How should withdrawn U.S. patents and patent application publications be cited?
Withdrawn U.S. patents and patent application publications should be cited under the “Non-Patent Documents” section on the PTO-892 form. The MPEP provides specific examples for citing these documents: “(A) Withdrawn U.S. patents: US 6,999,999, 10/2002, Brown et al., 403/155 (withdrawn).” “(B) Withdrawn U.S. patents application publications: US 2002/0009999 A1, 7/2002, Jones et al., 403/155 (withdrawn).”…
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When citing U.S. patent documents, the following information should be included: For U.S. patent application publications: publication number, publication date, name of the applicant, class, and subclass. For U.S. patents: patent number, patent date, name of the patentee, and the relevant classification. Additionally, examiners are encouraged to cite the kind codes printed on U.S. patent…
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