MPEP Chapter 100 — Secrecy, access
Chapter 100 of the USPTO Manual of Patent Examining Procedure covers secrecy, access. It runs to 14 file-level sections and 1 subsections. 1 of its sections are annotated as structured data, exposing 3 statutes and regulations and 0 cited decisions.
Sections in this chapter
- § 101General
- § 102Information as to Status of an Application
- § 103Right of Public To Inspect Patent Files and Some Application Files
- § 104Power to Inspect Application
- § 105Suspended or Excluded Practitioner Cannot Inspect
- § 106Control of Inspection by Assignee
- § 106.01Rights of Assignee of Part Interest
- § 110Confidential Nature of International Applications
- § 115Review of Applications for National Security and Property Rights Issues
- § 120Secrecy Orders
- § 121Handling of Applications under Secrecy Order and/or Bearing National Security Markings
- § 130Examination of Secrecy Order Cases
- § 140Foreign Filing Licenses
- § 150Statements to DOE and NASA
- § 151Content of the Statements