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How arrangement of application elements is conducted in a design application?
- The elements of the design application, if applicable, should appear in the following order:
- Design application transmittal form.
- Fee transmittal form.
- Application data sheet.
- Specification.
- Drawings or photographs.
- Executed oath or declaration.
- The specification should include the following sections in order:
- Preamble, stating the name of the applicant, title of the design, and a brief description of the nature and intended use of the article in which the design is embodied.
- Cross-reference to related applications (unless included in the application data sheet).
- Statement regarding federally sponsored research or development.
- Description of the figure or figures of the drawing.
- Feature description.
- A single claim.
(c) The text of the specification sections defined in paragraph (b) of this section, if applicable, should be preceded by a section heading in uppercase letters without underlining or bold type.