How are lengthy tables treated in patent documents and patent application publications?
Lengthy tables in patent documents and patent application publications are treated as follows:
- Tables on more than 200 consecutive pages or large numbers of tables submitted on read-only optical discs or as text files will not be published as part of the patent document.
- These lengthy tables will be published separately on the sequence homepage of the USPTO website (https://seqdata.uspto.gov).
- In the patent or patent application publication, a single-column statement will be inserted in place of each replaced table, indicating the file name and providing access instructions.
- A standardized lengthy table statement will appear in the patent document following the detailed description, providing information on how to access the tables electronically.
This approach helps manage the cost of printing long tables in patent documents while ensuring the information remains accessible to the public.
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