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Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - MPEP
Table of Contents
500 Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers
500 Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers
- 501 Filing Papers With the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- 502 Depositing Correspondence
- - 502.01 Correspondence Transmitted by Facsimile
- - 502.02 Correspondence Signature Requirements
- - 502.03 Communications via the Internet
- - 502.04 Duplicate Copies of Correspondence
- 503 Application Number and Filing Receipt
- 504 Assignment of Application for Examination
- 505 "Office Date" Stamp of Receipt
- 506 Completeness of Original Application
- - 506.02 Review of Refusal To Accord Filing Date
- 507 Drawing Review in the Office of Initial Patent Examination
- 508 Distribution
- - 508.01 Papers Sent to Wrong Technology Center (TC)
- - 508.02 Papers Received After Patenting or Abandonment
- - 508.03 Unmatched Papers
- - 508.04 Unlocatable Patent or Application Files
- 509 Payment of Fees
- - 509.01 Deposit Accounts
- - 509.02 Small Entity Status - Definitions
- - 509.03 Claiming Small Entity Status
- 510 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Business Hours
- 511 Postal Service Interruptions and Emergencies
- 512 Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
- 513 Deposit as Express Mail with U.S. Postal Service
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