Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) Ninth Edition, Revision 10.2019, Last Revised June 2020 The USPTO continues to offer an online discussion tool for commenting on selected chapters of the Manual. To participate in the discussion and to contribute your ideas go to: https://uspto-mpep.ideascalegov.com.
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Aug 15, 2017 . The Manual of Patent Examining Procedure is maintained by the MPEP Staff, within the Office of Patent Examination Policy.. To learn more about the organization and operation of the MPEP Staff please see the MPEP Staff page.. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS. Advance Notice of Change to MPEP 1490, subsection VII.B. effective August 15, 2017 - terminal disclaimers …
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Guidelines and Manuals of National/Regional Patent Offices. The formalities and substantive requirements for filing patent applications and for granting patents vary from one country or region to the other. The following list provides links to guidelines and manuals of national/regional patent offices. Guidance inventor.
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Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. P.O. Box 1450. Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. Telephone: 1-800-972-6382 or 571-272-3150. Previous editions and revisions of the Manual are available on microfilm in the Patent Search Room. The Manual is available on CD-ROM from: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Office of Electronic Information Products
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Avoiding 103 Rejections: To avoid obviousness rejections under 35 U.S.C. §103, manual searches can help innovators to analyze the patent prosecution …
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Chicago Manual of Style. 14.230 Patents Patents are cited under the names of the creators and dated by the year of filing. 15.50 Patents or other documents cited by more than one date Cite patents and other documents that include more than one date as follows (note that the year of issue is repeated to avoid ambiguity).
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In some important ways a patent application should be akin to an instruction manual, but unlike the aforementioned BBQ grill, the reader of relevant skill in the area is the one that should be able to follow along. Having said this, there is an important caveat! A patent is not a blueprint. You do not need measurements or engineering drawings.
Consolidated Rules - The patent rules in effect as of January 20, 2021. The documents updated in the Ninth Edition, Revision 10.2019 of the MPEP dated June 2020 include changes that became effective in October 2019 or earlier.
The formalities and substantive requirements for filing patent applications and for granting patents vary from one country or region to the other. The following list provides links to guidelines and manuals of national/regional patent offices.
These qualifications are outlined in Section 101 of the U.S. Patent Act. They carry three exceptions. One cannot patent laws of nature, abstract ideas or physical phenomena. Likewise, printed matter cannot be patented; it is instead protected by copyright laws.
Previous editions and revisions of the Manual are available on microfilm in the Patent Search Room. The Manual is available on CD-ROM from: Employees of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office should direct their requests for the Manual, replacement pages, notices, and revisions to the Office of Patent Training.
The Manual is available electronically in html and PDF renderings on the USPTO website at www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/. The Office also provides a search engine for searching the full text of the Manual at https://mpep.uspto.gov/RDMS.
Employees of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office should direct their requests for the Manual, replacement pages, notices, and revisions to the Office of Patent Training. Telephone: 571-272-7222
Consolidated Rules - The patent rules in effect as of July 2, 2021. The documents updated in the Ninth Edition, Revision 10.2019 of the MPEP dated June 2020 include changes that became effective in October 2019 or earlier.