MPEP Section 1603, Elements of a Plant Application

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1603 Elements of a Plant Application

37 CFR 1.163 Specification and arrangement of application elements in a plant application.

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(b) The elements of the plant application, if applicable, should appear in the following order:

(1) Plant application transmittal form.

(2) Fee transmittal form.

(3) Application data sheet (see § 1.76).

(4) Specification.

(5) Drawings (in duplicate).

(6) Executed oath or declaration (§ 1.162).

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An application for a plant patent consists of the same parts as other applications. For information pertaining to the oath or declaration, specification and claim, or drawings, see MPEP § 1604, § 1605, or § 1606, respectively.