What documents are used to list references in a patent application?

References in a patent application are typically listed on two main documents:

• Form PTO-892 (Notice of References Cited)
• Form PTO/SB/08 (Information Disclosure Statement)

As stated in MPEP 1302.12: All references which have been cited by the examiner during the prosecution, including those appearing in Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions or listed in the reissue oath, must be listed on either a form PTO-892 or on an Information Disclosure Statement (PTO/SB/08) and initialed.

To learn more:

• patent references
• PTO-892
• PTO/SB/08
• Information Disclosure Statement
• patent prosecution