{"id":1068,"date":"2022-02-03T20:25:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T20:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/?page_id=1068"},"modified":"2022-02-03T20:25:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T20:25:10","slug":"what-is-an-information-disclosure-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/resources\/patent-prosecution\/what-is-an-information-disclosure-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Information Disclosure Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-1024x46.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-496\" width=\"1138\" height=\"51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-1024x46.png 1024w, https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-300x14.png 300w, https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18-768x35.png 768w, https:\/\/inventedly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_18.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/resources\/\" title=\"Resources\">Resources<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/inventedly.com\/index.php\/resources\/patent-prosecution\/\" title=\"Patent Prosecution\">Patent Prosecution<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tWhat is an Information Disclosure Statement\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-an-information-disclosure-statement\" style=\"color:#0461ce\"><a>What is an Information Disclosure Statement<\/a>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#0461ce;color:#0461ce\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Applicants and other individuals substantively involved with the preparation and\/or prosecution of a nonprovisional application have a duty to submit to the USPTO information that is material to patentability.&nbsp; Such information may be submitted via an Information Disclosure Statement (IDS).&nbsp; IDSs are not permitted in provisional applications because no substantive examination is given in provisional applications.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1068_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1068_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1068_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1068_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1068_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1068_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">See, e.g., MPEP \u00a7 609; see also 37 C.F. R. \u00a7 1.97(a)-(e).<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1068_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1068_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are various permitted time periods for filing an IDS.&nbsp; To file an IDS without paying a fee, the IDS must be submitted: (1) within three months of the filing date of a national application other than a continued prosecution application; (2) within three months of the date of entry of the national stage in an international application; (3) before the mailing of a first Office action on the merits; or (4) before the mailing of a first Office action after the filing of a request for continued examination.&nbsp; If the aforementioned time periods have passed, an IDS may be filed at any time prior to payment of the issue fee provided a fee and a statement pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 1.97(e) is also filed therewith.&nbsp; The statement pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 1.97(e) must specify:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>that each item of information contained in the IDS was first cited, in any communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign application, not more than three months prior to the filing of the information disclosure statement; or<\/li><li>that no item of information contained in the IDS was cited in a communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign application, and, to the knowledge of the person signing the certification after making reasonable inquiry, no item of information contained in the IDS was known more than three months prior to the filing of the information disclosure statement.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1068_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1068_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1068_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1068_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1068_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1068_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">See, Id. <\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1068_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1068_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The specific content required in an IDS is specified in 37&nbsp;C.F.R.&nbsp;1.98, which you are encouraged to review.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_1068_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_1068_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_1068_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_1068_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_1068_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_1068_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_1068_1_1');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">See, e.g., MPEP \u00a7 609; see also 37 C.F. 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