{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-1.54","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 1.54","heading":"Parts of application to be filed together; filing receipt.","body":"(a) It is desirable that all parts of the complete application be deposited in the Office together; otherwise, a letter must accompany each part, accurately and clearly connecting it with the other parts of the application. See § 1.53 (f) and (g) with regard to completion of an application.\n(b) Applicant will be informed of the application number and filing date by a filing receipt, unless the application is an application filed under § 1.53(d). A letter limited to a request for a filing receipt may be signed by a juristic applicant or patent owner.","path":["Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 1—RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES","Subpart B—National Processing Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-37.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:45Z","sha256":"daae5d61fd67afd34f6a78bdfcd62fe0db8cd5617b0bdcc7ab40315f1ec038a2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-1.53","next":"us/37-cfr-1.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}