MPEP Q and A Podcast

Question: When is a reference analogous art to the claimed invention? Answer: A reference is analogous art to the claimed…

Question: What must an appellant file if he or she wishes to reinstate an appeal after prosecution is reopened? Answer:…

Question: An error in a recorded assignment document will be corrected by the Assignment Division provided a “corrective document” is…

Question: What is one consequence that may result where the patent owner fails to make a timely appeal after the…

Question: What is the order of arrangement for the specification? Answer: The following order of arrangement is preferable in framing…

Question: Name 2 individuals who may grant written authority to status information in a non-published, pending or abandoned application. Answer:…

Question: List 2 requirements of the summary of abstract. Answer: The summary of abstract should preferably be between 50 and…

Question: What does 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) provide? Answer: AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) provides that a person is not entitled to…

Question: In addition to the list of all patents, publications, U.S. applications, or other information submitted for consideration by the…

Question: What must a petition filed on or after September 16, 2012 be accompanied by to correct the inventorship in…

Question: List one way inter partes reexamination differs from ex parte reexamination. Answer: Inter partes reexamination differs from ex parte…

Question: List two computer functions recognized to be well‐understood, routine, and conventional functions when they are claimed in a merely…

Question: Name two times when an applicant may want to consider an explicit petition for foreign filing licenses. Answer: Explicit…

Question: Name two indicia that a continuing reissue application is being filed. Answer: Indicia that a continuing reissue application is…

Question: For participation in the Global/IP5 PPH pilot program at the USPTO, does the applicant need to submit a petition…

Question: Name one item the submission of Article 19 amendments should comprise. Answer: The submission of Article 19 amendments should…

Question: What are the grounds for seeking inter partes review limited to compared with post-grant review? Answer: The grounds for…

Question: What is an earlier concluded examination or review of the patent? Answer: An earlier concluded examination or review of…

Question: What must a petition for a derivation proceeding provide? Answer: In a petition for a derivation proceeding, the petitioner…

Question: List two activities that can be used as an indication of commercial exploitation? Answer: The following activities should be…

Question: List two types of information that are considered status information. Answer: Status information of an application means only the…

Question: List at least 2 fees that are reduced by 75% for micro entities. Answer: The fees which are reduced…

Question: What must any nonstatutory double patenting rejection made under the obviousness analysis make clear? Answer: Any nonstatutory double patenting rejection…

Question: When is a nonpublication request not appropriate? Answer: A nonpublication request is not appropriate if applicants have already filed…

Question: What may an examiner do after he or she has considered the issues on appeal? Answer: After an appeal…

Question: Except as provided in 37 C.F.R. 11.107 (b), a practitioner shall not represent a client if the representation involves…

Question: What is essential material? Answer: “Essential material” is defined as that which is necessary to: provide a written description…

Question: What are the two statutory requirements that must be met before a Certificate of Correction for an applicant’s mistake…

Question: List three non-limiting examples of the types of characteristics considered by the courts when determining whether there is a…

Question: What 5 conditions should an examiner check for before requiring an applicant to add a claim to provoke an…