---
title: "Prepare a citation list for an information disclosure statement"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/intellectual-property-patents-trade-marks-copyright-designs/prepare-a-citation-list-of-material-prior-art-for-disclosure-to-the-offi/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A23-A20260923-5-US"
practice_area: "Intellectual Property — Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright, Designs"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare a citation list for an information disclosure statement

> From the references the lawyer supplies, fill a list with the identifiers in 37 CFR § 1.98(b): for a U.S. patent, inventor, patent number and issue date; for a U.S.…

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Intellectual Property — Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright, Designs](https://ailawframework.com/practice/intellectual-property-patents-trade-marks-copyright-designs.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the references the lawyer supplies, fill a list with the identifiers in 37 CFR § 1.98(b): for a U.S. patent, inventor, patent number and issue date; for a U.S. patent application publication, applicant, publication number and publication date; for another publication, publisher, author if any, title, relevant pages, date and place of publication. Leave a blank where the reference does not show the item. Do not decide materiality. |
| What the lawyer must review | 37 CFR § 1.56 is the duty to disclose information material to patentability. Section 1.98(a) requires an information disclosure statement filed under § 1.97 to include the items in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(4). The list in (a)(1) separates U.S. patents and U.S. patent application publications from other documents, and each page includes the application number, a column for the examiner's initials, and a heading that the list is an information disclosure statement. Paragraph (a)(2) is the copy requirement, (a)(3) covers a concise explanation and any translation of a non-English document, and (a)(4) is the size-fee assertion. You choose what is material, you gather the copies, and you sign the statement. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare a citation list of material prior art for disclosure to the office](https://ailawframework.com/practice/intellectual-property-patents-trade-marks-copyright-designs/prepare-a-citation-list-of-material-prior-art-for-disclosure-to-the-offi.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the references the lawyer supplies, fill a list with the identifiers in 37 CFR § 1.98(b): for a U.S. patent, inventor, patent number and issue date; for a U.S. patent application publication, applicant, publication number and publication date; for another publication, publisher, author if any, title, relevant pages, date and place of publication. Leave a blank where the reference does not show the item. Do not decide materiality.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Open § 1.97 for when the statement may be filed. Section 1.98 states the content and incorporates § 1.97 by reference.
- Section 1.98(b) also specifies identifiers for a U.S. application and for a foreign patent or published foreign application. Use those lines when the reference is one of those.
- A blank identifier is completed by you from the document. Do not guess a patent number.

## Sources

- [37 CFR § 1.98 (content of an information disclosure statement)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/37/1.98) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [37 CFR § 1.56 (duty to disclose information material to patentability)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/37/1.56) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Prior-art table for a standard patent](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/intellectual-property-patents-trade-marks-copyright-designs/standard-patent-prior-art-table.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Table of prior art against the standard-patent requirements in section 18(1). It does not say the invention is patentable, and it is not a filing at the office. |

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*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*