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Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024

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Individual MPEP chapters and appendices (58)

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  • Memorandum - Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations (SMEDs) under 37 CFR 1.132 – Flowchart for Analysis and Best Practices (29Sep2026) — PDFCheck applicability
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  • Update to Panels for Pre-Appeal and Appeal Conferences (10Sep2026) — Official GazetteCheck applicability
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  • Update to Procedure for Filing Patent Applications in DOCX Format through Patent Center (03Aug2026) — Official GazetteCheck applicability
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  • Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees, Reexamination Parties, and Registered Trademark Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquake Impacting Japan (30Jul2026) — Official GazetteCheck applicability
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  • Requirement to Identify All Real Parties in Interest to a Third Party Request for an Ex Parte Reexamination (20Jul2026) — Federal RegisterCheck applicability
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  • Conditions for Additional Information and Fee in Petitions Filed in Patent Applications and Patents Based on Unintentional Delay (22Jun2026) — Federal RegisterCheck applicability
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  • Standards Participation and Representation Kudos (SPARK) Pilot Program (01Jun2026) — HTMLCheck applicability
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  • Standards Participation and Representation Kudos (SPARK) Pilot Program (01Jun2026) — Federal RegisterCheck applicability
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  • Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (06May2026) — HTMLCheck applicability
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  • Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (06May2026) — Official GazetteCheck applicability
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  • Memorandum - Best Practices for Submission of Rule 132 Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations (SMEDs) (30Apr2026) — PDFCheck applicability
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  • Patent Cooperation Treaty Informed Examination Request Pilot Program (07Apr2026) — HTMLCheck applicability
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  • Patent Cooperation Treaty Informed Examination Request Pilot Program (07Apr2026) — Federal RegisterCheck applicability
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  • Pre-order Procedure regarding Substantial New Question determination in ex parte Reexamination Proceedings (01Apr2026) — Official GazetteCheck applicability
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  • Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner (18Mar2026) — HTMLCheck applicability
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  • Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner (18Mar2026) — Federal RegisterCheck applicability
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  • Supplemental Guidance for Examination of Design Patent Applications Related to Computer-Generated Interfaces and Icons (11Mar2026) — Federal RegisterCheck applicability
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  • New Opt-in Process for Ceremonial Copies of Patent Grants (17Feb2026) — Official GazetteCheck applicability
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  • Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 26, 2026, and Tuesday, January 27, 2026 (05Feb2026) — Official GazetteCheck applicability
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  • Filing Anonymous Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Directed to Previously-Challenged Patents (04Feb2026) — Official GazetteCheck applicability
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  • Continuation of the IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with the IP5 Offices (20Jan2026) — HTMLCheck applicability
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  • Requirement for Foreign Applicants to use Patent Practitioner (July 17, 2026)Check applicability
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  • Examples for implementation of Rule 1.31 and 1.33Check applicability
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  • Advance notice of change to the MPEP in light of Ex Parte Desjardins (December 5, 2025)Check applicability
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  • Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations (December 4, 2025)Check applicability
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  • Advance notice of change to the MPEP with respect to false assertions or certifications of entity status (October 24, 2025)Check applicability
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  • Advance notice of change to the MPEP to provide guidance on the use of PE2E Search's Similarity Search feature (October 24, 2025)Check applicability
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  • Reminders on evaluating subject matter eligibility of claims under 35 U.S.C. 101 (August 4, 2025)Check applicability
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  • Revised and New Form Paragraphs in View of Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025 (Final Rule) (January 17, 2025)Check applicability
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  • Revised Form Paragraphs for Design Patents and Applications (January 14, 2025)Check applicability
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  • Advance Notice of Change to MPEP - Updating Addresses Based on Relinquishment of the Randolph and Remsen Buildings (October 2, 2024)Check applicability
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  • 2024 Guidance Update on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility, Including on Artificial Intelligence (July 16, 2024)Check applicability
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  • Updated Guidance and Examination Instructions for Making a Determination of Obviousness in Designs in Light of LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC (May 22, 2024)Check applicability
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  • Electronic Signatures 37 CFR 1.4(d)(4) (March 22, 2024)Check applicability
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  • Examples of proper and improper electronic signatures under the March 22, 2024, final ruleCheck applicability
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  • Resources for Examining Means-Plus-Function and Step-Plus-Function Claim Limitations (35 U.S.C. 112(f)) (March 18, 2024)Check applicability
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  • Updated Guidance for Making a Proper Determination of Obviousness (February 27, 2024)Check applicability
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  • Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions (February 12, 2024)Check applicability
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  • Guidelines for Assessing Enablement in Utility Applications and Patents in View of the Supreme Court Decision in Amgen Inc., et al. v Sanofi et al. (January 10, 2024)Check applicability
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  • Revised form paragraphs to eliminate references to EFS-Web and Private PAIR (January 3, 2024)Check applicability
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  • Advance Notice of Change to MPEP § 706.07 and Form Paragraph 7.39.01 (October 25, 2023)Check applicability
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  • Advance Notice of Change to MPEP § 2205 - Correction on supplying copies of cited prior art patents and publications in 35 U.S.C. 301 submissions (October 4, 2023)Check applicability
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  • Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision (Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi) Concerning Enablement (May 24, 2023)Check applicability
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  • Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision (Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.) Concerning the Phrase "On Sale" in AIA 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(1Check applicability
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  • Recent Subject Matter Eligibility Decision: Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. West-Ward Pharmaceuticals (June 7, 2018)Check applicability
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  • Changes in Examination Procedure Pertaining to Subject Matter Eligibility, Recent Subject Matter Eligibility Decision (Berkheimer v. HP, Inc.) (April 19, 2018)Check applicability
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  • Recent Subject Matter Eligibility Decisions (April 2, 2018)Check applicability
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  • Clarification of Written Description Guidance For Claims Drawn to Antibodies and Status of 2008 Training Materials (February 22, 2018)Check applicability
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  • McRO, Inc. dba Planet Blue v. Bandai Namco Games America Inc. and BASCOM Global Internet Services v. AT&T Mobility LLC (November 2, 2016)Check applicability
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  • Rapid Litigation Management v. CellzDirect and Sequenom v. Ariosa (July 14, 2016)Check applicability
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  • Enfish, LLC v. MIcrosoft Corp. and TLI Communications LLC v. A.V. Automotive, LLC (May 19, 2016)Check applicability
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  • 2014 Interim Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility (December 16, 2014)Check applicability
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  • Preliminary Examination Instructions in view of the Supreme Court Decision in Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International, et al. (signed June 25, 2014)Check applicability
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  • 2014 Procedure For Subject Matter Eligibility Analysis Of Claims Reciting Or Involving Laws Of Nature/Natural Principles, Natural Phenomena, And/Or Natural ProductsCheck applicability
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  • Supreme Court Decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.Check applicability
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  • Federal Circuit Decision in CLS Bank et al. v. Alice Corp. (signed May 13, 2013)Check applicability
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  • Changes in Examiner Review of Inventor's Oaths or Declarations, Requests to Correct Inventorship, and Elimination of the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review (signed October 25, 2012)Check applicability
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  • 2012 Interim Procedure for Subject Matter Eligibility Analysis of Process Claims Involving Laws of Nature (signed July 3, 2012)Check applicability
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  • Supreme Court Decision in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. (signed March 21, 2012)Check applicability
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  • Tax Strategies Are Deemed to Be Within the Prior Art (signed September 20, 2011)Check applicability
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  • Requirement for a Disclosure of the Best Mode (signed September 20, 2011)Check applicability
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  • Claims Directed to or Encompassing a Human Organism (signed September 20, 2011)Check applicability
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  • Analogous Art for Obviousness Rejections (signed July 26, 2011)Check applicability
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  • Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With 35 U.S.C. 112 and for Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications (signed February 9, 2011)Check applicability
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  • Summary of Examination Procedure for Determining Compliance with 35 U.S.C. 112Check applicability
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  • New Patent Quality Assurance Metrics (signed October 7, 2010)Check applicability
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  • Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review and Examiner's Answers in Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings (signed August 17, 2010)Check applicability
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  • Interim Guidance for Determining Subject Matter Eligibility for Process Claims in View of Bilski v. Kappos (signed July 27, 2010)Check applicability
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  • Supreme Court Decision in Bilski v. Kappos (signed June 28, 2010)Check applicability
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  • Revised Procedure for Appeal Brief Review of Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings (signed 25 May 2010)Check applicability
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  • Revised Procedure for Appeal Brief Review (signed 29 March 2010)Check applicability
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  • Non-Compliant Amendment (signed 04 February 2010)Check applicability
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  • Changes to Restriction Form Paragraphs (signed 21 January 2010)Check applicability
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  • Machine Translation of a Non-English Document Being Relied Upon by the Examiner in Support of a Rejection in an Examiner's Answer (signed 17 November 2009)Check applicability
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  • Interim Examination Instructions For Evaluating Subject Matter Eligibility Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 (signed 24 August 2009)Check applicability
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  • Guidance for Examining Process Claims in view of In re Bilski (signed 7 January 2009)Check applicability
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  • Indefiniteness rejections under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph (signed 2 September 2008)Check applicability
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  • Rejections under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, when examining means (or step) plus function claim limitations under 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph (signed 2 September 2008)Check applicability
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  • Clarification of "Processes" under 35 U.S.C. § 101 (signed 15 May 2008)Check applicability
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  • The Supreme Court's KSR Obviousness Standard Clarification - Its Application in Reexamination (signed 27 March 2008)Check applicability
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  • Clarification of Treatment of Reissue Applications That Only Add One or More Narrower Claims (signed 15 November 2007)Check applicability
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  • Electronic Signatures and Initials Permitted by Personnel For Matters Under the Commissioner of Patents (signed 15 May 2007)Check applicability
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  • Changes to Restriction form paragraphs (signed 25 April 2007)Check applicability
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  • Clarification of Interim Guidelines For Examination of Patent Applications for Subject Matter Eligibility (signed 12 April 2007)Check applicability
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  • Clarification of Second Action Final Rejection Practice with Respect to Claims Drafted Using Alternative Language (signed 24 January 2007)Check applicability
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  • Clarification of Acceptable S-signatures Submitted by the Public (signed 12 January 2007)Check applicability
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  • Reminder - Communications via Internet e-mail (signed 19 June 2006)Check applicability
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  • Central FAX Number Change and RightFAX Reminder (07 July 2006)Check applicability
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  • Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c) (signed 01 June 2005)Check applicability
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  • Examiner Checklist for Prior Art Exclusions under 35 U.S.C. § 103(c) as amended by the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act (P.L. 108-453, effective December 10, 2004)Check applicability
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  • Termination of transitional practice of supplying a copy of a provisional application relied upon to give prior art effect under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) to a reference applied in a rejection (dated 29 October 2004) (posted 1Nov2004)Check applicability
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  • Memo to TC Directors re: Clarification of the Effective Date Provision in the Rules of Practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Final Rule) and the Provision of Revised or New forms for Implementation of the Final Rule (10 September 2004)Check applicability
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  • Persons authorized to sign new grounds of rejections in Examiners Answers and authorized to approve Supplemental Examiner's Answers by TC (updated 18Oct2004)Check applicability
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  • Nanotechnology Digest and forthcoming Nanotechnology Cross-Reference Art Collection (XRAC) - Class 977 (posted 13 September 2004)Check applicability
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  • Reminder of Office procedure for giving appellant notice and opportunity to reply to a request for rehearing of a decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (signed 14 June 2004)Check applicability
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  • New Address for Customer Window which is Used for Patent Mail Not Delivered by USPS (signed 13 May 2004)Check applicability
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  • Examiner treatment of electronic Information Disclosure Statements (e-IDS) (signed 1 March 2004)Check applicability
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  • Clarification of Terminal Disclaimer Practice In Addressing Untimely Petitions to Withdraw the Holding of Abandonment Under MPEP 711.03(c) (signed 12 February 2004)Check applicability
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  • Transitional practice for supplying a copy of a provisional application relied upon to give prior art effect under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) to a reference applied in a rejectionCheck applicability
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  • Appendix 1Check applicability
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  • Reminder of Office Policy Regarding Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance (signed 8 August 2003)Check applicability
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  • Claim Interpretation and Procedures to Handle Applicant's Reply Arguing that a Term in the Claim is Limited to the Special Definition Provided in the Written Description (signed 25 June 2003)Check applicability
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  • Revised Guidance on Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art as References in Reexamination (signed 3 June 2003)Check applicability
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  • Objections to EFS Filed Applications (signed 14 April 2003)Check applicability
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  • Change in Correspondence Address for Patents (signed 31 March 2003)Check applicability
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  • Reliance upon abstracts and foreign language documents in support of a rejection (signed 29 April 2002)Check applicability
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  • Rejections Based on Undue Multiplicity (signed 18 March 2002)Check applicability
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  • Procedures for Relying on Facts Which are Not of Record as Common Knowledge or for Taking Official Notice (signed 1 February 2002)Check applicability
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examination guidance

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guidance

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  • Memorandum re: Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. West-Ward PharmaceuticalsCheck applicability
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  • Memorandum re: Berkheimer v. HP Inc.Check applicability
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  • Memorandum re: Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Concerning the Phrase “On Sale” in AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1)Check applicability
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  • Memorandum re: Critical reference date under pre-AIA U.S.C. 102(e) of a U.S. patent or U.S. published application claiming the benefit of a prior U.S. provisional application during examination of an applicationCheck applicability
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  • Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After KSR v. TeleflexCheck applicability
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  • Clarification of Written Description Guidance for Claims Drawn to Antibodies and Status of 2008 Training MaterialsCheck applicability
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  • Patent Term Adjustment Procedures in View of the Federal Circuit Decision in Supernus Pharm., Inc. v. IancuCheck applicability
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  • Interim Procedure for Requesting Recalculation of the Patent Term Adjustment With Respect to Information Disclosure Statements Accompanied by a Safe Harbor StatementCheck applicability
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  • Updated Legal Framework for Patent Electronic SystemCheck applicability
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  • Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees during Fiscal Year 2020, Small Entity Compliance GuideCheck applicability
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  • PTAB Consolidated Trial Practice Guide (pdf)Check applicability
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  • Responding to New Grounds of Rejection in an Examiner’s AnswerCheck applicability
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  • Standard Operating Procedure 2, Revision 11Check applicability
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  • Standard Operating Procedure 2, Revision 11 AddendumCheck applicability
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  • Guide to the administration of oral hearings before PTABCheck applicability
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  • Memorandum re: Approach To Indefiniteness Under 35 U.S.C. § 112 In AIA Post-Grant ProceedingsCheck applicability
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  • General Requirements Bulletin for Admission to the Examination for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases before the USPTOCheck applicability
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eCFR: selected patent-related parts of Title 37

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  • eCFR Title 37, Chapter I — onlineTitle 37; publisher up-to-date as of 2026-10-09
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Title 35; release point 119-120

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pct

WIPO PCT legal texts and examination guidelines

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  • Patent Cooperation TreatyPublisher: as in force from April 1, 2002Effective date stated by publisher: April 1, 2002
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  • Regulations under the PCTPublisher: as in force from January 1, 2026Effective date stated by publisher: January 1, 2026
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  • PCT Administrative InstructionsPublisher: as in force from January 1, 2026Effective date stated by publisher: January 1, 2026
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  • Main Body and Appendices II - IVPublisher: as in force from July 1, 2022Effective date stated by publisher: July 1, 2022
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  • Appendix IPublisher: as in force from July 1, 2022Effective date stated by publisher: July 1, 2022
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  • PCT Receiving Office GuidelinesPublisher: as in force from July 1, 2025Effective date stated by publisher: July 1, 2025
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  • PCT International Search and Preliminary Examination Guidelines ​​​​​​​Publisher: as in force from January 1, 2026Effective date stated by publisher: January 1, 2026
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  • Amendments to the PCT Regulations entry into force July 1, 2025 PCT/A/56/2, Annex I
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  • History of the PCT Regulations
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  • PCT Receiving Office GuidelinesPublisher: as in force from July 1, 2025Effective date stated by publisher: July 1, 2025
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  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Appeals2026-17524Published 2026-08-27Check applicability
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  • Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 8,461,196; Centanafadine Hydrochloride2026-14941Published 2026-07-23Check applicability
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  • Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 9,737,506; Centanafadine Hydrochloride2026-14940Published 2026-07-23Check applicability
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  • Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 8,877,798; Centanafadine Hydrochloride2026-14939Published 2026-07-23Check applicability
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  • Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 9,205,074; Centanafadine Hydrochloride2026-14938Published 2026-07-23Check applicability
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  • Requirement To Identify All Real Parties in Interest to a Third Party Request for an Ex Parte Reexamination2026-14793Published 2026-07-22Proposed rule; applicability under review
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  • Conditions for Additional Information and Fee in Petitions Filed in Patent Applications and Patents Based on Unintentional Delay2026-12717Published 2026-06-24Effective date stated by publisher: 2026-08-13Check applicability
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  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Appeals2026-07574Published 2026-04-20Check applicability
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  • Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner2026-05564Published 2026-03-20Effective date stated by publisher: 2026-07-20Check applicability
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  • Supplemental Guidance for Examination of Design Patent Applications Related to Computer-Generated Interfaces and Icons2026-04987Published 2026-03-13Effective date stated by publisher: 2026-03-13Check applicability
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  • Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 9,724,499; V-WAVE® Ventura® Interatrial Shunt System2026-04345Published 2026-03-05Check applicability
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  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent Term Extension and Adjustment2026-03900Published 2026-02-26Check applicability
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  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent and PTAB Pro Bono Programs2026-03203Published 2026-02-18Check applicability
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  • Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner2025-23917Published 2025-12-29Proposed rule; applicability under review
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  • Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 7,319,099; Bitopertin (GlyT1 inhibitor) Oral Tablets2025-22424Published 2025-12-10Check applicability
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  • Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 8,785,125; the Aptima® HPV Assay With the Panther® System2025-21411Published 2025-11-28Check applicability
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  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent Cooperation Treaty2025-20515Published 2025-11-21Check applicability
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  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent Term Extension and Adjustment2025-20243Published 2025-11-19Check applicability
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  • Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board2025-19817Published 2025-11-07Effective date stated by publisher: 2025-10-17Proposed rule; applicability under review
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  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures2025-19650Published 2025-10-24Check applicability
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  • Patent Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice for Briefing Discretionary Denial Issues, and Rules for 325(d) Considerations, Instituting Parallel and Serial Petitions, and Termination Due to Settlement Agreement2025-19587Published 2025-10-17Proposed rule; applicability under review
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  • Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board2025-19580Published 2025-10-17Proposed rule; applicability under review
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  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent and PTAB Pro Bono Programs2025-19357Published 2025-10-02Check applicability
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  • Updated Legal Framework for Patent Electronic System2025-17543Published 2025-09-11Check applicability
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  • Eliminating Expedited Examination of Design Applications2025-15497Published 2025-08-14Effective date stated by publisher: 2025-08-14Check applicability
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  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent Review and Derivation Proceedings2025-15361Published 2025-08-13Check applicability
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  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patents External Quality Survey2025-13811Published 2025-07-23Check applicability
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  • 2025 Increase of the Annual Limit on Accepted Requests for Prioritized Examination2025-12644Published 2025-07-08Effective date stated by publisher: 2025-07-08Check applicability
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  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures2025-11798Published 2025-06-26Check applicability
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  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent Cooperation Treaty2025-11490Published 2025-06-23Check applicability
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  • Discontinuation of the Accelerated Examination Program for Utility Applications2025-10498Published 2025-06-10Effective date stated by publisher: 2025-07-10Check applicability
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  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent Review and Derivation Proceedings2025-09145Published 2025-05-21Check applicability
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  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patents External Quality Survey2025-07524Published 2025-05-01Check applicability
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  • Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 20252025-00273Published 2025-01-14Effective date stated by publisher: 2025-01-19Check applicability
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  • Terminal Disclaimer Practice To Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting; Withdrawal2024-28263Published 2024-12-04Proposed rule; applicability under review
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  • Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 20252024-26821Published 2024-11-20Effective date stated by publisher: 2025-01-19Check applicability
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  • Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, Ninth Edition, Revision January 20242024-25693Published 2024-11-08Check applicability
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