MPEP Q and A Podcast

Question: What must a petition under 37 CFR 1.137 be accompanied by? Answer: Specifically, 37 CFR 1.137(b) provides that a…

Question: How can a patent owner file a corrected request in response to a Notice of Noncompliant Supplemental Examination Request?…

Question: List one of the required elements of a request for ex parte reexamination. Answer: The required elements of a…

Question: What must a request for reinstatement of all or part of the period of adjustment reduced for failing to…

Question: What should a substantial new question of patentability not be based upon? Answer: A substantial new question cannot be…

Question: What must a protestor give the PTO? Answer: A protestor must give the PTO: a listing of the patents,…

Question: Who has a duty to disclose? Answer: The following individuals have a duty to disclose: each inventor each registered…

Question: Name two types of plants that are not patentable. Answer: All plants are patentable except: bacteria those that are…

Question: Who must a disclaimer be signed by in a patent or a reexamination proceeding? Answer: A disclaimer filed in…

Question: List one procedural step that all international applications go through in the International Searching Authority. Answer: The main procedural…

Question: What must a request for simultaneous issue contain? Answer: The request must contain the following information about each allowed…

Question: What is the term of a utility patent versus the term of a design patent? Answer: The term of…

Question: What are the two separate and distinct requirements of 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph?…

Question: List two items which are required in an appeal brief. Answer: The specific items required in an appeal brief…

Question: What is one way an applicant may contest an objection? Answer: An applicant may contest an objection by: asking…

Question: What are the two types of double patenting rejections? Answer: There are generally two types of double patenting rejections.…

Question: List at least one type of filing that third-party submissions may not be directed to. Answer: Third-party submissions may…

Question: List two examples of the type of descriptions of the interest conveyed or transaction to be recorded that can…

Question: What should an Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form include? Answer: An Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form should identify the…

Question: List a situation in which drawings are usually not considered necessary for the  understanding of the invention. Answer: It…

Question: Name two individuals who through written authority may grant access to a provisional application. Answer: In provisional applications, access…

Question: List two significant differences between nonprovisional applications and provisional applications. Answer: The following list includes significant differences between nonprovisional…

Question: Name two types of correspondence that may not be transmitted by facsimile. Answer: Facsimile transmissions are not permitted and,…

Question: What are the 3 major types of patent status? Answer: The 3 major types of patent status include: pending…