE 119( Su*seBuet .#eset$tio o! %"$i's !o#
di=e#et i/etio
RULE 12( E"e%tio o! s.e%ies
RULE 121( Se.$#$te $.."i%$tio !o# i/etio ot
e"e%ted
PART I@
PATENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL DESINS
CHAPTER I
ReBuisites !o# P$tet$*i"it5
RULE 122( ReBuisites !o# .$tet$*i"it5 o! idust#i$"
desigs
RULE 123( ReBuisites !o# .$tet$*i"it5 e4."$ied
RULE 12( Deg#ee o! o/e"t5 #eBui#ed
CHAPTER II
Fo#'$" ReBuisites !o# the A.."i%$tio !o#
Idust#i$" Desig P$tet
RULE 128( Ru"es go/e#ig $.."i%$tios !o# $d
g#$ts o! .$tets
!o# idust#i$" desigs
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RULE 12( Ch$.te#s o! these #u"es to *e t$
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!o# uti"it5 'ode" .$tet
RULE 13:( ReBui#e'ets !o# the %"$i'
RULE 139( P$#ti%u"$# o$th #eBui#ed o! $.."i%$t !o#
uti"it5 'ode"
.$tet
CHAPTER III
E4$'i$tio o! A.."i%$tios !o# P$tet !o# Uti"it5 >ode"
0E4P$#te P#o%eedigs
RULE 1( u#isdi%tio o! the P#i%i.$" P$tet
E4$'ie#s
RULE 11( E4$'i$tio o! $.."i%$tios !o# uti"it5
'ode" .$tet
go/e#ig #u"es
RULE 12( Fi$" de%isios o! P#i%i.$" E4$'ie#s
su*e%t to $..e$"
to the Di#e%to#
PART @I
CERTAIN PROCEEDINS, OTHER THAN APPEAL, TO
HICH
PATENT APPLICATIONS ARE SU&ECT &EFORE
ALLOANCE AND ISSUE OF LETTERS PATENT
CHAPTER I
RULE 13( A.."i%$tios !o# .$tets o! $""
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uti"it5 'ode" $is$d%
RULE 19( E4tesio o! the te#' o! "ette# .$tet !o#
$ idust#i$"
desig o# $ uti"it5 'ode"
RULE 18( u#isdi%tio o! the P$tets E4e%uti/e
E4$'ie# o/e#
e4tesios o! the te#' $..e$" to the Di#e%to#
CHAPTER III
Au$" Fees P$5$*"e o Lette#s P$tet !o# I/etios
RULE 181( P$tets E4e%uti/e E4$'ie# to h$/eo#igi$" u#isdi%tio
o/e# $"" '$tte#s $=e%tig $u$" !ees $..e$" to
the Di#e%to#
RULE 182( he +#st $u$" !ee $d su*seBuet
$u$" !ees $#e
.$5$*"e
RULE 183( E=e%t o! !$i"u#e to .$5 the $u$" !ee o
ti'e
RULE 18( Reist$te'et o! "$.sed "ette#s .$tet
RULE 18A( Reist$te'et o! "$.sed .$tet "$te
.u*"i%$tio o!
oti%e o! o.$5'et
RULE 188( To )ho' $u$" !ee to *e .$id
PART @III
E PARTE PROCEEDINS AFTER ISSUANCE AND
DELI@ERJ OF LETTERS PATENT
CHAPTER I
@o"ut$#5 Su##ede# o# C$%e""$tio o! Lette#s P$tet
$d
Co##e%tio o! E##o#s The#ei
RULE 18( The P$tets E4e%uti/e E4$'ie# to h$/e
o#igi$"
u#isdi%tio o/e# '$tte#s de$"t i this Ch$.te#
$..e$" to the Di#e%to#
RULE 187( Coditios !o# the /o"ut$#5 su##ede# o#
%$%e""$tio
o! $ "ette#s .$tet
RULE 18:( Co##e%tio o! 'ist$
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RULE 1( Fo#' o! $""o)$%e o! su##ede#,
%$%e""$tio o#
%o##e%tio
RULE 11( The su##ede#, %$%e""$tio o# %o##e%tioto *e gi/e
.u*"i%it5
CHAPTER II
Reissue o! I/etio P$tets
RULE 12( A.."i%$tio !o# #eissue
RULE 13( A.."i%$ts, $ssigees
RULE 1( S.e%i+%$tio
RULE 18( D#$)igs
RULE 1( Reissue o$th
RULE 17( O#igi$" u#isdi%tio o! P#i%i.$"
E4$'ie#s $..e$" to
the Di#e%to#
RULE 1:( E4$'i$tio o! #eissue
RULE 19( Reissue i di/isios
RULE 17( O#igi$" .$tet
RULE 171( Noti%e o! #eissue $.."i%$tio
RULE 172( Reissue o! .$tet to *e .u*"ished i the
O;%i$"
$6ette
CHAPTER III
Re%o#dig o! Assig'ets o! Lette#s P$tets, $d o!
Othe#
Ist#u'ets A=e%tig Tit"e to P$tets, I%"udig
Li%eses
RULE 173( u#isdi%tio o! the P$tets E4e%uti/e
E4$'ie# $..e$"s
to the Di#e%to#
RULE 17( Fo#' o! $ssig'et o! $ .$tet o# o! $
$.."i%$tio
!o# $ .$tet
RULE 178( Autho#it5 o! !o#eig ot$#5 to *e .#o/ed
RULE 17( Fo#' o! othe# ist#u'ets $=e%tig the
tit"e to $
.$tet o# $.."i%$tio, i%"udig "i%eses
RULE 177( Assig'ets $d othe# ist#u'ets to *e
su*'itted i
du."i%$te
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RULE 17:( D$te o! #e%ei.t o! $ssig'et o# othe#
ist#u'et o#
"i%ese %oside#ed its d$te o! #e%o#dig
RULE 179( Lette#s .$tet '$5 *e issued to the$ssigee i ."$%e
o! the $.."i%$t
RULE 1:( A%tio '$5 *e t$
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CHAPTER II
P#otests $d Pu*"i% Use P#o%eedigs
RULE 1:7( A.."i%$tios su*e%t to .u*"i% use
.#o%eedigs
RULE 1::( P#otests to the g#$t o! $ .$tet
RULE 1:9( Pu*"i% use .#o%eedigs
CHAPTER III
Ite#!e#e%e P#o%eedigs
ARTICLE 1
A.."i%$tios Su*e%t to Ite#!e#e%e- De+itio,
P#e.$#$tio
$d De%"$#$tio o! Ite#!e#e%e
RULE 19( A.."i%$tios su*e%t to ite#!e#e%e
.#o%eedigs
RULE 191( De+itios )he de%"$#ed
RULE 192( P#e.$#$tio !o# ite#!e#e%e *et)ee$.."i%$tios
.#e"i'i$#5 iBui#5 o! uio# $.."i%$t
RULE 193( P#e.$#$tio !o# ite#!e#e%e *et)ee
$.."i%$tios
suggestio o! %"$i's !o# ite#!e#e%e
RULE 19( Ite#!e#e%e )ith $ .$tet $;d$/it *5
uio# $.."i%$t
RULE 198( Ite#!e#e%e )ith $ .$tet %o.5ig %"$i's
!o# .$tet
RULE 19( Ite#!e#e%e )ith $ .$tet %"$i's
i'.#o.e#"5 %o.ied
RULE 197( P#e.$#$tio o! ite#!e#e%e oti%es $d
st$te'ets
RULE 19:( Coi%tig .$#ties h$/ig s$'e $tto#e5
RULE 199( De%"$#$tio o! ite#!e#e%e '$i"ig o!
oti%es
RULE 2( u#isdi%tio o! ite#!e#e%e
RULE 21( Sus.esio o! e4 .$#te .#ose%utio
ARTICLE 2
Ite#!e#e%e P#e"i'i$#5 St$te'et
RULE 22( P#e"i'i$#5 st$te'et #eBui#ed
RULE 23( Cotets o! the .#e"i'i$#5 st$te'et
RULE 2( Cotets o! the .#e"i'i$#5 st$te'et
i/etio '$de
$*#o$d
RULE 28( Ti'e !o# +"ig .#e"i'i$#5 st$te'et
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RULE 2( St$te'ets se$"ed *e!o#e +"ig
RULE 27( De!e%ti/e st$te'ets
RULE 2:( Co##e%tio o! st$te'et o 'otio
RULE 29( E=e%t o! st$te'et
RULE 21( Re"i$%e o .#io# $.."i%$tio
RULE 211( F$i"u#e o! uio# .$#t5 to +"e st$te'et o#
to o/e#%o'e
+"ig d$te o! seio# .$#t5
RULE 212( Noti%e $d $%%ess to $.."i%$tios
RULE 213( A%%ess to .#e"i'i$#5 st$te'ets
ARTICLE 3
Ite#!e#e%e- >otio Pe#iod, Disso"utio, Re!o#'$tio
RULE 21( >otio .e#iod
RULE 218( >otios to disso"/e
RULE 21( >otios to $'ed
RULE 217( >otio to i%"ude $othe# $.."i%$tio
RULE 21:( >otios #e"$tig to *u#de o! .#oo!
RULE 219( He$#ig $d dete#'i$tio o! 'otios
RULE 22( Disso"utio o 'otio o! P#i%i.$"
E4$'ie#
RULE 221( Additio to e) .$#t5 *5 P#i%i.$"
E4$'ie#
ARTICLE
Ite#!e#e%e- >is%e""$eous P#o/isios
RULE 222( Co.ies o! .$#t o! $.."i%$tio
RULE 223( P#ose%utio *5 $ssigee
RULE 22( >otios *e!o#e the Di#e%to#
RULE 228( >otios 'is%e""$eous .#o/isios
RULE 22( E4tesios o! ti'e
RULE 227( St$5 o! .#o%eedigs
RULE 22:( Se#/i%e o! .$.e#s
ARTICLE 8
Ite#!e#e%e- T#i$"
RULE 229( &u#de o! .#oo!
RULE 23( ReBuest !o# +digs o! !$%t $d%o%"usios o! "$)
RULE 231( >$tte#s %oside#ed i dete#'iig .#io#it5
RULE 232( Re%o''ed$tio *5 Di#e%to#
ARTICLE
Ite#!e#e%e- Te#'i$tio
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RULE 233( Co%essio, $*$do'et
RULE 23( Reissue +"ed *5 .$tetee
RULE 238( St$tus o! %"$i's o! de!e$ted $.."i%$t
$!te# ite#!e#e%e
RULE 23( A%tio $!te# ite#!e#e%e
RULE 237( Se%od ite#!e#e%e
RULE 23:( Ite#!e#e%e i/o"/ig desigs $d uti"it5
'ode"s
CHAPTER I@
P#o%eedigs !o# Co'.u"so#5 Li%esigCo''e%e'et o! A%tio
RULE 239( P$tets su*e%t to .#o%eedigs !o#
%o'.u"so#5 "i%esig
RULE 2( ho '$5 .etitio !o# %o'.u"so#5 "i%ese
ti'e !o#
+"ig the .etitio
RULE 21( Fo#' $d %otets o! .etitio
RULE 22( #$t o! "i%ese
RULE 23( >otio !o# #e%oside#$tio
RULE 2( 0De"eted
RULE 28( 0De"eted
CHAPTER @
P#o%eedigs !o# the C$%e""$tio o! P$tets
RULE 2( P$tets su*e%t to %$%e""$tio
.#o%eedigs
RULE 27( ho '$5 .etitio !o# %$%e""$tio ti'e
!o# +"ig .etitio
RULE 2:( #ouds !o# %$%e""ig $ "ette#s .$tet
RULE 29( Fo#' $d %otets o! .etitio !o#
%$%e""$tio
RULE 28( Pu*"i%$tio o! oti%e o! +"ig o! .etitio
!o# %$%e""$tio
RULE 281( Se#/i%e o! the .etitio $d oti%e o!
he$#ig
RULE 282( He$#ig $d %$%e""$tio
RULE 283( C$%e""$tio !o# !#$ud o the i/eto#,
desige#, o#
'$
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o/e# the P#i%i.$" E4$'ie#s $d E4e%uti/e E4$'ie#
RULE 28( Di#e%to# o! P$tets e4e#%ise o di#e%t
%ot#o", di#e%tio
$d su.e#/isio o/e# the P#i%i.$" E4$'ie#s $d
the E4e%uti/e E4$'ie#
CHAPTER II
Petitios to the Di#e%to# o! P$tets
RULE 288( Petitio to the Di#e%to# to Buestio the
%o##e%tess o!
the $%tio o! $ P#i%i.$" E4$'ie# o# the E4e%uti/e
E4$'ie# o $ '$tte# ot su*e%t to $..e$"
CHAPTER III
A..e$"s to the Di#e%to# i E4 .$#te P#o%eedigs !#o'
the Fi$"
De%isios o! the P#i%i.$" E4$'ie#s $d the E4e%uti/e
E4$'ie#
RULE 28( A..e$"s to the Di#e%to#
RULE 287( E=e%t o! $ +$" de%isio o! $ P#i%i.$"
E4$'ie# o#
o! the E4e%uti/e E4$'ie# )hi%h is ot $..e$"ed
RULE 28:( ReBui#e'ets !o# $..e$" $..e""$ts *#ie!
RULE 289( The E4$'ie#s $s)e#
RULE 2( He$#ig
RULE 21( A;d$/its $!te# $..e$"
RULE 22( De%isio *5 the Di#e%to#
RULE 23( A%tio !o""o)ig de%isio
RULE 2( Reo.eig $!te# de%isio
CHAPTER I@
A..e$"s to the Ite#'edi$te A..e""$te Cou#t !#o' Fi$"
O#de#s o#
De%isios o! the Di#e%to# o! P$tets i E4 P$#te $d
Ite#
P$#tes P#o%eedigs
RULE 28( 0Re.e$"ed(
RULE 2( 0Re.e$"ed(
RULE 27( St$5 o! de%isios o! the Di#e%to# o!
P$tets i othe#
%$ses .edig $..e$" to Ite#'edi$te A..e""$te Cou#t
o! oe %$se
APPENDICES
Fo#'s
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S5'*o"s !o# D#$!ts'e
Re.u*"i% A%t No( 18
>e'o#$du' Ci#%u"$# No( TSE11
>e'o#$du' Ci#%u"$# No( TSE71
>e'o#$du' Ci#%u"$# No( TSE7
>e'o#$du' Ci#%u"$# No( CCS:2
>e'o#$du' Ci#%u"$# No( CCS:31
>e'o#$du' Ci#%u"$# No( CCS:31
>e'o#$du' Ci#%u"$# No( CCS:1
PATENTS
It#odu%tio
The $'ed'ets to the Ru"es o! P#$%ti%e i P$tet
C$ses it#odu%ed *5 &PTTT Ad'iist#$ti/e O#de# No( 1,
Se#ies o! 1992, )hi%h too< e=e%t o >$#%h 18, 1993 M
e4%e.t !o# Ru"e 1 o !ees )hi%h too< e=e%t o $u$#51, 199 M '$5 *e %"$ssi+ed ito se/e#$" %$tego#ies(
As #eg$#ds the !ees !o# i/etio, uti"it5 $d idust#i$"
desig, these )e#e i%#e$sed su*st$ti$""5( This is due
to the !$%t th$t the#e h$d *ee o $%#ossthe*o$#d
i%#e$se si%e 19:2( The .eso e4.e#ie%ed $"'ost
3 de/$"u$tio /is$/is the Uited St$tes do""$#
$d $ $/e#$ge dou*"edigit i$tio #$te .e# $u'
o/e# th$t .e#iod o! ti'e( To so!te the i'.$%t o s'$""
idust#ies, $.."i%$ts $#e di/ided ito s'$"" $d *ig
etities( Those )ith et $ssets o! P8,, o# "ess,
$#e %"$ssi+ed $s s'$"" etities, othe#)ise the5 $#e
%oside#ed $s *ig etities(
The $'ed'ets $"so de+e )ho *et)ee the
e'."o5e# o# the e'."o5ee o)s the .$tet .#o/ides
th$t ."$t o# $i'$" /$#ieties o# esseti$""5 *io"ogi%$"
.#o%esses !o# the .#odu%tio o! ."$ts $d $i'$"s $#e
ot .$tet$*"e $d i the %$se o! idust#i$" desigs,
.#o/ides th$t to the $""o)$*"e, the5 shou"d di=e#
sigi+%$t"5 !#o'
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$u$#5 1, 199
PART I
ee#$" P#o/isios
CHAPTER I
Co##es.ode%e
1( &usiess to &e T#$s$%ted i #itig( M A""
*usiess )ith the P$tet O;%e shou"d *e t#$s$%ted i
)#itig( The $%tio o! the O;%e )i"" *e *$sed
e4%"usi/e"5 o the )#itte #e%o#d( No $ttetio )i"" *e
.$id to $5 $""eged o#$" .#o'ise, sti.u"$tio, o#
ude#st$dig i #e"$tio to )hi%h the#e is $
dis$g#ee'et o# dou*t(
2( Co##es.ode%e to &e i the N$'e o! the
Di#e%to#( M A"" O;%e "ette#s 'ust *e set i the $'e
o! the GDi#e%to# o! P$tetG A"" "ette#s $d othe#
%o''ui%$tios iteded !o# the O;%e 'ust *e
$dd#essed to hi' i! $dd#essed to $5 o! the othe#
o;%e#s, the5 )i"" o#di$#i"5 *e #etu#ed(
3( A"" Ch$#ges to &e P#e.$id( M E4.#ess %h$#ges,
!#eight, .ost$ge, $d $"" othe# %h$#ges o '$tte# set
to the P$tet O;%e 'ust *e .#e.$id i !u"" othe#)ise
it )i"" ot *e #e%ei/ed(
( Pe#so$" Atted$%e Not Ne%ess$#5( M The
.e#so$" $tted$%e o! $.."i%$ts $t the P$tet O;%e
is ue%ess$#5( Thei# *usiess %$ *e t#$s$%ted *5
%o##es.ode%e(
8( Co##es.ode%e )ith Assigee( M The $ssigee
o! the eti#e ite#est o! $ i/etio is etit"ed to ho"d
%o##es.ode%e )ith the O;%e to the e4%"usio o! the
i/eto#(
( Co##es.ode%e )ith I/eto# $d Assigee( M
he the#e h$s *ee $ $ssig'et o! $ udi/ided
.$#t o! $ i/etio, $'ed'ets $d othe# $%tios
#eBui#ig the sig$tu#e o! the i/eto# 'ust $"so
#e%ei/e the )#itte $sset o! the $ssigee *ut o;%i$"
"ette#s )i"" o"5 *e set to the .osto;%e $dd#ess o!
the i/eto#, u"ess he sh$"" othe#)ise di#e%t(
7( Co##es.ode%e )ith Atto#e5 o# Aget( M
he $ $tto#e5 o# $get o# othe# #e%ogi6ed .e#so
sh$"" h$/e +"ed his .o)e# o! $tto#e5 o# $utho#i6$tio,
du"5 e4e%uted, the %o##es.ode%e )i"" *e he"d )ith
hi'( Dou*"e %o##es.ode%e )ith $ $.."i%$t $d his
$tto#e5 o# $get, o# )ith t)o $tto#e5s o# $gets, )i""
ot *e ude#t$
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I! the $.."i%$t $d his $get $#e o#esidets o! the
Phi"i..ies, %o##es.ode%e iteded !o# the' *5 the
O;%e )i"" *e se#/ed, !o# t#$s'itt$", o the #esidet
$get o# #e.#eset$ti/e $..oited *5 the $.."i%$t
ude# Ru"e 3(
:( Se.$#$te Lette# o! IBui#5( M A se.$#$te "ette#
shou"d i e/e#5 %$se *e )#itte i #e"$tio to e$%h
disti%t su*e%t o! iBui#5 o# $.."i%$tio(
P$.e#s set i /io"$tio o! this #u"e )i"" *e #etu#ed( %dt
9( Lette#s Re"$tig to A.."i%$tios( M he $ "ette#
%o%e#s $ $.."i%$tio, it shou"d st$te the $'e o!
the $.."i%$t, the tit"e o! the i/etio, the se#i$"
u'*e# o! the $.."i%$tio, $d the +"ig d$te o! thes$'e(
1( Lette#s Re"$tig to P$tets( M he the "ette#
%o%e#s $ .$tet, it shou"d st$te the $'e o! the
.$tetee, the tit"e o! the i/etio, $d the u'*e#
$d d$te o! the .$tet(
CHAPTER II
I!o#'$tio to Co##es.odets
11( I!o#'$tio O;%e# to &e i Ch$#ge o!
I!o#'$tio Se#/i%e Su*e%ts o hi%h I!o#'$tio
%$ &e i/e( M The I!o#'$tio O;%e# o# $5 othe#
o;%i$" )ho' the Di#e%to# '$5 desig$te to $ssist hi'
sh$"" *e i %h$#ge o! gi/ig 0$ gee#$" i!o#'$tio to
the .u*"i% #e"$ti/e to the +"ig o! $.."i%$tios i
i/etio .$tets, desigs, $d uti"it5 'ode"s 0*
gee#$" st$tus o! .$tet $.."i%$tios .edig )ith the
P$tet O;%e 0% $5 i!o#'$tio #e"$ti/e to the st$te
o! the$#t o! $ te%ho"og5 o the *$sis o! the P$tet
O;%es %o""e%tio o! .$tet do%u'ets .#o/ided th$t
i o ist$%e sh$"" i!o#'$tio o# $d/i%e *e gi/e#eg$#dig the .$tet$*i"it5 the#eo! i the Phi"i..ies
.#o/ided th$t $s #eg$#ds i!o#'$tio #e"$ti/e to $5
s.e%i+% te%hi%$" o# s%ieti+% '$tte# .edig +$"
$%tio *5 the O;%e, the $.."i%$t '$5 u.o .$5'et
o! $ !ee, #eBuest i )#itig !o# $ %o!e#e%e )ith the
E4$'ie# i %h$#ge, s.e%i!5ig the Bue#5 he )ou"d
)$t to .#o.oud to the E4$'ie#, *ut i #es.e%t o!
)hi%h the E4$'ie# '$5 ot g#$t, $t his dis%#etio,
$d iste$d %hoose to #e."5 to the Bue#5 i )#itig(
12( Su*e%ts o hi%h I!o#'$tio C$ot &e i/e(
M The O;%e %$ot #es.od to iBui#ies $s to the
i/eti/eess o# o/e"t5 o! $ $""eged i/etio
desi#ed to *e .$teted i $d/$%e o! the +"ig o! $
$.."i%$tio !o# $ .$tet o# to iBui#ies .#o.ouded
)ith $ /ie) to $s%e#t$iig )hethe# o# ot $5 $""eged
i/etio h$s *ee .$teted, $d, i! so, to )ho'- the
iBui#e# 'ust dete#'ie the !$%t hi'se"! *5 $ se$#%h o!
the #e%o#ds o! the P$tet O;%e(
O! the .#o.#iet5 o! '$
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the '$e# .#es%#i*ed *5 "$) $d *5 these Ru"es( A
%o.5 o! "$), #u"es, o# %i#%u"$# o! i!o#'$tio, )ith $
se%tio '$#
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$dditio$" %"$i' i
e4%ess o! 8 %"$i's 8( 1(
0% Fo# e$%h
e'*odi'et i
e4%ess o! oe i
$ desig $.."i%$tio 3( :(
0d C"$i' o!
%o/etio
.#io#it5 8( 1( 3(:( 3( :(
0e Reissue
$.."i%$tio o!
$ i/etio
.$tet 8( 1(
0! Di/isio$"
$.."i%$tio, !o#
e$%h di/isio :( 2( 88(
12( 88( 12(
0g Fo# %o/e#sio-
i/etio to U> 1( 3(
II( EA>INATION
2( ReBuests !o# E4tesio, et%(
0$ Fo# +#st #eBuest
!o# e4tesio o!
ti'e to +"e $
#es.ose to $
E4$'ie#s $%tio 8( 1( 8( 1(
8( 1(
0* Fo# se%od
#eBuest !o# $
e4tesio o! ti'e
to +"e #es.ose
to $ E4$'ie#
A%tio1( 2( 1( 2(
1( 2(0%
0% Fo# sus.esio
o! $ A%tio 2( ( 18(
3( 18( 3(
0d Fo# %o!e#e%e
)ith the E4$'ie#
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i%h$#ge o! the
$.."i%$tio 1( 2( 8( 2(
8( 2(
0e Fo# #e/i/$" 28( 8( 18(( 18( (
3( Ite#!e#e%e
0$ >otios
i( To disso"/e
ite#!e#e%e 2( 8( 178(
38( 178( 38(
ii( To $dd .$#t5
to $
ite#!e#e%e
.#o%eedig 2( 8( 178(
38( 178( 38(
iii( To shi!t
*u#de o!
.#oo! i $
ite#!e#e%e
.#o%eedig 2( 8( 178(
38( 178( 38(
i/( Fo# e$%h
e4tesio o!
ti'e to +"e
$..e$" *#ie!s
i $ e4.$#te
%$se 1( 3( 1( 2(
1( 2(
( Fi"ig o! Noti%e o!
A..e$" to the
Di#e%to# !#o' $ +$"
o#de# o# de%isio o!
P#i%i.$" E4$'ie# o#
E4e%uti/e E4$'ie# 8( 1(
( :( ( :(
8( Re%o#d$" o! +#st
$ssig'et o!
$.."i%$tio !#o'
s'$"" to *ig
etit5 3( 18(
18(
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Pu*"i%$tio !ee 0$t %ost 'i(-2 0$t %ost
'i(-2 0$t %ost 'i(-2
III( POST EA>INATIONS
( Issu$%e o! P$tet
Ce#ti+%$te 1( 8( 1(
3( 1( 3(
Pu*"i%$tio Fee 0$t %ost 'i(-2 0$t %ost
'i(-2 0$t %ost 'i(-2
7( Issu$%e o! $ e)
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o)e#shi. 28( 8( 2(
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:( 0$ Re%o#d$" o!
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i! $5- 0$t %ost 'ii'u'-2
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$ssig'et o!
issued .$tet !#o'
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Lette#s P$tet e(g(
%h$ge o! $'e
o# $dd#ess o!
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9( Au$" !ee $t the
*egiig o!
8th ( 18(
th 9( 2(
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7th 12( 28(
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1( Reissue o! $
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11( Petitio !o#
e4tesio o! te#'
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1( Petitio !o#
/o"ut$#5
su##ede#,
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%$%e""$tio,
$'ed'et o#
dis%"$i'e# $!te#
#egist#$tio o#
%o##e%tio o!
$ .$tet 18( 3( 1(
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.etitio
is g#$ted 0$t %ost 'ii'u'-2
18( Re%ostitutio
o! dest#o5ed
#e%o#ds
#egist#$tio 2( ( 2(
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!ee .e# .$tet 1( 2( 78(
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e#o4 %o.5
I@( REISTRATION FEES FOR
PATENT ATTORNEJS OR
AENT
0$ Fee !o# t$
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@( OTHERS
0$ St$teo!the$#t se$#%h
o '$tte#s ot )ithi
the .#ohi*itio o! Ru"e 12
P8( u. to P2,8(
$s '$5 *e dete#'ied
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se$#%h
17( Re!ud o! Fees $d Ch$#ges P#e.$id( M >oe5
.$id *5 $%tu$" 'ist$
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.#i%i.$" *ut $ thi#d $tto#e5 $..oited *5 the se%od
)i"" ot *e #e%ogi6ed(
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$tto#e5 o# $utho#i6$tio '$5 *e #e/o
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the "eg$" $d s%ieti+% $d te%hi%$" Bu$"i+%$tios
e%ess$#5 to e$*"e hi' to #ede# $.."i%$ts !o#
.$tets /$"u$*"e se#/i%e, $d is othe#)ise %o'.etet
to $d/ise $d $ssist the' i the .#eset$tio $d
.#ose%utio o! thei# $.."i%$tios *e!o#e the Phi"i..ie
P$tet O;%e(
0d Regist#$tio o! +#'s( M A5 "$) +#', idi/idu$"
.$#te#s o! )hi%h $#e e$%h #egiste#ed o the #egiste# o!
$tto#e5s, '$5 h$/e its $'e ete#ed u.o the
#egiste# o! $tto#e5s( A5 +#', oe o! the idi/idu$"
'e'*e#s o! )hi%h is #egiste#ed o the #egiste# o!
$gets $d e$%h o! the #e'$iig idi/idu$" 'e'*e#s
$#e #egiste#ed eithe# o the #egiste# o! $tto#e5s o# the
#egiste# o! $gets, '$5 h$/e its $'e ete#ed o the#egiste# o! $gets( I! the 'e'*e#shi. o# the +#' is
%h$ged, .etitio 'ust *e +"ed !o# #egist#$tio o! the
+#' $s %h$ged(
0e Fo#eig .$tet $tto#e5s $d $gets( M A5
!o#eig .$tet $tto#e5 o# $get ot $ #esidet o! the
Phi"i..ies )ho sh$"" +"e .#oo! to the s$tis!$%tio o! the
Di#e%to# th$t he is #egiste#ed $d i good st$dig
*e!o#e the P$tet O;%e o! the %out#5 i )hi%h he
#esides $d .#$%ti%es, $d is .ossessed o! theBu$"i+%$tios st$ted i .$#$g#$.h 0% o! this #u"e, '$5
*e #egiste#ed o the #egiste# o! $gets $s etit"ed to
#e.#eset $.."i%$ts "o%$ted i su%h %out#5 *e!o#e the
Phi"i..ie P$tet O;%e i the .#eset$tio $d
.#ose%utio o! $.."i%$tios P#o/ided, Th$t the .$tet
o;%e o! su%h %out#5 $""o)s su*st$ti$""5 #e%i.#o%$"
.#i/i"eges to those $d'itted to .#$%ti%e *e!o#e the
Phi"i..ie P$tet O;%e( Su%h #egist#$tio sh$""
%otiue du#ig the .e#iod th$t the %oditios
s.e%i+ed o*t$i(
0! o/e#'et e'."o5ees( M O;%e#s $d
e'."o5ees o! the Re.u*"i% o! the Phi"i..ies )hoseo;%i$" duties #eBui#e the .#e.$#$tio $d .#ose%utio
o! $.."i%$tios !o# .$tet '$5 *e #egiste#ed 0o
%o'."i$%e )ith these #u"es o# #e%ogi6ed to .#$%ti%e,
to the e4tet e%ess$#5 to %$##5 out thei# o;%i$"
duties(
0g Fo#'e# e4$'ie#s( M No .e#so )ho h$s se#/ed
i the e4$'iig %o#.s o! the P$tet O;%e )i"" *e
#egiste#ed $!te# te#'i$tio o! his se#/i%es, o#, i!
#egiste#ed *e!o#e su%h se#/i%e, *e #eist$ted, u"ess
he ude#t$
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0h O$th $d #egist#$tio !ee( M &e!o#e his $'e
'$5 *e ete#ed o the #egiste# o! $tto#e5s o# o the
#egiste# o! $gets, e/e#5 .etitioe# !o# #egist#$tio
'ust su*s%#i*e $d s)e$# to $ o$th .#es%#i*ed *5 the
Di#e%to# o! P$tets $d .$5 the #eBui#ed #egist#$tio
!ee( The Di#e%to# '$5 #eBui#e, !o# the '$ite$%e o!
the #egist#$tio i the #egiste# o! $tto#e5s o# $gets
the .$5'et, .e#iodi%$""5 o! $ !ee(
22( Li'ited Re%ogitio( M A5 .e#so ot
#egiste#ed $d ot etit"ed to *e #e%ogi6ed ude# the
.#e%edig #u"e $s $ $tto#e5 o# $get to #e.#eset
$.."i%$ts gee#$""5 '$5, u.o $ sho)ig o!
%i#%u'st$%es )hi%h #ede# it e%ess$#5 o# usti+$*"e,
*e #e%ogi6ed *5 the Di#e%to# to .#ose%ute $s $tto#e5o# $get $ s.e%i+ed $.."i%$tio o# $.."i%$tios, *ut
this "i'ited #e%ogitio sh$"" ot e4ted !u#the# th$
the $.."i%$tio o# $.."i%$tios s.e%i+ed(
23( Pe#sos Not Registe#ed o# Re%ogi6ed( M No
.e#so o# +#' ot #egiste#ed o# s.e%i+%$""5 #e%ogi6ed
$s .#o/ided i these #u"es )i"" *e .e#'itted to
.#ose%ute $.."i%$tios o! othe#s *e!o#e the P$tet
O;%e(
2( P#o!essio$" Codu%t( M Atto#e5s $d $gets
$..e$#ig *e!o#e the P$tet O;%e 'ust %o!o#' to
the st$d$#ds o! ethi%$" $d .#o!essio$" %odu%t
gee#$""5 $.."i%$*"e to $tto#e5s *e!o#e the %ou#ts o!
the Phi"i..ies(
28( Ad/e#tisig( M E/e#5 $tto#e5 $d $get
#egiste#ed to .#$%ti%e *e!o#e the Phi"i..ie P$tet
O;%e sh$"" su*'it to the Di#e%to# o! P$tets !o#
$..#o/$" %o.ies o! $"" .#o.osed $d/e#tisig '$tte#,
%i#%u"$#s, "ette#s, %$#ds, et%(, iteded to so"i%it .$tet
*usiess, $d i! it *e ot dis$..#o/ed *5 hi' $d the
$tto#e5 o# $get so oti+ed )ithi 3 d$5s $!te#
su*'issio, it '$5 *e %oside#ed $..#o/ed(
No #egiste#ed $get sh$"", i $d/e#tisig '$tte# o# i
.$.e#s +"ed i the P$tet O;%e, #e.#eset hi'se"! to
*e $ $tto#e5, so"i%ito#, o# "$)5e#(
A5 #egiste#ed $tto#e5 o# $get sedig out o# usig
$5 su%h '$tte#, $ %o.5 o! )hi%h h$s ot *ee
su*'itted to the Di#e%to# o! P$tets i $%%o#d$%e )ith
this #u"e, o# )hi%h h$s *ee dis$..#o/ed *5 the
Di#e%to# o! P$tets, $d $5 #egiste#ed $get
'is#e.#esetig his st$tus sh$"" *e su*e%t to
sus.esio o# dis*$#'et(
2( Sig$tu#e $d Ce#ti+%$te o! Atto#e5( M E/e#5
.$.e# +"ed *5 $ $tto#e5 o# $get #e.#esetig $
$.."i%$t o# .$#t5 to $ .#o%eedig i the P$tet O;%e
'ust *e$# the sig$tu#e o! su%h $tto#e5 o# $get,
e4%e.t .$.e#s )hi%h $#e #eBui#ed to *e siged *5 the
$.."i%$t o# .$#t5 i .e#so 0su%h $s the $.."i%$tioitse"! $d $;d$/its #eBui#ed o! $.."i%$ts( The
sig$tu#e o! $ $tto#e5 o# $get to $ .$.e# +"ed *5
hi', o# the +"ig o# .#eset$tio o! $5 .$.e# *5 hi',
%ostitutes $ %e#ti+%$te th$t the othe# h$s *ee #e$d
th$t is +"ig is $utho#i6ed th$t to the *est o! his
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de"$5( he $ $.."i%$t o# .$#t5 is #e.#eseted *5 $
#egiste#ed +#' su%h .$.e#s 'ust %$##5 the sig$tu#e o!
$ idi/idu$" 'e'*e# o! the +#' o# $ idi/idu$"
#egiste#ed $tto#e5 o# $get e'."o5ed *5 the +#' $d
du"5 $utho#i6ed to sig o *eh$"! o! the +#', i
$dditio to the +#' $'e, $d the %e#ti+%$tio sh$"" *e
$ %e#ti+%$tio *5 $d o *eh$"! o! the +#' $d *5 the
idi/idu$"( %d
27( Re'o/ig N$'es !#o' Registe#s( M Atto#e5s,
$gets $d +#'s, #egiste#ed to .#$%ti%e *e!o#e the
P$tet O;%e, shou"d oti!5 the O;%e o! $5 %h$ge o!
$dd#ess !o# et#5 o the #egiste#, *5 "ette# se.$#$te
!#o' $5 oti%e o! %h$ge o! $dd#ess +"ed i idi/idu$"
$.."i%$tios( The O;%e '$5 $dd#ess $ "ette# to $5.e#so o# +#' o the #egiste#s, $t the $dd#ess o! )hi%h
se.$#$te oti%e !o# the #egiste# )$s "$st #e%ei/ed, !o#
the .u#.ose o! $s%e#t$iig )hethe# su%h .e#so o#
+#' desi#es to #e'$i o the #egiste#( The $'e o! $5
.e#so o# +#' !$i"ig to #e."5 $d gi/e the i!o#'$tio
#eBuested )ithi $ ti'e "i'it s.e%i+ed )i"" *e #e'o/ed
!#o' the #egiste#( A5 $'e so #e'o/ed '$5 *e
#eist$ted, eithe# o the #egiste# o! $tto#e5s o# the
#egiste# o! $gets, $s '$5 *e $..#o.#i$te( The o
.$5'et o! the !ee to '$it$i the #egist#$tio i
$%%o#d$%e )ith the #u"es .#es%#i*ed *5 the Di#e%to#
)i"" "i
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0% As)e#( M The #es.odets $s)e# sh$"" *e
+"ed i )#itig )ith the Di#e%to# )ithi thi#t5 d$5s !#o'
the ti'e the oti%e is se#/ed o the #es.odet, o#
)ithi su%h e4tesio o! ti'e $s '$5 *e $""o)ed *5
the Di#e%to# !o# good %$use sho)( The $s)e# sh$""
*e ude# o$th( F$i"u#e to $s)e# )ithi the ti'e
$""o)ed )i"" *e t$
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31( St$tuto#5 C"$sses o! P$tet$*"e I/etio( M 01
P$tets sh$"" *e g#$ted to $5 i/etio o! e) $d
use!u" '$%hie, '$u!$%tu#ed .#odu%ts o# su*st$%e,
.#o%ess o# $ i'.#o/e'et o! $5 o! the !o#egoig(
02 The .#o/isios o! .$#$g#$.h 01 sh$"" e4%"ude.$tet$*i"it5 to ."$t o# $i'$" /$#ieties o# esseti$""5
*io"ogi%$" .#o%ess !o# the .#odu%tio o! ."$ts $d
$i'$"s(
32( NoP$tet$*"e I/etios( M A i/etio sh$""
ot *e .$tet$*"e i! it is %ot#$#5 to .u*"i% o#de# o#
'o#$"s, o# to .u*"i% he$"th o# )e"!$#e, h$6$#dous to the
e/i#o'et o# i! it %ostitutes $ 'e#e ide$, s%ieti+%
.#i%i."e o# $*st#$%t theo#e' ot e'*odied i $
i/etio, o# $5 .#o%ess ot di#e%ted to the '$
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38A( I/etios C#e$ted Pu#su$t to $ Co''issio o#
*5 $ E'."o5ee( M I the $*se%e o! %ot#$%tu$"
.#o/isios to the %ot#$#5, the o)e#shi. o! $
i/etio '$de i the e4e%utio o! $ %ot#$%t sh$""
*e"og to the .e#so h$/ig %o''issioed the )o#
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0% I! $ $.."i%$tio o! .$tet h$s *ee '$de
i$d/e#tet"5 o# *5 'ist$
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.e#so 'etioed i Ru"e 37 o# 3: )ho h$s $.."ied !o#
$ .$tet i ."$%e o! the i/eto#(
CHAPTER III
The A.."i%$tio !o# $ I/etio P$tet
ARTICLE 1
ReBui#e'ets i ee#$"
3( ee#$" ReBuisites !o# $ A.."i%$tio !o# $
I/etio P$tet( M A $.."i%$tio !o# $ i/etio
.$tet 'ust *e '$de to the Di#e%to# o! P$tets( A
%o'."ete $.."i%$tio %o'.#ises
0$ A .etitio o# #eBuest !o# $ .$tet 0See Ru"e 87(
0* A s.e%i+%$tio i%"udig $ %"$i' o# %"$i's- i
Eg"ish- see Ru"es 8: 8(
0% A o$th see Ru"e (
0d D#$)igs, )he e%ess$#5 see Ru"es 9 to 71(
0e The .#es%#i*ed +"ig !ee see Ru"e 1(
( L$gu$ge, P$.e#, #itig( M A"" .$#ts o! the$.."i%$tio !o# $ i/etio .$tet '$5 *e i Eg"ish
o# S.$ish o# Pi"i.io "$gu$ge( &ut i! i eithe# o! the
t)o "$tte# "$gu$ges, $ /e#i+ed t#$s"$tio ito Eg"ish
'ust $%%o'.$5 the $.."i%$tio( %d
A"" .$.e#s !o# $ $.."i%$tio !o# $ i/etio .$tet
)hi%h $#e to *e%o'e .$#t o! the .e#'$et #e%o#ds o!
the P$tet O;%e 'ust *e the o#igi$" %o.5 o"5 $d
)#itte o *ut oe side o! .$.e#, : *5 13 i%hes i
si6e, $d 'ust *e "egi*"5 )#itte, t5.e)#itte o#
.#ited i .e#'$et i$#gis $d Nu'*e#ed Lies !o# the
S.e%i+%$tio( M The s.e%i+%$tio $d %"$i's o! $
$.."i%$tio !o# $ i/etio .$tet 'ust *e )#itte
)ith the "ies u'*e#ed $d )ith $ )ide '$#gi
#ese#/ed o the "e!t h$d side o! the .$ge(
( Rese#/$tio C"$use Not Pe#'itted( M A
$.."i%$tio !o# $ i/etio .$tet su*'itted to the
P$tet O;%e 'ust ot %ot$i $ #ese#/$tio !o# !utu#e
$.."i%$tio o! $5 '$tte# dis%"osed the#ei(
7( A.."i%$tio A%%e.ted $d Fi"ed !o# E4$'i$tio
O"5 he Co'."ete( M A $.."i%$tio !o# $
i/etio .$tet )i"" ot *e $%%e.ted $d ."$%ed u.o
the +"es !o# e4$'i$tio uti" $"" its #eBui#ed .$#ts,
%o'."5ig )ith the #u"es #e"$tig the#eto $#e #e%ei/ed
e4%e.t th$t %e#t$i 'io# i!o#'$"ities '$5 *e )$i/ed
su*e%t to su*seBuet %o##e%tio, )hee/e# #eBui#ed(
I! the .$.e#s $d .$#ts $#e i%o'."ete, o# so de!e%ti/e
th$t the5 %$ot *e $%%e.ted $s $ %o'."ete
$.."i%$tio !o# e4$'i$tio, the $.."i%$t )i"" *e
oti+ed the .$.e#s )i"" *e he"d !ou# 0 'oths !o#
%o'."etio, $d i! ot *5 the %o'."eted, )i"" *e
sto#ed $s $ $*$doed i%o'."ete $.."i%$tio $d
e/etu$""5 dest#o5ed o# othe#)ise dis.osed o!(
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:( Se#i$" Nu'*e# $d Fi"ig D$te o! A.."i%$tio( M
Co'."ete $.."i%$tios $#e u'*e#ed i #egu"$# o#de#,
$d the $.."i%$t )i"" *e i!o#'ed o! the se#i$" u'*e#
$d +"ig d$te o! the $.."i%$tio *5 $ +"ig #e%ei.t(
The +"ig d$te o! the $.."i%$tio is the d$te o )hi%h
the %o'."ete $.."i%$tio, $%%e.t$*"e !o# ."$%ig o the
+"es !o# e4$'i$tio, is #e%ei/ed i the P$tet O;%e
o# the d$te o )hi%h the "$st .$#t %o'."etig su%h
$.."i%$tio is #e%ei/ed, i the %$se o! $ i%o'."ete o#
de!e%ti/e $.."i%$tio %o'."eted )ithi !ou# 0
'oths( The E4e%uti/e E4$'ie# sh$"" *e i %h$#ge o!
+4ig the +"ig d$te $d se#i$" u'*e# o! $
$.."i%$tio(
:A( Cotiu$tio, $d Cotiu$tioiP$#tA.."i%$tio( M
0$ A %otiu$tio $.."i%$tio $'ig $s i/eto#s
the s$'e o# "ess th$ $"" the i/eto#s $'ed i the
o#igi$" $.."i%$tio $d )hi%h dis%"oses $d %"$i's
o"5 su*e%t '$tte# dis%"osed i the .#io# $.."i%$tio
'$5 *e +"ed $s $ se.$#$te $.."i%$tio *e!o#e the
.$tetig o# $*$do'et o! o# te#'i$tio o!
.#o%eedigs o the o#igi$" $.."i%$tio(
0* A %otiu$tioi.$#t is $ $.."i%$tio +"ed
du#ig the .ede%5 o! $ e$#"ie# +"ed $.."i%$tio *5
the s$'e i/eto#0s #e.e$tig so'e su*st$ti$"
.o#tio0s o# $"" o! the e$#"ie# $.."i%$tio $d $ddig
'$tte# ot dis%"osed i the s$id e$#"ie# +"ed
$.."i%$tio(
A5 %"$i' i $ %otiu$tioi.$#t $.."i%$tio )hi%h is
di#e%ted so"e"5 to su*e%t '$tte# $deBu$te"5 dis%"osed
i the .$#et $.."i%$tio is etit"ed to the *ee+t o!
the +"ig d$te o! the .$#et $.."i%$tio( Ho)e/e#, i! $
%"$i' i $ %otiu$tioi.$#t $.."i%$tio #e%ites $
!e$tu#e )hi%h )$s ot dis%"osed o# $deBu$te"5
su..o#ted *5 $ .#o.e# dis%"osu#e i the .$#et
$.."i%$tio, *ut )hi%h )$s +#st it#odu%ed o#
$deBu$te"5 su..o#ted i the %otiu$tioi.$#t
$.."i%$tio su%h $ %"$i' is etit"ed o"5 to the +"ig
d$te o! the %otiu$tioi.$#t $.."i%$tio(
A %otiuig $.."i%$tio 'ust *e +"ed *e!o#e the
$*$do'et o# .$tetig o! the +#st $.."i%$tio(
9( I'.#o.e# A.."i%$tios( M A5 $.."i%$tio siged
o# s)o# to i *"$
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sig"e sig$tu#e !o#' su.."ied *5 the O;%e o#
$..#o/ed *5 the O;%e is used(
82( P$.e#s o! Co'."ete A.."i%$tio Not to &e
Retu#ed( M The .$.e#s i $ %o'."ete $.."i%$tio )i""
ot *e #etu#ed !o# $5 .u#.ose )h$te/e#( I! $.."i%$tsh$/e ot .#ese#/ed %o.ies o! the .$.e#s, the O;%e )i""
!u#ish %o.ies $t the usu$" !ees(
83( P$#ts o! A.."i%$tio to &e Fi"ed Togethe#( M A""
.$#ts o! the %o'."ete $.."i%$tio shou"d *e de.osited
i the P$tet O;%e togethe#, $d $"" these .$#ts,
e4%e.t the d#$)igs 'ust *e !$steed togethe#, $d
i'.#essed )ith $ ot$#i$" o# othe# o;%i$" se$" *5 the
ot$#5 o# othe# o;%e# *e!o#e )ho' the o$th is t$ust A%%o'.$5 E$%h P$#t o!
A.."i%$tio Se.$#$te"5 Su*'itted( M I %$ses )he#e $"".$#ts o! the %o'."ete $.."i%$tio h$/e ot *ee +"ed
togethe# i the O;%e, i $%%o#d$%e )ith Ru"e 83, $
"ette# 'ust $%%o'.$5 e$%h .$#t su*'itted
se.$#$te"5, su%h "ette# $%%u#$te"5 $d %"e$#"5
%oe%tig it )ith the othe# .$#ts o! the $.."i%$tio(
8( A.."i%$tio !o# I/etio P$tet P#e/ious"5 Fi"ed
A*#o$d( M A $.."i%$tio !o# .$tet !o# $ i/etio
+"ed i this %out#5 *5 $5 .e#so )ho h$s .#e/ious"5
#egu"$#"5 +"ed $ $.."i%$tio !o# $ .$tet !o# the s$'e
i/etio i $ !o#eig %out#5 )hi%h, *5 t#e$t5,
%o/etio, o# "$), $=o#ds si'i"$# .#i/i"eges to %iti6es
o! the Phi"i..ies, sh$"" h$/e the s$'e !o#%e $d e=e%t
$s the s$'e $.."i%$tio )ou"d h$/e i! +"ed i this
%out#5 o the d$te o )hi%h the $.."i%$tio !o# .$tet
!o# the s$'e i/etio )$s +#st +"ed i su%h !o#eig
%out#5- P#o/ided, Th$t the $.."i%$tio i this %out#5
is +"ed )ithi t)e"/e 'oths !#o' the e$#"iest d$te o
)hi%h $5 su%h !o#eig $.."i%$tio )$s +"ed, $d $
%e#ti+ed %o.5 o! the !o#eig $.."i%$tio togethe# )ith $
%e#ti+ed $d $utheti%$ted t#$s"$tio the#eo! itoEg"ish, i! ot i the Eg"ish "$gu$ge, is +"ed )ithi
si4 'oths !#o' the d$te o! +"ig i the Phi"i..ies,
u"ess the P#i%i.$" E4$'ie# !o# good %$use sho)
sh$"" e4ted the ti'e !o# +"ig su%h %e#ti+ed %o.5- Ad
.#o/ided, !u#the#, Th$t o .$tet sh$"" *e g#$ted o
$ $.."i%$tio !o# .$tet !o# $ i/etio )hi%h h$d
*ee .$teted o# des%#i*ed i $ .#ited .u*"i%$tio i
this o# $5 !o#eig %out#5 'o#e th$ oe 5e$# *e!o#e
the d$te o! the $%tu$" +"ig o! the $.."i%$tio i this
%out#5, o# )hi%h h$d *ee i .u*"i% o# s$"e i this
%out#5, o# )hi%h h$d *ee i .u*"i% use o# s$"e i this
%out#5 !o# 'o#e th$ oe 5e$# .#io# to su%h +"ig(
0Se%tio 18 o! Re.u*"i% A%t No( 18, $s $'eded *5
Re.u*"i% A%t No( 37(
I! $ $.."i%$tio !o# $ .$tet is '$de ude# se%tio 18
o! the .$tet "$), the !$%t 'ust *e s.e%i+%$""5 st$ted
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i the .etitio, othe#)ise the O;%e )i"" %oside# the
$.."i%$tio to *e 'e#e"5 $ o#di$#5 oe, $d ot $
$.."i%$tio ude# s$id se%tio 18(
8A( De"$5ed Su*'issio o! P#io#it5 C"$i'( M he#e
the $.."i%$tio %ou"d h$/e %"$i'ed the .#io#it5 o! $
e$#"ie# $.."i%$tio *ut, )he +"ed, did ot %ot$i su%h
.#io#it5 %"$i', the $.."i%$t sh$"" h$/e the #ight to
%"$i' su%h .#io#it5 i $ se.$#$te de%"$#$tio su*'itted
to the O;%e )ithi $ .e#iod o! $t "e$st t)o 'oths
!#o' the +"ig d$te o! the Phi"i..ie $.."i%$tio,
othe#)ise the O;%e )i"" %oside# the o#de# to *e
'e#e"5 $ o#di$#5 oe $d ot ude# Se%( 18(
ARTICLE 2
The Petitio !o# $ I/etio P$tet
87( Cotets o! the Petitio( M The .etitio 'ust *e
$dd#essed to the Di#e%to# o! P$tets, $d 'ust st$te
the $'e, %iti6eshi., #eside%e, $d .osto;%e
$dd#ess o! the .etitioe#, #eBuest the g#$t o! $
.$tet, desig$te *5 tit"e the i/etio sought to *e
.$teted, %ot$i $ #e!e#e%e to the s.e%i+%$tio, $d'ust *e siged *5 the .etitioe#(
The .o)e# o! $tto#e5 o# $utho#i6$tio o! $get, $d
the $..oit'et o! $ Phi"i..ie #esidet $get u.o
)ho' oti%e o# .#o%ess '$5 *e se#/ed, '$5 *e
i%o#.o#$ted i the .etitio(
ARTICLE 3
The S.e%i+%$tio !o# $ I/etio
8:( A##$ge'et o! S.e%i+%$tio( M The
s.e%i+%$tio sh$"" de$" )ith the !o""o)ig to.i%s, i the
o#de# idi%$ted-
0$ Tit"e o! the i/etio(
0* A*st#$%t o! the Dis%"osu#e(
0% ie! su''$#5 o! the i/etio(
0d ie! des%#i.tio o! the se/e#$" /ie)s o! the
d#$)igs i! the#e *e d#$)igs(
0e Det$i"ed des%#i.tio(
0! C"$i' o# %"$i's(
0g Sig$tu#e o! the $.."i%$t(
89( Tit"e $d A*st#$%t( M The tit"e o! the i/etio
shou"d *e $s sho#t $d s.e%i+% $s .ossi*"e, $d shou"d
$..e$# $s $ he$dig o the +#st .$ge o! the
s.e%i+%$tio(
A .$tet $*st#$%t is $ %o%ise st$te'et o! the
te%hi%$" dis%"osu#e o! the .$tet $d shou"d i%"ude
th$t )hi%h is e) i the $#t to )hi%h the i/etio
.e#t$is( %d$si$
The *#ie! $*st#$%t o! the te%hi%$" dis%"osu#e i the
s.e%i+%$tio shou"d !o""o) $!te# 0$ Tit"e o! the
i/etio o# *e!o#e 0* ie! Su''$#5 o! the I/etio,
ude# the he$dig A*st#$%t o! Dis%"osu#e( The .u#.ose
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o! the A*st#$%t is to e$*"e the P$tet O;%e $d the
.u*"i% to dete#'ie Bui%
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s$tis+es the #eBui#e'et o! *eig use!u" o# idust#i$""5
$.."i%$*"e(
0d I the %$se o! $ i'.#o/e'et, the det$i"ed
des%#i.tio 'ust .$#ti%u"$#"5 .oit out the .$#ts o! the
.#o%ess, '$%hie, '$u!$%tu#ed .#odu%t o# su*st$%eto )hi%h the i'.#o/e'et #e"$tes, $d the des%#i.tio
shou"d *e %o+ed to the s.e%i+% i'.#o/e'et $d to
su%h .$#ts o! the o"d .#o%ess, '$%hie et%(, $s
e%ess$#i"5 %oo.e#$te )ith the i'.#o/e'et o# $s '$5
*e e%ess$#5 to $ %o'."ete ude#st$dig o#
des%#i.tio o! s$id i'.#o/e'et(
2A( ReBui#e'ets o! Phi"i..ie P$tet A.."i%$tios
Re"$tig to &io"ogi%$" >$te#i$"s $d >i%#oo#g$is's( M
he#e the $.."i%$tio #e!e#s to $ *io"ogi%$" o#
'i%#o*io"ogi%$" .#o%ess $d .#odu%ts the#eo! o# to $
*io"ogi%$""5 #e.#odu%i*"e '$te#i$" $d i/o"/e the use
o! 'i%#oo#g$is' )hi%h is ot $/$i"$*"e to the .u*"i%
$d )hi%h %$ ot *e des%#i*eddis%"osed i the
$.."i%$tio i su%h $ )$5 $s to e$*"e the i/etio to
*e %$##ied out *5 the .e#so s
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"i'it$tios o! e$%h o! the .$#ti%u"$# %"$i's i #e"$tio
to )hi%h it is *eig %oside#ed(
0d The %"$i' o# %"$i's 'ust %o!o#' to the
i/etio $s set !o#th i the des%#i.tio '$de i the
s.e%i+%$tio, $d the te#'s $d .h#$ses used i the%"$i's 'ust +"ed %"e$# su..o#t o# $te%edet *$sis i
the s$id des%#i.tio, so th$t the 'e$ig o! the te#'s
i the %"$i's '$5 *e $s%e#t$i$*"e *5 #e!e#e%e to the
des%#i.tio(
See Ru"es 118 to 121 $s to %"$i'ig di=e#et
i/etios i oe $.."i%$tio(
Lo%$" $.."i%$ts !o# .$tets, ot e'."o5ig $tto#e5s,
shou"d ot ude#t$
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.u*"i%$tio eithe# i the Phi"i..ies o# i $5 !o#eig
%out#5 'o#e th$ oe 5e$# *e!o#e he '$de
$.."i%$tio !o# $ .$tet the#e!o#, 03 th$t it h$d ot
*ee i .u*"i% use o# o s$"e i the Phi"i..ies !o#
'o#e th$ oe 5e$# *e!o#e he +"ed $.."i%$tio !o# $
.$tet the#e!o#, $d 0 th$t the su*e%t '$tte# o! his
i/etio, !o# )hi%h he is $.."5ig !o# $ .$tet, is ot
the s$'e $s th$t o! $5 othe# i/etio %o/e#ed *5 $
.$tet /$"id"5 issued i the Phi"i..ies, $d g#$ted o
$ $.."i%$tio +"ed *e!o#e the +"ig o! his o)
$.."i%$tio(
I! $5 $.."i%$tio !o# .$tet h$s *ee +"ed i $5
!o#eig %out#5 *5 the $.."i%$t i this %out#5, o# *5
his "eg$" #e.#eset$ti/es o# $ssigs, .#io# to his$.."i%$tio i this %out#5, he sh$"" st$te i the o$th
the %out#5 o# %out#ies i )hi%h su%h $.."i%$tio h$s
*ee +"ed, gi/ig the d$te o! su%h $.."i%$tio, $d
sh$"" $"so st$te th$t o $.."i%$tio h$s *ee +"ed i
$5 othe# %out#5 o# %out#ies th$t those 'etioed,
$d i! o $.."i%$tio !o# .$tet h$s *ee +"ed i $5
!o#eig %out#5, he sh$"" so st$te(
I! the $.."i%$tio *e '$de *5 $ e4e%uto# o#
$d'iist#$to# o! $ de%e$sed .e#so, o# *5 thegu$#di$, %ose#/$to#, o# #e.#eset$ti/e o! $ is$e
.e#so, the o$th sh$"" $""ege the #e"$tioshi. o! the
$;$t to the i/eto# $d, u.o i!o#'$tio $d
*e"ie!, the !$%ts )hi%h the i/eto# is #eBui#ed *5 this
#u"e to '$
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'$5 $d'iiste# $ o$th o# $;#'$tio to su%h
$.."i%$t o# .etitioe# o# .$#t5(
ARTICLE 8
The D#$)igs !o# $ I/etio
9( 0$ ee#$" ReBuisites !o# the D#$)ig( M The
d#$)ig 'ust *e siged *5 the $.."i%$t o# the $'e
o! the $.."i%$t '$5 *e siged o the d#$)ig *5 his
$tto#e5 o# $get( The d#$)ig 'ust sho) e/e#5
!e$tu#e o! the i/etio %o/e#ed *5 the %"$i's, $d the
+gu#es shou"d *e %ose%uti/e"5 u'*e#ed, i! .ossi*"e(
0* D#$)ig !o# $ I'.#o/e'et( M he the
i/etio %osists o! $ i'.#o/e'et o! $ o"d'$%hie, the d#$)ig 'ust e4hi*it, i oe o# 'o#e
/ie)s, the i/etio itse"!, dis%oe%ted !#o' the o"d
st#u%tu#e, $d $"so, i $othe# /ie), so 'u%h o"5 o!
the o"d st#u%tu#e $s )i"" su;%e to sho) the %oe%tio
o! the i/etio the#e)ith( %d
7( Ui!o#' St$d$#d o! E4%e""e%e Suited to
Photo"ithog#$.hi% P#o%ess, ReBui#ed o! D#$)igs( M
The .#itig o! the d#$)igs i the O;%i$" $6ette is
doe *5 the .hoto"ithog#$.hi% .#o%ess, $d the#e!o#ethe %h$#$%te# o! e$%h o#igi$" d#$)ig 'ust *e
*#ought $s e$#"5 $s .ossi*"e to $ ui!o#' st$d$#d o!
e4%e""e%e suited to the #eBui#e'ets o! the .#o%ess,
to gi/e the *est #esu"ts, i the ite#ests o! i/eto#s, o!
the O;%e, $d o! the .u*"i%( The !o""o)ig #u"es )i""
the#e!o#e *e #igid"5 e!o#%ed, $d $5 de.$#tu#e !#o'
the' )i"" *e %e#t$i to %$use de"$5 i the e4$'i$tio
o! $ $.."i%$tio !o# "ette#s .$tet-
0$ P$.e# $d i
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"ies 'ust *e %"e$, sh$#., $d so"id, $d the5 'ust
ot *e too +e o# %#o)ded( Su#!$%e sh$dig, )he
used, shou"d *e o.e( Se%tio$" sh$dig shou"d *e
'$de *5 o*"iBue .$#$""e" "ies, )hi%h '$5 *e $*out
oe t)etieth o! $ i%h $.$#t( So"id *"$%< shou"d *e
$/oided )he#e/e# it is .ossi*"e to do so(
0d The !e)est .ossi*"e u'*e# o! "ies $d "itt"e o#
o sh$dig to *e used( M D#$)igs shou"d *e '$de
)ith the !e)est "ies .ossi*"e %osistet )ith
%"e$#ess( &5 the o*se#/$%e o! this #u"e the
e=e%ti/eess o! the )o#< $!te# #edu%tio )i"" *e 'u%h
i%#e$sed( Sh$dig 0e4%e.t o se%tio$" /ie)s shou"d
*e used o"5 o %o/e4 $d %o%$/e su#!$%es, )he#e it
shou"d *e used s.$#ig"5, $d '$5 e/e the#e *edis.esed )ith i! the d#$)ig *e othe#)ise )e""
e4e%uted( The ."$e u.o )hi%h $ se%tio$" /ie) is
t$
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0h Tit"e o! the d#$)ig( M The tit"e shou"d *e
)#itte )ith .e%i" o the *$%< o! the sheet( The
.e#'$et $'e $d tit"e %ostitutig the he$dig )i""
*e $.."ied su*seBuet"5 *5 the P$tet O;%e i
ui!o#' st5"e(
0i Positio o d#$)ig sheets o! "$#ge /ie)s( M A""
/ie)s o the s$'e sheet 'ust st$d i the s$'e
di#e%tio $d 'ust, i! .ossi*"e, st$d so th$t the5 %$
*e #e$d )ith the sheet he"d i $ u.#ight .ositio( I!
/ie)s "oge# th$ the )idth o! the sheet $#e e%ess$#5
!o# the .#o.e# i""ust#$tio o! the i/etio, the sheet
'$5 *e tu#ed o its side( The s.$%e !o# he$dig 'ust
the *e #ese#/ed $t the #ight $d the sig$tu#es
."$%ed $t the "e!t, o%%u.5ig the s$'e s.$%e $d.ositio $s i the u.#ight /ie)s $d *eig ho#i6ot$"
)he the sheet is he"d i $ u.#ight .ositio( Oe
+gu#e 'ust ot *e ."$%ed u.o $othe# o# )ithi the
out"ie o! $othe#(
0 ReBuisites !o# the +gu#e o! the O;%i$" $6ette(
M As $ #u"e, oe /ie) o"5 o! e$%h i/etio %$ *e
sho) i the $6ette i""ust#$tios( The se"e%tio o! th$t
.o#tio o! $ d#$)ig *est %$"%u"$ted to e4."$i the
$tu#e o! the s.e%i+% i'.#o/e'et )ou"d *e!$%i"it$ted $d the +$" #esu"t i'.#o/ed *5 udi%ious
e4e%utio o! $ +gu#e )ith e4.#ess #e!e#e%e to the
$6ette, *ut )hi%h 'ust $t the s$'e ti'e se#/e $s
oe o! the +gu#es #e!e##ed to the s.e%i+%$tio( Fo# this
.u#.ose the +gu#e '$5 *e $ ."$, e"e/$tio, se%tio,
o# .e#s.e%ti/e /ie), $%%o#dig to the udg'et o! the
d#$!ts'$( A"" its .$#ts shou"d *e es.e%i$""5 o.e $d
disti%t, )ith /e#5 "itt"e o# o sh$dig, $d it 'ust
i""ust#$te the i/etio %"$i'ed o"5, to the e4%"usio
o! $"" othe# det$i"s( 0See s.e%i'e d#$)ig( he )e""
e4e%uted it )i"" *e used )ithout %u#t$i"'et o# %h$ge,
*ut $5 e4%essi/e +eess o# %#o)ig o# ue%ess$#5
e"$*o#$teess o! det$i" )i"" e%essit$te its e4%"usio
!#o' the $6ette(
0
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The >ode" !o# $ I/etio
72( >ode"s, he ReBui#ed( M A 'ode" )i"" *e
#eBui#ed *5 the O;%e )he the i/etio sought to *e
.$teted %$ot, o e4$'i$tio, *e )e"" ude#stood
*5 the e4$'ie# )ithout it( I su%h %$se, the P#i%i.$"E4$'ie# sh$"" oti!5 the $.."i%$t o! su%h
#eBui#e'et, )hi%h )i"" %ostitute $ o;%i$" $%tio i
the %$se( he $ 'ode" h$s *ee #e%ei/ed i
%o'."i$%e )ith the o;%i$" #eBui#e'et, the d$te o!
its +"ig sh$"" *e ete#ed o the +"e )#$..e#( >ode"s
ot #eBui#ed o# $d'itted )i"" *e #etu#ed to the
$.."i%$ts( he $ 'ode" is #eBui#ed, the e4$'i$tio
'$5 *e sus.eded uti" it sh$"" h$/e *ee +"ed(
73( ReBuisites !o# the >ode"( M The 'ode", )he#eBui#ed, 'ust %"e$#"5 e4hi*it e/e#5 !e$tu#e o! the
'$%hie )hi%h !o#'s the su*e%t o! $ %"$i' o!
i/etio, *ut shou"d ot i%"ude othe# '$tte# th$
th$t %o/e#ed *5 the $%tu$" i/etio o# i'.#o/e'et,
u"ess it *e e%ess$#5 to the e4hi*itio o! the
i/etio i $ )o#ode"s, he Retu#ed to A.."i%$t( M I $""
$.."i%$tios )hi%h h$/e *ee #ee%ted o# *e%o'e
$*$doed, the 'ode", u"ess it *e dee'ed e%ess$#5
th$t it *e .#ese#/ed i the O;%e, '$5 *e #etu#ed to
the $.."i%$t u.o de'$d $d $t his e4.ese $d
the 'ode" i $5 .edig %$se '$5 *e #etu#ed to the
$.."i%$t u.o the +"ig o! $ !o#'$" $*$do'et o!
the $.."i%$tio siged *5 the $.."i%$t i .e#so $d
$5 $ssigee(
>ode"s *e"ogig to .$teted %$ses sh$"" ot *e t$$5 &eReBui#ed Ig#ediets !o# E4.e#i'et( M he the
i/etio is $ '$u!$%tu#ed .#odu%t o# su*st$%e, o#
$ i'.#o/e'et the#eo!, the $.."i%$t, i! #eBui#ed *5
the P#i%i.$" E4$'ie#, sh$"" !u#ish s.e%i'es o! the
.#odu%t o# su*st$%e $d o! its ig#ediets, su;%iet
i Bu$tit5 !o# the .u#.ose o! e4.e#i'et( I $"" %$ses
)he#e the $#ti%"e is ot .e#ish$*"e, $ s.e%i'e o! the
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%o'.ositio %"$i'ed, .ut u. i .#o.e# !o#' to *e
.#ese#/ed *5 the O;%e, 'ust *e !u#ished(
PART III
The E4$'i$tio o! the A.."i%$tio !o# I/etio P$tet
0E4 P$#te P#o%eedigs
CHAPTER I
N$tu#e o! P#o%eedigs i the E4$'i$tio o! $
A.."i%$tio !o# $ P$tet ee#$" Coside#$tios
7:( A.."i%$tios P#ose%uted E4 P$#te( M A .$tet
$.."i%$tio is .#ose%uted e4 .$#te *5 the $.."i%$t
th$t is, the .#o%eedig $#e "i
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'$5 i !$%t *e Buite .#e.$#ed to $d'it the i/etio
o/e# the #e!e#e%es to the .#io# $#t( He '$5 *e 'e#e"5
#ee%tig the $.."i%$ts %"$i's, th$t is, the )$5 i
)hi%h the $.."i%$t h$s e4.#essed his i/etio(
A P#i%i.$" E4$'ie# )i"" !#eBuet"5 '$
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%$ses, it sh$"" *e the dut5 o! the he$d o! th$t
de.$#t'et to *e #e.#eseted *e!o#e the P#i%i.$"
E4$'ie#, i o#de# to .#e/et the i'.#o.e# issue o! $
.$tet(
:( Sus.esio o! A%tio( M Sus.esio o! $%tio *5the O;%e )i"" *e g#$ted $t the #eBuest o! the
$.."i%$t !o# good $d su;%iet %$use !o# $
#e$so$*"e ti'e s.e%i+ed $d u.o the .$5'et o! $
!ee $s set !o#th i Ru"e 18( O"5 oe sus.esio '$5
*e g#$ted *5 the P#i%i.$" E4$'ie# $5 !u#the#
sus.esio 'ust *e $..#o/ed *5 the Di#e%to#( A
e4$'ie#s $%tio )hi%h is $)$itig $ #es.ose *5 the
$.."i%$t )i"" ot *e su*e%t to sus.esio( I o %$se,
ho)e/e#, sh$"" the ti'e "i'it set !o#th i Se%tio 1 to
o/e#%o'e the o*e%tio o! the E4$'ie# o# #e'ed5 the
de!e%ts o! the $.."i%$tio *e e4%eeded(
:7( N$tu#e o! E4$'i$tio, E4$'ie#s A%tio( M 0$
O t$
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9( Cit$tio $d Re!e#e%es( M I! do'esti% .$tets
*e %ited, thei# u'*e#s $d d$tes, the $'es o! the
.$tetees, $d the %"$sses o! i/etios 'ust *e
st$ted( I! !o#eig .$tets *e %ited, thei# $tio$"it5 o#
%out#5, u'*e#s $d d$tes $d the $'es o! the
.$tetees 'ust *e st$ted, $d su%h othe# d$t$ 'ust
*e !u#ished $s '$5 *e e%ess$#5 to e$*"e the
$.."i%$t to ideti!5 the .$tets %ited( I %itig !o#eig
.$tets, the u'*e# o! .$ges o! s.e%i+%$tio $d
sheets o! d#$)ig 'ust *e s.e%i+ed, $d i %$se .$#t
o"5 o! the .$tet *e i/o"/ed, the .$#ti%u"$# .$ges
$d sheets %ot$iig the .$#ts #e"ied u.o 'ust *e
ideti+ed( I! .#ited .u*"i%$tios *e %ited, the $utho#
0i! $5, tit"e, d$te, .$ges o# ."$tes, $d ."$%e o!
.u*"i%$tio, o# ."$%e )he#e $ %o.5 %$ *e !oud, sh$""*e gi/e( he $ #ee%tio is *$sed o !$%ts )ithi the
.e#so$"
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.$tet$*"e i/eti/eess $d o/e"t5 )hi%h he thi
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0* I! $'ed'ets tou%hig the 'e#its o! the
$.."i%$tio *e .#eseted $!te# +$" #ee%tio, o# $!te#
$..e$" h$s *ee t$$tte#
ot !oud i eithe#, i/o"/ig $ de.$#tu#e !#o' o# $
$dditio to the o#igi$" dis%"osu#e, %$ot *e $dded to
the $.."i%$tio e/e though su..o#ted *5 $
su.."e'et$" o$th, $d %$ *e sho) o# %"$i'ed o"5
i $ se.$#$te $.."i%$tio(
99( A'ed'et o! C"$i's( M The %"$i's '$5 *e
$'eded *5 %$%e""ig .$#ti%u"$# %"$i's, *5
.#esetig e) %"$i's o# *5 $'edig the "$gu$ge o!
.$#ti%u"$# %"$i's 0su%h $'eded %"$i's *eig i e=e%t
e) %"$i's( I .#esetig e) o# $'eded %"$i's, the
$.."i%$t 'ust .oit out ho) the5 $/oid $5 #e!e#e%e
o# g#oud o! #ee%tio o! #e%o#d )hi%h '$5 *e
.e#tiet(
1( >$e# o! >$
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Uti'e"5 $'ed$to#5 .$.e#s '$5 *e #e!used et#5
$d %oside#$tio i )ho"e o# i .$#t(
12( A'ed'ets to the D#$)ig( M 0$ No %h$ge
i the d#$)ig '$5 *e '$de e4%e.t *5 .e#'issio o!
the O;%e( Pe#'issi*"e %h$ges i the %ost#u%tiosho) i $5 d#$)ig '$5 *e '$de o"5 *5 the O;%e,
!o# $ !ee to *e dete#'ied *5 the Di#e%to#( A sode"
P$tet( M A $.."i%$tio !o# $ i/etio .$tet '$5
*e %h$ged to $ $.."i%$tio !o# uti"it5 'ode" .$tet,
*5 $'edig the $.."i%$tio to %o'."5 )ith the #u"es
#e"$tig to the #eBui#e'ets o! $ $.."i%$tio !o# $
uti"it5 'ode" .$tet( U"ess the $.."i%$tio $s
o#igi$""5 +"ed )$s su;%iet !o# gi/ig it $ +"ig d$te,the d$te o! +"ig su%h $'ed'et )i"" *e %oside#ed
the +"ig d$te o! the $.."i%$tio !o# the uti"it5 'ode"(
Su%h %o/e#sio o%e '$de is i##e/o%$*"e( A
$.."i%$tio !o# $ uti"it5 'ode" .$tet %$ ot *e
%h$ged to $ i/etio .$tet $.."i%$tio(
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17( Petitio !#o' Re!us$" to Ad'it A'ed'et( M
F#o' the #e!us$" o! the P#i%i.$" E4$'ie# to $d'it $
$'ed'et, i )ho"e o# i .$#t, $ .etitio )i"" "ie to
the Di#e%to# ude# Ru"e 288(
CHAPTER @
A;d$/its to O/e#%o'e Ree%tios
1:( A;d$/it o! P#io# I/etio to O/e#%o'e Cited
P$tet o# Pu*"i%$tio( M 0$ he $5 %"$i' o! $
$.."i%$tio is #ee%ted o #e!e#e%e to $ do'esti%
.$tet )hi%h su*st$ti$""5 sho)s o# des%#i*es *ut does
ot %"$i' the #ee%ted i/etio, o# o #e!e#e%e to $
!o#eig .$tet o# to $ .#ited .u*"i%$tio, $d the
$.."i%$t sh$"" '$
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0* I e/e#5 ist$%e )he#e #e%oside#$tio is
#eBuested i /ie) o! $ ite#/ie) )ith $ P#i%i.$"
E4$'ie#, $ %o'."ete )#itte st$te'et o! the #e$sos
.#eseted $t the ite#/ie) $s )$##$tig !$/o#$*"e
$%tio 'ust *e +"ed *5 the $.."i%$t( A ite#/ie)
does ot #e'o/e the e%essit5 !o# #es.ose to O;%e$%tios $s s.e%i+ed i Ru"es 92 $d 111(
CHAPTER @II
Ti'e !o# Res.ose *5 A.."i%$t A*$do'et o!
A.."i%$tio
111( A*$do'et !o# F$i"u#e to Res.od ithi
Ti'e Li'it( M 0$ I! $ $.."i%$t !$i"s to .#ose%ute his
$.."i%$tio )ithi si4 'oths $!te# the d$te )he the"$st o;%i$" oti%e o! $5 $%tio *5 the O;%e )$s
'$i"ed to hi', o# )ithi su%h sho#te# ti'e $s '$5 *e
+4ed 0Ru"e 112, the $.."i%$tio )i"" *e%o'e
$*$doed(
0* P#ose%utio o! $ $.."i%$tio to s$/e it !#o'
$*$do'et 'ust i%"ude su%h %o'."ete $d .#o.e#
$%tio $s the %oditio o! the %$se '$5 #eBui#e( The
$d'issio o! $ $'ed'et ot #es.osi/e to the "$st
o;%i$" $%tio, o# #e!us$" to $d'it the s$'e, $d $5.#o%eedigs #e"$ti/e the#eto, sh$"" ot o.e#$te to s$/e
the $.."i%$tio !#o' the $*$do'et(
0% he $%tio *5 the $.."i%$t is $ *o$ +de
$tte'.t to $d/$%e the %$se to +$" $%tio, $d is
su*st$ti$""5 $ %o'."ete #es.ose to the P#i%i.$"
E4$'ie#s $%tio, *ut %oside#$tio o! so'e '$tte# o#
%o'."i$%e )ith so'e #eBui#e'ets h$s *ee
i$d/e#tet"5 o'itted, o..o#tuit5 to e4."$i $d
su.."5 the o'issio '$5 *e gi/e *e!o#e the Buestio
o! $*$do'et is %oside#ed(
0d P#o'.t #$ti+%$tio o# +"ig o! $ %o##e%t"5 siged%o.5 '$5 *e $%%e.ted i %$se o! $ usiged o#
i'.#o.e#"5 siged .$.e#(
112( Ti'e Less Th$ Si4 >oths( M 0$ A $.."i%$t
'$5 *e #eBui#ed to .#ose%ute his $.."i%$tio i $
sho#te# ti'e th$ si4 'oths, *ut ot "ess th$ thi#t5
d$5s, )hee/e# su%h sho#te# ti'e is dee'ed
e%ess$#5 o# e4.ediet( U"ess the $.."i%$t is oti+ed
i )#itig th$t #es.ose is #eBui#ed i "ess th$ si4
'oths, the '$4i'u' .e#iod o! si4 'oths is $""o)ed(
0* The ti'e !o# #e."5, )he $ ti'e "ess th$ si4
'oths h$s *ee set, )i"" *e e4teded o"5 !o# good
$d su;%iet %$use, $d !o# $ #e$so$*"e ti'e
s.e%i+ed( A5 #eBuest !o# su%h e4tesio 'ust *e +"ed
o o# *e!o#e the d$5 o )hi%h $%tio *5 the $.."i%$t
is due, *ut i o %$se )i"" the 'e#e +"ig o! the #eBuest
e=e%t $5 e4tesio( The E4$'ie# sh$"" ot g#$t
'o#e th$ t)o e4tesios( I o %$se %$ $5
e4tesio o! the .e#iod )ithi )hi%h the #es.ose to
$ $%tio is due, o# the $gg#eg$te .e#iod g#$ted i!
t)o e4tesios $#e $""o)ed, i%"usi/e o! the iiti$"
.e#iod $""o)ed to +"e su%h #es.ose, go *e5od si4
'oths !#o' '$i"ig d$te o! the +#st o;%i$" oti%e o!
the $%tio(
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113( Re/i/$" o! A*$doed A.."i%$tio( M A
$.."i%$tio $*$doed !o# !$i"u#e to .#ose%ute '$5 *e
#e/i/ed $s $ .edig $.."i%$tio )ithi $ .e#iod o! !ou#
'oths !#o' the '$i"ig d$te o! the oti%e o!
$*$do'et i! it is sho) to the s$tis!$%tio o! the
Di#e%to# th$t the de"$5 )$s due to !#$ud, $%%idet,'ist$
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!#o' !u#the# %oside#$tio *5 the P#i%i.$" E4$'ie#
*5 the e"e%tio, su*e%t ho)e/e# to #eist$te'et i
the e/et the #eBui#e'et !o# di/isio is )ithd#$) o#
o/e##u"ed( %d$
117( Re%oside#$tio o! ReBui#e'et( M 0$ I! the$.."i%$t dis$g#ees )ith the #eBui#e'et o! di/isio,
he '$5 #eBuest #e%oside#$tio $d )ithd#$)$" o#
'odi+%$tio o! the #eBui#e'et, gi/ig the #e$sos
the#e!o#( I #eBuestig #e%oside#$tio, the $.."i%$t
'ust idi%$te $ .#o/isio$" e"e%tio o! oe i/etio
!o# .#ose%utio, )hi%h i/etio sh$"" *e the oe
e"e%ted i the e/et the #eBui#e'et *e%o'es +$"(
0* The #eBui#e'et !o# di/isio )i"" *e #e%oside#ed
o su%h $ #eBuest( I! the #eBui#e'et is #e.e$ted $d'$de +$", the P#i%i.$" E4$'ie# )i"", $t the s$'e
ti'e, $%t o the %"$i's to the i/etio e"e%ted(
11:( A..e$" !#o' ReBui#e'et !o# Di/isio( M A!te# $
+$" #eBui#e'et !o# di/isio, the $.."i%$t, i $dditio
to '$
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o#igi$" $.."i%$tio $s +"ed, the d#$)igs *eig
ideti%$" $d the .$.e#s %ostitutig $ e4$%t %o.5 o!
the o#igi$" .$.e#s )hi%h )e#e siged $d e4e%uted *5
the $.."i%$t, sigig $d e4e%utio o! the $.."i%$t
'$5 *e o'itted su%h $.."i%$tio '$5 %osist o! the
+"ig !ee, $ %o.5 o! the d#$)igs %o'."5ig )ith #u"es#e"$tig to d#$)igs $d +"ed, togethe# )ith $
.#o.osed $'ed'et %$%e""ig the i##e"e/$t %"$i's
o# othe# '$tte#s(
PART I@
P$tets !o# Idust#i$" Desigs
CHAPTER I
ReBuisites !o# P$tet$*i"it5
122( ReBuisites !o# P$tet$*i"it5 o! Idust#i$" Desigs(
M A%%o#dig to the "$), i o#de# to *e etit"ed to $
.$tet, $ idust#i$" desig 'ust *e e), o#igi$" $d
o#$'et$", $d it 'ust *e !o# $ $#ti%"e o!
'$u!$%tu#e( P#ote%tio sh$"" ot e4ted to desigs
di%t$ted esseti$""5 *5 te%hi%$" o# !u%tio$"
%oside#$tios(
A $#ti%"e o! '$u!$%tu#e i%"udes $5 .$#t o! $
$#ti%"e i! th$t .$#t is '$de $d so"d se.$#$te"5(
123( ReBuisites !o# P$tet$*i"it5 E4."$ied( M The
o*e%t o! the st$tute is to e%ou#$ge the de%o#$ti/e
$#ts $d $ desig )hi%h 'e#e"5 ."e$ses the e5e is $
.#o.e# su*e%t '$tte# !o# $ desig .$tet( Th$t is to
s$5, $ .$tet$*"e desig 'ust ot o"5 *e e) $d
o#igi$", *ut o#$'et$" $s )e""( O#$'et$tio
i'."ies *e$ut5, the gi/ig o! $ ."e$sig $..e$#$%e(
P$tet$*"e desig 'ust the#e!o#e, sho) $ /$#i$%e
)hi%h eh$%es the $estheti% *e$ut5 $d $tt#$%ti/e
$..e$#$%e o! the $#ti%"e $d )hi%h sigi+%$t"5
di=e#s !#o'
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12( Ch$.te#s o! These Ru"es to *e T$o#e th$ oe %"$i' is eithe# #eBui#ed
o# .e#'itted(
CHAPTER III
E4$'i$tio !o# A.."i%$tios !o# P$tet !o# Idust#i$"
Desig 0E4 P$#te P#o%eedigs
13( u#isdi%tio o! the P#i%i.$" P$tet E4$'ie#s( M
The P#i%i.$" P$tet E4$'ie#s sh$"" h$/e o#igi$"
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u#isdi%tio o/e# the e4$'i$tios o! the $.."i%$tios
!o# desig .$tet( A.."i%$ts, thei# $tto#e5s o# $gets
sh$"" t$ode"s
A.."ied !o# P$tet( M A%%o#dig to the "$), $ uti"it5
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'ode" sh$"" ot *e %oside#ed Ge)G $d .$tet$*"e
!o# th$t #e$so, i!, *e!o#e the $.."i%$tio !o# $ .$tet,
it h$s *ee .u*"i%"5
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>o#e th$ oe %"$i' is eithe# #eBui#ed o# .e#'itted(
0As $'eded *5 P$tet O;%e Ad'iist#$ti/e O#de# No(
13 d$ted ue 1:, 19:(
139( P$#ti%u"$# O$th ReBui#ed o! A.."i%$t !o# Uti"it5
>ode" P$tet( M The $.."i%$t 'ust t$
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13( A.."i%$tios !o# P$tets o! $"" Kids Su*e%t to
Pu*"i% Use $d Ite#!e#e%e P#o%eedigs( M A""
$.."i%$tios !o# i/etio .$tets, $"" $.."i%$tios !o#
idust#i$" desig .$tets, $d $"" $.."i%$tios !o# uti"it5
'ode" .$tets $#e su*e%t to .u*"i% use $d
ite#!e#e%e .#o%eedigs, *e!o#e $""o)$%e $d issueo! "ette# .$tet( Fo# e4."$$tio o! Pu*"i% Use
P#o%eedigs $d Ite#!e#e%e P#o%eedigs, see Ru"es
1:9 $d 191 to 237, i%"usi/e(
PART @II
Issu$%e, Te#', $d E4tesio o! Te#' o! Lette#s
P$tet Au$" Fees o I/etio P$tets E=e%t o!
NoP$5'et o! Au$" Fees
CHAPTER I
Issu$%e o! Lette#s P$tet
1( Issu$%e o! Lette#s P$tet( M I! it sh$"" $..e$#
!#o' the #e.o#t o! the e4$'i$tio '$de *5 the
P#i%i.$" E4$'ie# th$t the $.."i%$t is ust"5 etit"ed
to $ .$tet ude# the "$) $d the Di#e%to#, $!te#
#e/ie)ig s$id #e.o#t, $..#o/ed the s$'e $d i! o
ite#!e#e%e h$s *ee de%"$#ed, o# i! the s$'e h$s*ee de%"$#ed h$s *ee de%ided i !$/o# o! the
$.."i%$t, the Di#e%to# o! P$tets sh$"" issue the
.$tet( The .$tet sh$"" *e dee'ed issued o%e the
Di#e%to# $;4es his sig$tu#e to the .$tet $d the
.$tet is #egiste#ed togethe# )ith the s.e%i+%$tio,
%"$i's, $d d#$)igs, i! $5, i the *oo
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!o#%e $d e=e%t du#ig its te#', i! the .$tetee sh$""
!$i" to .$5 $5 .#es%#i*ed $u$" !ee )ithi the ti'e
set !o# the .$5'et the#eo!, o# i! the .$tet *e
%$%e""ed i $%%o#d$%e )ith the .#o/isios o! the "$)(
0See Re.u*"i% A%t No( 18, se%tio 21(
1:( Te#' o! Lette#s P$tet !o# Idust#i$" Desig $d
!o# Uti"it5 >ode"( M The te#' o! $ "ette#s .$tet !o# $
idust#i$" desig o# !o# $ uti"it5 'ode" is +/e 5e$#s,
%outed !#o' the d$te o! its issue, $s sho) o its
!$%e( 0Re.u*"i% A%t No( 18, se%tio 8: $s $'eded *5
se%tio 1, Re.u*"i% A%t :(
19( E4tesio o! the Te#' o! Lette#s P$tet !o# $
Idust#i$" Desig o# $ Uti"it5 >ode"( M 0$ &e!o#e the
e4.i#$tio o! its te#', u.o .$5'et o! the #eBui#ed+"ig $d .u*"i%$tio !ee, o# )ithi $ !u#the# ti'e
the#e$!te# ot to e4%eed si4 'oths u.o .$5'et o!
the #eBui#ed su#%h$#ge, the o#igi$" te#' o! $ desig
.$tet o# $ uti"it5 'ode" .$tet '$5, u.o )#itte
$.."i%$tio to the Di#e%to# o! P$tets *5 the .$tetee
o# $ssigee o! #e%o#d, *e e4teded !o# +/e 5e$#s( The
$.."i%$tio !o# e4tesio 'ust *e $%%o'.$ied *5 $
$;d$/it o! the .$tetee o# $ssigee sho)ig th$t the
desig o# uti"it5 'ode" is i %o''e#%i$" o# idust#i$"
use i the Phi"i..ies, o# s$tis!$%to#i"5 e4."$iig its
ouse( I si'i"$# '$e#, !u#the# e4tesio o! +/e
5e$#s '$5 *e o*t$ied( 0Re.u*"i% A%t No( 18, se%tio
8:, $s $'eded *5 se%tio 1, Re.u*"i% A%t No( :(
0* The e4tesio, i! g#$ted, sh$"" *e gi/e
.u*"i%it5 i the O;%i$" $6ette(
18( u#isdi%tio o! the P$tets E4e%uti/e E4$'ie#
o/e# E4tesios o! the Te#'s A..e$" to the Di#e%to#( M
The P$tets E4e%uti/e E4$'ie# sh$"" h$/e o#igi$"
u#isdi%tio o/e# $.."i%$tios !o# the e4tesio o! the
te#'s o! desig .$tets $d o! uti"it5 'ode" .$tets,
$d o/e# $"" '$tte#s #e"$ti/e the#eto( A5 +$" de%isioo! the s$id P$tets E4e%uti/e E4$'ie# i %oe%tio
)ith su%h $.."i%$tios $d )ith su%h othe# '$tte#s $#e
su*e%t to Petitio o# A..e$" to the Di#e%to# o! P$tets,
i $%%o#d$%e )ith Ru"es 288 $d 28 et seB(
CHAPTER III
Au$" Fees P$5$*"e o Lette#s P$tet !o# I/etios
181( P$tets E4e%uti/e E4$'ie# to H$/e O#igi$" u#isdi%tio o/e# A"" >$tte#s A=e%tig Au$" Fees
A..e$" to the Di#e%to#( M The P$tets E4e%uti/e
E4$'ie# sh$"" h$/e o#igi$" u#isdi%tio o/e# $""
'$tte#s $=e%tig the .$5'et $d o.$5'et o!
$u$" !ees o "ette#s .$tets !o# i/etios, $d his
de%isios, )he +$", $#e su*e%t to Petitio o# A..e$"
to the Di#e%to# o! P$tets i $%%o#d$%e )ith Ru"es 288
$d 28 o! et seB( I su%h '$tte#s, the .$tetees,
thei# $tto#e5s o# $gets )i"" de$" )ith hi' e4%"usi/e"5
$d )ith o othe# o;%i$" o# e'."o5ee(
182( he Fi#st Au$" Fee $d Su*seBuet Au$"
Fees $#e P$5$*"e( M The +#st $u$" !ee o $ .$tet
!o# i/etio .#es%#i*ed *5 se%tio 22 $d 78 o! the
.$tet "$) 0Re.u*"i% A%t No( 18, $s $'eded sh$""
*e due $d .$5$*"e o the e4.i#$tio o! !ou# 5e$#s
!#o' the d$te o! issue o! the .$tet( I $ si'i"$#
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'$e#, $u$" !ees o su*sistig .$tets sh$"" *e due
$d .$5$*"e o the +!th $d e$%h su*seBuet
$i/e#s$#5 o! the d$te o! issue uti" the te#' o! the
.$tet e4.i#es( %d$
183( E=e%t o! F$i"u#e to P$5 the Au$" Fee o Ti'e(M I! $5 $u$" !ee is ot .$id )ithi the .#es%#i*ed
ti'e, $ oti%e o! the o.$5'et sh$"" *e .u*"ished
*5 the P$tet O;%e i the O;%i$" $6ette $d the
.$tetee sh$"" h$/e si4 'oths !#o' the d$te o! the
$%tu$" .u*"i%$tio to .$5 the !ee, togethe# )ith the
su#%h$#ge #eBui#ed !o# de"$5ed .$5'ets( 0See Ru"e
1( I! the .$tetee does ot .$5 the $u$" !ee $d
the su#%h$#ge )ithi the s$id si4 'oths, the "ette#s
.$tet "$.ses( he $ "ette#s .$tet "$.ses, $ oti%e o!
the "$.sig sh$"" $"so *e .u*"ished *5 the P$tet O;%e
i the O;%i$" $6ette(
18( Reist$te'et o! L$.sed Lette#s P$tet( M
ithi t)o 5e$#s !#o' the d$te o )hi%h the +#st
u.$id $u$" !ee )$s due, $ .$tet )hi%h h$s "$.sed
!o# o.$5'et o! $5 $u$" !ee '$5 *e #eist$ted
u.o .$5'et o! $"" $u$" !ees the due, o! the
su#%h$#ge !o# #eist$te'et, $d o! $"" e4.eses !o#
.u*"i%$tio i the O;%i$" $6ette, i%u##ed *5 the
P$tet O;%e, $d u.o s$tis!$%to#5 .#oo! th$t the o
.$5'et o! the $u$" !ees )$s due to !#$ud,
$%%idet, 'ist$
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$gets sh$"" de$" )ith hi' e4%"usi/e"5 i the +#st
ist$%e(
187( Coditios !o# the @o"ut$#5 Su##ede# o#
C$%e""$tio o! $ Lette#s P$tet( M A5 .$tetee, )ith
the )#itte $d /e#i+ed %oset o! $"" .e#sos h$/igg#$ts o# "i%eses o# othe# #ight, tit"e o# ite#est i $d
to the .$tet $d the i/etio %o/e#ed the#e*5, )hi%h
h$/e *ee #e%o#ded i the O;%e, '$5 su##ede# his
.$tet to the Di#e%to# !o# %$%e""$tio( The .etitio !o#
%$%e""$tio sh$"" *e i )#itig, du"5 /e#i+ed *5 the
.etitioe#( 0Re.u*"i% A%t No( 18, se%tio 2(
18:( Co##e%tio o! >ist$
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$sset o! $"" $ssigees, i! $5, o)ig $ udi/ided
ite#est i the .$tet( I! the i/eto# is de$d, $ #eissue
$.."i%$tio '$5 *e '$de *5 the $ssigee o! the eti#e
ite#est(
A #eissue )i"" *e g#$ted to the o#igi$" .$tetee, his"eg$" #e.#eset$ti/es o# $ssigs $s thei# ite#est '$5
$..e$#( %dt
1( S.e%i+%$tio( M The s.e%i+%$tio o! the #eissue
$.."i%$tio 'ust i%"ude the eti#e s.e%i+%$tio $d
%"$i's o! the .$tet, )ith the '$tte# to *e o'itted *5
#eissue e%"osed i sBu$#e *#$%
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)he $d ude# )h$t %i#%u'st$%es he *e%$'e $)$#e
o! the "$%< o! *#e$dth i the .$tet %"$i's, $d sh$""
!u#the# e4."$i $5 de"$5 the#e$!te# u. to the +"ig o!
su%h #eissue $.."i%$tio(
Co##o*o#$tig $;d$/its o! othe#s '$5 *e +"ed $d theP#i%i.$" E4$'ie# '$5, i $5 %$se, #eBui#e $dditio$"
i!o#'$tio o# $;d$/its %o%e#ig the $.."i%$tio !o#
#eissue $d its o*e%t(
17( O#igi$" u#isdi%tio o! P#i%i.$" E4$'ie#
A..e$" to the Di#e%to#( M The e4$'i$tio o! $""
$.."i%$tios !o# the #eissue o! i/etio .$tets sh$""
*e ude# the o#igi$" u#isdi%tio o! the se/e#$"
P#i%i.$" P$tet E4$'ie#s thei# de%isios, )he +$",
sh$"" *e su*e%t to .etitio o# $..e$" to the Di#e%to# o!P$tets i $%%o#d$%e )ith Ru"e 288 $d Ru"e 28 et
seB( A.."i%$ts, thei# $tto#e5s o# $gets sh$"" t$
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172( Reissue o! P$tets to &e Pu*"ished i the O;%i$"
$6ette( M he the #eissue o! $ .$tet h$s *ee
$""o)ed $d $ %e#ti+%$te o! #eissue h$s *ee g#$ted,
the !$%t o! #eissue sh$"" *e .u*"ished i the O;%i$"
$6ette $t the e4.ese o! the $.."i%$t(
CHAPTER III
Re%o#dig o! Assig'ets o! Lette#s P$tets, $d o!
Othe# Ist#u'ets A=e%tig Tit"e to P$tets, I%"udig
Li%eses
173( u#isdi%tio o! the P$tets E4e%uti/e E4$'ie#,
A..e$"s to the Di#e%to#( M The P$tets E4e%uti/e
E4$'ie# sh$"" h$/e o#igi$" u#isdi%tio o/e# $""
'$tte#s #e"$ti/e to the #e%o#dig o! $ssig'ets o!
.$tets $d $.."i%$tios !o# .$tet $d othe#
ist#u'ets $=e%tig tit"e to .$tets $d $.."i%$tios
!o# .$tets, i%"udig "i%eses he sh$"" *e the
Regist#$# o! these $ssig'ets, othe# ist#u'ets $d
"i%eses $d his de%isios o su%h '$tte#s, )he +$",
$#e su*e%t to Petitio o# A..e$" to the Di#e%to#, i
$%%o#d$%e )ith Ru"e 288 $d Ru"e 28 et seB(
P$tetees o# $ssigees o! #e%o#d, thei# $tto#e5s o#$gets )i"" de$" o su%h '$tte#s e4%"usi/e"5 )ith the
P$tets E4e%uti/e E4$'ie#, o# )ith su%h othe#
o;%i$"s o# e'."o5ees )ho' the Di#e%to# '$5
desig$te to $ssist hi'(
17( Fo#' o! Assig'et o! $ P$tet o# o! $
A.."i%$tio !o# $ P$tet( M To *e $%%e.t$*"e !o#
#e%o#dig, the $ssig'et-
0$ 'ust *e i )#itig $d i the Eg"ish "$gu$ge
i! i the S.$ish o# i the Phi"i..ie $tio$" "$gu$geo# i $5 othe# "$gu$ge, the do%u'et 'ust *e
$%%o'.$ied *5 $ /e#i+ed Eg"ish t#$s"$tio
0* 'ust *e $%
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e4e%utio $d $'e o! i/eto#, desige# o# '$
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%o'.#ise 01 .u*"i% use .#o%eedigs 02 ite#!e#e%e
*et)ee $.."i%$tios $d *et)ee $ $.."i%$tio o#
$.."i%$tios $d $ .$tet 03 %o'.u"so#5 "i%esig o!
.$tets $d 0 %$%e""$tio o! .$tets(
1:2( The P$#ties i Ite# P$#tes P#o%eedigs( M The uio# .$#t5 i $ ite#!e#e%e .#o%eedig, the
.etitioe# i .#o%eedigs !o# %o'.u"so#5 "i%esig, $d
the .etitioe# i $ .#o%eedig !o# the %$%e""$tio o!
$othe#s .$tet, sh$"" *e dee'ed to *e i the .ositio
o! ."$iti=, $d the #es.odet $d othe# .$#ties to
su%h .#o%eedigs, i the .ositio o! de!ed$ts, i
#es.e%t the#eto( The .etitio !o# %o'.u"so#5 "i%esig
$d the .etitio to %$%e" $ .$tet $d the $s)e#s
the#eto %o##es.od to %o'."$its $d $s)e#s( The#e
$#e o eBui/$"et ."e$digs i ite#!e#e%e )he o
$s)e# is #eBui#ed, the issues i su%h %$ses *eig
dete#'ied *5 the #es.e%ti/e $.."i%$tios $d .$tets
i/o"/ed( The t$
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de%isio o the 'e#its o! $"" the issues i/o"/ed *eig
"e!t to the Di#e%to# o! P$tets(
1:&(Ad'iist#$ti/e A%tio( M 0$ The .etitio o#
o#de# o! ite#!e#e%e sh$"" *e +"ed $t the O;%e o! the
Di#e%to#( The Di#e%to# sh$"" $ssig the IPC No( $d%$.tio i''edi$te"5 u.o #e%ei.t the#eo! $d edo#se
the s$'e to the Leg$" Di/isio !o# .#o.e# $%tio( %d$si$
0* The Leg$" Di/isio sh$"", )ithi the d$5 o!
#e%ei.t o# uti" the e4t )o#
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1:D( P#eT#i$"( M U.o oide# o! issues the .#e
t#i$" %o!e#e%e sh$"" *e set i''edi$te"5 *5 the
He$#ig O;%e#( The oti%e o! s$id .#et#i$" sh$"" *e
set )ithi t)o 02 d$5s !#o' #e%ei.t o! $s)e# o#
othe# ."e$dig( The oti%e o! .#et#i$" sh$"" #eBui#e the
.$#ties to su*'it $ .#et#i$" *#ie! %ot$iig the!o""o)ig-
0$ A *#ie! st$te'et o! the .$#ties %"$i's $d
de!eses(
0* Suggestios, i! $5, !o# si'."i+%$tio o! issues(
0% A "ist o! $dditio$" do%u'ets the5 ited to
.#odu%e $s e/ide%e, togethe# )ith $..#o.#i$te
'$#
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0% I! the .$#t5 "itig$ts %$ot $g#ee o $5 d$te
!o# the %otiu$%e o! $5 he$#ig, the He$#ig O;%e#
%o%e#ed sh$"" set the d$tes i''edi$te"5 *e!o#e
$dou#'et o! the "$st he$#ig d$5, t$
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"egis"$ti/e, e4e%uti/e $d udi%i$" de.$#t'ets o! the
Phi"i..ies, the "$)s o! $tu#e, s%ieti+% !$%ts $s
.u*"ished i t#e$tises, .e#iodi%$"s, o# .$'.h"ets $d
othe# !$%ts )hi%h $#e o! .u*"i%
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thei# $tto#e5s, e4%e.t i the .#ese%e o! the $d/e#se
.$#t5 o# his $tto#e5(
CHAPTER II
P#otests $d Pu*"i% P#o%eedigs
1:7( A.."i%$tios Su*e%t to Pu*"i% Use P#o%eedigs(
M A.."i%$tios !o# i/etio .$tet, $.."i%$tios !o#
idust#i$" desig .$tet, $d $.."i%$tios !o# uti"it5
'ode" .$tet, $#e $"" su*e%t to .u*"i% use
.#o%eedigs(
1::( P#otests to the #$t o! $ P$tet( M The .$tet
st$tutes do ot .#o/ide !o# o..ositio to the g#$t o! $.$tet o the .$#t o! the .u*"i%( P#otests to the g#$t
o! $ .$tet $#e o#di$#i"5 'e#e"5 $%
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*et)ee t)o o# 'o#e .$#ties %"$i'ig su*st$ti$""5 the
s$'e .$tet$*"e i/etio $d '$5 *e istituted $s
soo $s it is dete#'ied th$t %o''o .$tet$*"e
su*e%t '$tte# is %"$i'ed i $ ."u#$"it5 o! $.."i%$tios
o# $ $.."i%$tio $d $ .$tet(
0* A ite#!e#e%e )i"" *e de%"$#ed *et)ee
.edig $.."i%$tios !o# .$tet o# !o# #eissue o!
di=e#et .$#ties )he su%h $.."i%$tios %ot$i %"$i's
!o# su*st$ti$""5 the s$'e i/etio )hi%h $#e
$""o)$*"e i the $.."i%$tio o! e$%h .$#t5, $d
ite#!e#e%es )i"" $"so de%"$#ed *et)ee .edig
$.."i%$tios !o# .$tet, o# !o# #eissue, $d ue4.i#ed
o#igi$" o# #eissued .$tets o! di=e#et .$#ties, )he
su%h $.."i%$tios $d .$tets %ot$i %"$i's !o#
su*st$ti$""5 the s$'e i/etio )hi%h $#e $""o)$*"ei $"" o! the $.."i%$tios i/o"/ed, i $%%o#d$%e )ith
the .#o/isios o! these Ru"es(
0% Ite#!e#e%es )i"" ot *e de%"$#ed, o#
%otiued, *et)ee $.."i%$tios o# $.."i%$tios $d
.$tets o)ed *5 the s$'e .$#t5 u"ess good %$use is
sho) the#e!o#( The .$#ties sh$"" '$
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0* he the %"$i's o! t)o o# 'o#e $.."i%$tios
di=e# i .h#$seo"og5, *ut #e"$te to su*st$ti$""5 the
s$'e .$tet$*"e su*e%t '$tte#, the P#i%i.$"
E4$'ie# sh$"", i! it h$s *ee dete#'ied th$t $
ite#!e#e%e shou"d *e de%"$#ed, suggest to the .$#ties
su%h %"$i's $s $#e e%ess$#5 to %o/e# the %o''oi/etio i the s$'e "$gu$ge( The P#i%i.$"
E4$'ie# sh$"" sed %o.ies o! the "ette# suggestig
%"$i's to the $.."i%$t $d to the $ssigee, $s )e"" $s
to the $tto#e5 o# $get o! #e%o#d i e$%h %$se( The
.$#ties to )ho' the %"$i's $#e suggested )i"" *e
#eBui#ed to '$
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i%"usio o! $ i''$te#i$" "i'it$tio o# /$#i$tio, $
ite#!e#e%e '$5 *e de%"$#ed $!te# %o.5ig the %"$i's
e4%"udig su%h i''$te#i$" "i'it$tio o# /$#i$tio(
0* he#e $ $.."i%$t .#esets $ %"$i' %o.ied o#
su*st$ti$""5 %o.ied !#o' $ .$tet, he 'ust, $t theti'e he .#esets the %"$i', ideti!5 the .$tet, gi/e
the u'*e# o! the .$teted %"$i', $d s.e%i+%$""5
$.."5 the te#'s o! the %o.ied %"$i' to his o)
dis%"osu#e, u"ess the %"$i' is %o.ied i #es.ose to $
suggestio *5 the O;%e( The P#i%i.$" E4$'ie# )i""
%$"" to the Di#e%to#s $ttetio $5 ist$%e o! the +"ig
o! $ $.."i%$tio o# the .#eset$tio o! $ $'ed'et
%o.5ig o# su*st$ti$""5 %o.5ig %"$i's !#o' $ .$tet
)ithout %$""ig $ttetio to th$t !$%t $d ideti!5ig
the .$tet(
19( Ite#!e#e%e )ith $ P$tet C"$i's I'.#o.e#"5
Co.ied( M 0$ he#e %"$i's $#e %o.ied !#o' $ .$tet
$d the P#i%i.$" E4$'ie# is o! the o.iio th$t the
$.."i%$t %$ '$
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0* The P#i%i.$" E4$'ie# sh$"" $"so !o#)$#d $
st$te'et !o# the Di#e%to# dis%"osig the $.."i%$tios
i/o"/ed i ite#!e#e%e, !u""5 ideti+ed, $##$ged i
the i/e#se %h#oo"ogi%$" o#de# o! the +"ig o! the
%o'."ete $.."i%$tios, $d $"so dis%"osig the %out o#
%outs i issue $d the o#di$"s o! the %o##es.odig%"$i's, the $'e $d #eside%e o! $5 $ssigee, $d
the $'es $d $dd#esses o! $"" $tto#e5s o# $gets,
*oth .#i%i.$" $d $sso%i$te(
19:( Coi%tig P$#ties H$/ig S$'e Atto#e5( M
hee/e# it sh$"" *e !oud th$t t)o o# 'o#e .$#ties
)hose ite#ests $..e$# to *e i %oi%t $#e
#e.#eseted *5 the s$'e $tto#e5 o# $get, the
P#i%i.$" E4$'ie# sh$"" oti!5 e$%h o! s$id .#i%i.$"
.$#ties $d the $tto#e5 o# $get o! this !$%t, $d sh$""$"so %$"" the '$tte# to the $ttetio o! the Di#e%to#( I!
%oi%tig ite#ests e4ist, the s$'e $tto#e5 o# $get
o# his $sso%i$tes )i"" ot *e #e%ogi6ed to #e.#eset
eithe# o! the .$#ties )hose ite#ests $#e i %oi%t
)ithout the %oset o! the othe# .$#t5 o# i the
$*se%e o! s.e%i$" %i#%u'st$%es #eBui#ig su%h
#e.#eset$tio, i !u#the# .#o%eedigs *e!o#e the
P$tet O;%e i/o"/ig the '$tte# o# $.."i%$tio o#
.$tet i )hi%h the %oi%tig ite#ests e4ist(
199( De%"$#$tio o! Ite#!e#e%e >$i"ig o! Noti%es(
M 0$ he the oti%es o! ite#!e#e%e $#e i .#o.e#
!o#', the Di#e%to# sh$"" $ssig $ u'*e# to the
ite#!e#e%e $d $dd to the oti%es $ desig$tio o!
the ti'e )ithi )hi%h the .#e"i'i$#5 st$te'ets
#eBui#ed *5 Ru"e 22 'ust *e +"ed, $d sh$"", .#o
!o#'$, istitute $d de%"$#e the ite#!e#e%e *5
!o#)$#dig the oti%es to the se/e#$" .$#ties to the
.#o%eedig( %dt
0* The oti%es o! ite#!e#e%e sh$"" *e !o#)$#ded
*5 the Di#e%to# to $"" the .$#ties, i %$#e o! thei#$tto#e5s o# $gets $ %o.5 o! the oti%es )i"" $"so *e
set the $.."i%$ts o# .$tetees i .e#so $d, i! the
$.."i%$tio o# .$tet i ite#!e#e%e h$s *ee
$ssiged, to the $ssigees( he oe o! the .$#ties
h$s #e%ei/ed $ .$tet, $ oti%e sh$"" *e set to the
.$tetee $s )e"" $s to the $tto#e5 o# $get "$st o!
#e%o#d(
0% he the oti%es set i the ite#est o! $ .$tet
$#e #etu#ed to the o;%e ude"i/e#ed, o# )he oe o!the .$#ties #esides $*#o$d $d his $get i the
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