§ 1.51 General requisites of an application
§ 1.52 Language, paper, writing, margins, read-only optical disc specifications
§ 1.53 Application number, filing date, and completion of application
§ 1.54 Parts of application to be filed together; filing receipt
§ 1.55 Claim for foreign priority
§ 1.56 Duty to disclose information material to patentability
§ 1.57 Incorporation by reference
§ 1.58 Chemical and mathematical formulae and tables
§ 1.59 Expungement of information or copy of papers in application file

Terms Used In CFR > Title 37 > Chapter I > Subchapter A > Part 1 > Subpart B > The Application

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • assignee: as used in this chapter means with respect to patent matters the single assignee of the entire right, title and interest in the application or patent if there is such a single assignee, or all of the partial assignees, or all of the partial assignee and inventors who have not assigned their interest in the application or patent, who together own the entire right, title and interest in the application or patent. See 37 CFR 3.71
  • CBP: means U. See 19 CFR 101.1
  • Center director: means the person who manages their designated Center and is responsible for certain trade decisions and functions concerning that Center and the importers that are processed by that Center. See 19 CFR 101.1
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Claim for preferential tariff treatment: means a claim that a good is entitled to the duty rate applicable under the SFTA to an originating good or other good specified in the SFTA, and to an exemption from the merchandise processing fee;

    (b) Customs duty. See 19 CFR 10.502

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Country: means the political entity known as a nation. See 19 CFR 134.1
  • Date of importation: means , in the case of merchandise imported otherwise than by vessel, the date on which the merchandise arrives within the Customs territory of the United States. See 19 CFR 101.1
  • Days: means calendar days;

    (e) Enterprise. See 19 CFR 10.502

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Duties: means Customs duties and any internal revenue taxes which attach upon importation. See 19 CFR 101.1
  • Enterprise: means an entity constituted or organized under applicable law, whether or not for profit, and whether privately-owned or governmentally-owned, including any corporation, trust, partnership, sole proprietorship, joint venture, or other association;

    (f) GATT 1994. See 19 CFR 10.502

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • HTSUS: means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States as promulgated by the U. See 19 CFR 10.502
  • Importer: means the person primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. See 19 CFR 101.1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Markup: The process by which congressional committees and subcommittees debate, amend, and rewrite proposed legislation.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Originating: means qualifying for preferential tariff treatment under the rules of origin set out in SFTA Chapter Three (Rules of Origin) and General Note 25, HTSUS;

    (l) Party. See 19 CFR 10.502

  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Party: means the United States or the Republic of Singapore;

    (m) Person. See 19 CFR 10.502

  • Person: means a natural person or an enterprise;

    (n) Preferential tariff treatment. See 19 CFR 10.502

  • Preferential tariff treatment: means the duty rate applicable under the SFTA to an originating good, and an exemption from the merchandise processing fee;

    (o) Subheading. See 19 CFR 10.502

  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Shipment: means the merchandise described on the bill of lading or other document used to file or support entry, or in the oral declaration when applicable. See 19 CFR 101.1
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subheading: means the first six digits in the tariff classification number under the Harmonized System;

    (p) Tariff preference level. See 19 CFR 10.502

  • Tariff preference level: means a quantitative limit for certain non-originating textiles and textile apparel goods that may be entitled to preferential tariff treatment based on the goods meeting the production requirements set forth in § 10. See 19 CFR 10.502
  • Territory: means :

    (1) With respect to Singapore, its land territory, internal waters and territorial sea as well as the maritime zones beyond the territorial sea, including the seabed and subsoil over which the Republic of Singapore exercises sovereign rights or jurisdiction under its national laws and international law for the purpose of exploration and exploitation of the natural resources of such areas; and

    (2) With respect to the United States;

    (i) The customs territory of the United States, which includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico;

    (ii) The foreign trade zones located in the United States and Puerto Rico; and

    (iii) Any areas beyond the territorial seas of the United States within which, in accordance with international law and its domestic law, the United States may exercise rights with respect to the seabed and subsoil and their natural resources; and

    (s) WTO Agreement. See 19 CFR 10.502

  • United States: includes all territories and possessions of the United States, except the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island, and the island of Guam. See 19 CFR 134.1
  • WTO Agreement: means the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization of April 15, 1994. See 19 CFR 10.502