What information is included in an Application Data Sheet for pre-AIA applications?

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An Application Data Sheet (ADS) for pre-AIA applications includes several categories of bibliographic information:

• Applicant information (name, residence, mailing address, and citizenship)
• Correspondence information
• Application information (title, classification, drawings, etc.)
• Representative information
• Domestic priority information
• Foreign priority information
• Assignee information

As stated in MPEP 601.05(b), “Bibliographic data as used in paragraph (a) of this section includes: (1) Applicant information… (2) Correspondence information… (3) Application information… (4) Representative information… (5) Domestic priority information… (6) Foreign priority information… (7) Assignee information…”