§4.5. Notice by publication.
37 C.F.R. § 4.5
If the copy of the complaint that is mailed to the invention promoter is returned undelivered, then the USPTO will primarily publish a Notice of Complaint Received on the USPTO's Internet home page at http://www.uspto.gov. Only where the USPTO's Web site is unavailable for publication will the USPTO publish the Notice of Complaint in the Official Gazette and/or the Federal Register. The invention promoter will be given 30 days from such notice to submit a reply to the Notice of Complaint. If the USPTO does not receive a reply from the invention promoter within 30 days, the complaint alone will become publicly available.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[68 FR 9553, Feb. 28, 2003]
Authority
Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2) and 297.
Source
Source: 65 FR 3129, Jan. 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[68 FR 9553, Feb. 28, 2003]