Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP)
Ninth Edition, Revision 07.2022
MPEP Archives - PDF archive of previous publications of the manual from 1948 – 2020.
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Updates Since Current MPEP
The current MPEP (9th Edition, Rev. 07.2022), published February 2023, is up-to-date as of July 31, 2022. Any changes to USPTO patent examining policies and procedures that occurred after July 31, 2022, have not been incorporated into the current MPEP.
The following are links to updated information:
Current fees – Refer to the Current USPTO Fee Schedule.
Consolidated Laws – The patent laws in effect as of December 29, 2022.
Consolidated Rules – The patent rules in effect as of July 12, 2024.
Subsequent Publications (After July 31, 2022) – A listing of documents that made changes to USPTO patent examining policies and procedures after July 31, 2022, and are under consideration for inclusion in a future publication of the MPEP. This listing is current as of July 12, 2024.
The following supersede one or more portions of the current MPEP:
Revised form paragraphs to eliminate references to EFS-Web and Private PAIR (January 3, 2024)
Advance Notice of Change to MPEP § 706.07 and Form Paragraph 7.39.01 (October 25, 2023)
Advance Notice of Change to MPEP § 2205 (October 4, 2023)
Current MPEP
MPEP sections that were revised in the current MPEP have a revision indicator of [R-07.2022] adjacent to the section title. Throughout the MPEP, these revision indicators identify the date of the last revision to that section.
See the “Change Summary” for an explanation of the changes made in the current MPEP.
The current MPEP (9th Edition, Rev. 07.2022) is available in three formats: Searchable MPEP (eMPEP), HTML, and PDF.
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