CPC A to H
This section covers vehicle technologies, printing and manufacturing
What is Section B?
This type of classification is used to indicate the disclosure of the document includes an addition to the state of the art (novel or unobvious subject matter)
What is Inventive information? (I-type)
This directory lookup can be used to find examiners knowledgeable in particular classification areas of CPC
What is the QN or SCE Directory?
The CAT homepage has a link to this form which examiners and SPEs can use to request revision projects
This person is a SPE in 3600 available to answer questions related to CPC, revisions, and classification challenges
Who is an SCE SPE? (Anna or Anita)
This section covers furniture, clothing, medical devices, life saving equipment and agriculture
What is Section A?
This information in the scheme informs users when the rules of classification in the scheme different from the norm
What are Special Rules of Classification?
This icon displayed next to a CPC symbol indicates that the symbol represents at least one concept claimed in the application
What is a solid star?
The CPC scheme is jointly maintained by the US and this partnering patent office
What is the EPO? (European Patent Office)
This title is abbreviated with the letters QN and is given to examiners knowledgeable in search and classification in a particular portion of CPC.
What is a Quality Nominee?
This section covers engineering components, weapons, engines and pumps
What is Section F?
This type of classification is used to indicate the disclosure of the document includes non-trivial subject matter that is not in itself an addition to the state of the art but constitutes useful information for search
What is Additional information? (A-type)
This icon allows users to agree with a foreign CPC allocation and add a US allocation to that symbol
What is a thumbs up? (endorsement)
This process follows a revision project and involves the reallocation of classification symbols to patent documents as a result of the revision.
What is a reclassification?
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What is the EPO? (European Patent Office)
This section covers nuclear technology, measuring and testing, optics, signals, computing and controls
What is Section G?
This type of reference informs as to areas that might be useful for search
What is an Informative reference?
This icon displayed next to a CPC symbol indicates that the symbol represents at least one concept claimed in a family application but not the current application
What is a hollow star?
A revision project can be requested by this individual
Who is an Examiner? (SPE, QN, SCE, etc.)
This title is abbreviated with the letters SCE and is given to detailed examiners specializing in classification of a range of symbols in CPC.
What is a Search and Classification Examiner?
This section covers railways, earth engineering, mining and drilling, and buildings including components such as doors, windows and locks
What is Section E?
This type of reference informs as to what subject matter is excluded from the scope of the classification place
What is a Limiting reference?
Continuations, Divisionals, and related foreign patent documents are linked together using this identifier
What is the Family ID?
These notices placed within the classification scheme inform users when a reclassification is in progress
What are warnings?
This person is a QN in your area
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