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37 CFR 1.72. Title and abstract. | {{Statute|37 CFR 1.72. Title and abstract.}} | ||
(a)The title of the invention may not exceed 500 characters | (a)The title of the invention may not exceed 500 characters | ||
in length and must be as short and specific as possible. Characters | in length and must be as short and specific as possible. Characters | ||
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title is supplied in an application data sheet (§ 1.76), the title of the | title is supplied in an application data sheet (§ 1.76), the title of the | ||
invention should appear as a heading on the first page of the specification. | invention should appear as a heading on the first page of the specification. | ||
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records, and when any patent issues. | records, and when any patent issues. | ||
606. | ===606.01 Examiner May Require Change in Title=== | ||
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Where the title is not descriptive of the invention | Where the title is not descriptive of the invention | ||
claimed, the examiner should require the substitution | claimed, the examiner should require the substitution | ||
of a new title that is clearly indicative of the invention | of a new title that is clearly indicative of the invention | ||
to which the claims are directed. | to which the claims are directed. | ||
This may result in slightly longer titles, but the loss | This may result in slightly longer titles, but the loss | ||
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searching, etc. If a satisfactory title is not supplied by | searching, etc. If a satisfactory title is not supplied by | ||
the applicant, the examiner may, at the time of allowance, | the applicant, the examiner may, at the time of allowance, | ||
change the title by examiner’s amendment. | change the title by examiner’s amendment. | ||
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Revision as of 12:26, October 11, 2011
| ← MPEP 605 | ↑ MPEP 600 | MPEP 607 → |
606 Title of Invention
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(a)The title of the invention may not exceed 500 characters in length and must be as short and specific as possible. Characters that cannot be captured and recorded in the Office’s automated information systems may not be reflected in the Office’s records in such systems or in documents created by the Office. Unless the title is supplied in an application data sheet (§ 1.76), the title of the invention should appear as a heading on the first page of the specification. |
The title of the invention should be placed at the top
of the first page of the specification unless it is provided
in the application data sheet (see 37 CFR 1.76).
The title should be brief but technically accurate and
descriptive and should contain fewer than 500 characters.
Inasmuch as the words “new,” “improved,”
“improvement of,” and “improvement in” are not considered
as part of the title of an invention, these words
should not be included at the beginning of the title of
the invention and will be deleted when the Office
enters the title into the Office’s computer records, and
when any patent issues. Similarly, the articles “a,”
“an,” and “the” should not be included as the first
words of the title of the invention and will be deleted
when the Office enters the title into the Office’s computer
records, and when any patent issues.
606.01 Examiner May Require Change in Title
Where the title is not descriptive of the invention claimed, the examiner should require the substitution of a new title that is clearly indicative of the invention to which the claims are directed.
This may result in slightly longer titles, but the loss in brevity of title will be more than offset by the gain in its informative value in indexing, classifying, searching, etc. If a satisfactory title is not supplied by the applicant, the examiner may, at the time of allowance, change the title by examiner’s amendment.
| ← MPEP 605 | ↑ MPEP 600 | MPEP 607 → |
