Browse the MPEP by chapter

All 29 chapters of the USPTO Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, Ninth Edition, and the 736 file-level sections inside them.

Chapter 100 — Secrecy, access
14 sections · 1 subsections
§ 101·§ 102·§ 103·§ 104·all 14 sections in chapter 100
Chapter 200 — Types, priority
11 sections · 48 subsections
§ 201·§ 202·§ 203·§ 210·all 11 sections in chapter 200
Chapter 300 — Ownership
21 sections · 20 subsections
§ 301·§ 302·§ 303·§ 306·all 21 sections in chapter 300
Chapter 400 — Representative
10 sections · 35 subsections
§ 401·§ 402·§ 403·§ 404·all 10 sections in chapter 400
Chapter 500 — Mail
13 sections · 23 subsections
§ 501·§ 502·§ 503·§ 504·all 13 sections in chapter 500
Chapter 600 — Specification, claims
9 sections · 109 subsections
§ 601·§ 602·§ 603·§ 604·all 9 sections in chapter 600
Chapter 700 — Examination
21 sections · 257 subsections
§ 701·§ 702·§ 703·§ 704·all 21 sections in chapter 700
Chapter 800 — Restriction
23 sections · 67 subsections
§ 801·§ 802·§ 803·§ 804·all 23 sections in chapter 800
Chapter 900 — Prior art, search
9 sections · 79 subsections
§ 901·§ 902·§ 903·§ 904·all 9 sections in chapter 900
Chapter 1000 — Director
5 sections · 30 subsections
§ 1001·§ 1002·§ 1003·§ 1004·all 5 sections in chapter 1000
Chapter 1100 — Publication
18 sections · 1 subsections
§ 1101·§ 1111·§ 1120·§ 1121·all 18 sections in chapter 1100
Chapter 1200 — Appeal
16 sections · 36 subsections
§ 1201·§ 1202·§ 1203·§ 1204·all 16 sections in chapter 1200
Chapter 1300 — Allowance, issue
9 sections · 34 subsections
§ 1301·§ 1302·§ 1303·§ 1304·all 9 sections in chapter 1300
Chapter 1400 — Correction
38 sections · 26 subsections
§ 1401·§ 1402·§ 1403·§ 1404·all 38 sections in chapter 1400
Chapter 1500 — Design
10 sections · 19 subsections
§ 1501·§ 1502·§ 1503·§ 1504·all 10 sections in chapter 1500
Chapter 1600 — Plant
13 sections
§ 1601·§ 1602·§ 1603·§ 1604·all 13 sections in chapter 1600
Chapter 1700 — Miscellaneous
8 sections · 1 subsections
§ 1701·§ 1702·§ 1703·§ 1704·all 8 sections in chapter 1700
Chapter 1800 — PCT
74 sections · 60 subsections
§ 1801·§ 1802·§ 1803·§ 1804·all 74 sections in chapter 1800
Chapter 1900 — Protest
4 sections · 8 subsections
§ 1901·§ 1906·§ 1907·§ 1920
Chapter 2000 — Duty of disclosure
13 sections · 16 subsections
§ 2000·§ 2001·§ 2002·§ 2003·all 13 sections in chapter 2000
Chapter 2100 — Patentability
75 sections · 213 subsections
§ 2103·§ 2104·§ 2105·§ 2106·all 75 sections in chapter 2100
Chapter 2200 — Reexamination
96 sections · 15 subsections
§ 2201·§ 2202·§ 2203·§ 2204·all 96 sections in chapter 2200
Chapter 2300 — Interference
15 sections · 37 subsections
§ 2301·§ 2302·§ 2303·§ 2304·all 15 sections in chapter 2300
Chapter 2400 — Biotechnology
35 sections · 85 subsections
§ 2401·§ 2402·§ 2403·§ 2404·all 35 sections in chapter 2400
Chapter 2500 — Maintenance fees
23 sections
§ 2501·§ 2504·§ 2505·§ 2506·all 23 sections in chapter 2500
Chapter 2600 — Inter partes review
85 sections · 36 subsections
§ 2601·§ 2602·§ 2609·§ 2610·all 85 sections in chapter 2600
Chapter 2700 — Patent terms
27 sections · 7 subsections
§ 2701·§ 2710·§ 2720·§ 2730·all 27 sections in chapter 2700
Chapter 2800 — Supplemental exam
23 sections · 19 subsections
§ 2801·§ 2802·§ 2803·§ 2804·all 23 sections in chapter 2800
Chapter 2900 — International design
18 sections · 20 subsections
§ 2901·§ 2902·§ 2903·§ 2904·all 18 sections in chapter 2900