MPEP Subject Matter Index (W) – Subject Matter Index

Waiver
1. Of confidentiality 103; 201.06(d); 1002.02(k)(1)
2. Of patent owner's statement 2246; 2249
3. Of deficiencies in oath or declaration 602.01(c)(3); 602.03
4. Of patent rights 711.06; 1111
5. Of rules 201.03; 402.10; 602.01(c); 711.03(c); 724.06; 803.04; 1002; 1002.02(b); 2248; 2265; 2288
Walk-up customer window 501; 502; 2413.03; 2433
Washington D.C. representatives of attorneys 408
WebEx (See alsoInterviews) 502.03
When disclosure is made 2003
White House inquiry 203.08(a)
Who has duty to disclose 2001.01
WIPO 213.01; 214.04; 901.04; 1801
WIPO Sequence Tool 2418
WIPO Standards
1. ST. 3 901.05(b); 1851
2. ST. 10 901.05(b)
3. ST. 14 707.05(e); 901.05(b)
4. ST. 16 901.05(b); 1851; 2424.03
5. ST. 25 1823.02; 1848; 2422 - 2422.04; 2422.06; 2422.07; 2422.08; 2423 - 2431; 2433; 2434; 2435
6. ST. 26 1823.02; 1848; 2412 - 2419.03
7. ST. 34 901.05(b)
Withdrawal from appeal after remand by Board 1002.02(d)
Withdrawal from issue 1303.01; 1308
1. Amendment crossing allowance 714.15
2. Director’s approval 1003; 1308
3. Petition for 1002.02(b); 1002.02(c); 1308
4. Quality Review 1308.03
5. Refund of fee 1308.01
6. Rejection 706.04; 1308.01
Withdrawal of abandonment (SeeAbandonment and Petition)
Withdrawal of appeal 1215.01
Withdrawal of appeal by cancelling a claim 1214.05; 1215.03
Withdrawal of attorney (See alsoAttorney or agent and Power of attorney) 402.06; 1002.02(s); 1808; 2223; 2560
Withdrawal of claims
1. To nonelected invention 821.01; 821.02; 821.03
2. To nonelected species 821.01; 821.02
Withdrawal of final rejection 706.07(e)
1. Premature final 706.07(d)
2. Primary decides 1004
Withdrawal of holding of abandonment (See alsoAbandonment and Petition) 711.03(c); 711.04(c)
Withdrawal of power of attorney in patent 2223
Withdrawal of terminal disclaimer 1490
Withhold from issue petition 1002.02(c)
Witness, Examiner as 1701.01
World Trade Organization member countries 213.01
World Wide Web address 1730
Writing, Disclosures must be in 2002.02
Written description (See alsoSpecification) 2163; 2166
1. Amendments supported by original description 2163.07
  1. Inherent function, theory or advantage 2163.07(a)
  2. Incorporation by reference 217; 608.01(p); 2163.07(b)
2. Burden on the examiner 2163.04
3. Changes to scope of claims 2163.05
4. Circumstances when issues arise 2163.03
5. Design application 1503.01; 1503.02; 1504.01(a); 1504.04
6. Form paragraphs used to reject 2166
7. Guidelines for compliance 2163
8. New matter 2163.06
9. Requirements for compliance 2163.02
10. Support for claimed subject matter 211.05; 2163.01
11. Corresponding to count in interference 2163.03