Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - MPEP

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1000 Matters Decided by Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Officials

1000 Matters Decided by Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Officials
-    1001 Statutory Authority of Director of the USPTO
-    -    1001.01 Modes of Exercising Authority
-    1002 Petitions to the Director of the USPTO
-    -    1002.01 Procedure
-    -    1002.02 Delegation of Authority To Decide Petitions
-    -    -    1002.02(b) Petitions and Requests Decided by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy
-    -    -    1002.02(c) Petitions and Requests Decided by the Technology Center Directors
-    -    -    1002.02(c)(1) Petitions Decided by the Director of Technology Center 3640
-    -    -    1002.02(c)(2) Petitions Decided by the Director of Technology Center 1600
-    -    -    1002.02(c)(3) Petitions Decided by the Director of Technology Center 2900
-    -    -    1002.02(d) Petitions and Matters Decided by Supervisory Patent Examiners
-    -    -    1002.02(e) Requests Decided by Primary Examiners
-    -    -    1002.02(f) Petitions and Matters Decided by the Chief Administrative Patent Judge of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
-    -    -    1002.02(g) Petitions Decided by the Administrative Patent Judges
-    -    -    1002.02(i) Petitions Decided by the Commissioner for Trademarks
-    -    -    1002.02(j) Petitions Decided by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
-    -    -    1002.02(k)(1) Petitions and Matters Decided by the General Counsel
-    -    -    1002.02(k)(2) Requests Decided by the Office of General Law
-    -    -    1002.02(k)(3) Petitions Decided by the Solicitor
-    -    -    1002.02(l) Requests Decided by the Certificates of Correction Branch
-    -    -    1002.02(m) Petitions Decided by the Director of Enrollment and Discipline
-    -    -    1002.02(o) Petitions and Other Matters Decided by the Deputy Director of the USPTO
-    -    -    1002.02(p) Petitions and Matters Decided by the PCT Legal Administrator
-    -    -    1002.02(q) Petitions and Requests Decided by the Director of Office of Initial Patent Examination
-    -    -    1002.02(r) Petitions Decided by the Director of Office of Patent Publication
-    -    -    1002.02(s) Petitions and Matters Decided by the Special Program Examiners in the Technology Centers
-    1003 Matters Submitted to Technology Center Directors
-    1004 Actions Which Require the Attention of a Primary Examiner
-    1005 Exceptions to Partial Signatory Authority

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