MPEP CHAPTERS

Question 1

100

Answer 1

Secrecy, Access, National Security and Foreign Filing

Question 2

200

Answer 2

Types, Cross-Noting, and Status of Application

Question 3

300

Answer 3

Ownership and Assignment

Question 4

400

Answer 4

Representation of Applicant or Owner

Question 5

500

Answer 5

Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers

Question 6

600

Answer 6

Parts, Form, and Content of Application

Question 7

700

Answer 7

Examination of Applications

Question 8

800

Answer 8

Restriction in Applications Filed Under 35 USC 111; Double Patenting

Question 9

1100

Answer 9

Statutory Invention Registration (SIR); Pre-Grant Publication and Preissuance Submissions

Question 10

1200

Answer 10

Appeal

Question 11

1300

Answer 11

Allowance and Issue

Question 12

1400

Answer 12

Correction of Patents

Question 13

1500

Answer 13

Design Patents

Question 14

1600

Answer 14

Plant Patents

Question 15

1700

Answer 15

Miscellaneous

Question 16

1800

Answer 16

Patent Cooperation Treaty

Question 17

1900

Answer 17

Protest

Question 18

2000

Answer 18

Duty of Disclosure

Question 19

2100

Answer 19

Patentability

Question 20

2200

Answer 20

Citation of Prior Art and Ex Parte Reexamination of Patents

Question 21

2300

Answer 21

Interference and Derivation Proceedings

Question 22

2400

Answer 22

Biotechnology

Question 23

2500

Answer 23

Maintenance Fees

Question 24

2700

Answer 24

Patent Terms, Adjustments, and Extensions

Question 25

2800

Answer 25

Supplemental Examination

Question 26

2900

Answer 26

International Design Applications