Appeal No. 82-520. July 22, 1982. Laurence H. Pretty, Los Angeles, Cal., and J.F. McLellan, Long Beach, Cal., for appellant. Joseph F. Nakamura, Sol., and John W. Dewhirst, Associate Sol., Washington, D.C., for Patent and Trademark Office. Appeal from the Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals. Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, and RICH, BALDWIN, MILLER, and NIES, Judges. MILLER, Judge. This is an appeal from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") Board of Appeals ("board") affirming
(a) PATENT APPLICANT.-An applicant for a patent, any of whose claims has been twice rejected, may appeal from the decision of the primary examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having once paid the fee for such appeal. (b) PATENT OWNER.-A patent owner in a reexamination may appeal from the final rejection of any claim by the primary examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having once paid the fee for such appeal. 35 U.S.C. § 134 July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 801; Pub. L. 98-622
(a) The elements of the application, if applicable, should appear in the following order: (1) Utility application transmittal form. (2) Fee transmittal form. (3) Application data sheet (see § 1.76 ). (4) Specification. (5) Drawings. (6) The inventor's oath or declaration. (b) The specification should include the following sections in order: (1) Title of the invention, which may be accompanied by an introductory portion stating the name, citizenship, and residence of the applicant (unless included
(a) An applicant under § 1.43 , 1.45 or 1.46 may execute a substitute statement in lieu of an oath or declaration under § 1.63 if the inventor is deceased, is under a legal incapacity, has refused to execute the oath or declaration under § 1.63 , or cannot be found or reached after diligent effort. (b) A substitute statement under this section must: (1) Comply with the requirements of § 1.63(a) , identifying the inventor or joint inventor with respect to whom a substitute statement in lieu of an