MPEP Chapter 1200 — Appeal

Chapter 1200 of the USPTO Manual of Patent Examining Procedure covers appeal. It runs to 16 file-level sections and 36 subsections. 15 of its sections are annotated as structured data, exposing 78 statutes and regulations and 41 cited decisions.

Sections in this chapter

§ 1201Introduction
§ 1202Composition of Board
§ 1203Administrative Handling
§ 1204Notice of Appeal
- § 1204.01Reinstatement of Appeal
- § 1204.02Pre-Appeal Brief Review Request and Conference Pilot Program
- § 1204.03Interviews After Notice of Appeal
- § 1204.04Official Record on Appeal
§ 1205Appeal Brief
- § 1205.01Time for Filing Appeal Brief
- § 1205.02Appeal Brief Content
- § 1205.03Non-Compliant Appeal Brief and Amended Brief
§ 1206Amendments and Affidavits or Other Evidence Filed With or After Appeal
§ 1207Examiner’s Answer
- § 1207.01Appeal Conference
- § 1207.02Contents of Examiner’s Answer
- § 1207.03New Ground of Rejection in Examiner’s Answer
- § 1207.03(a)Determining Whether a Ground of Rejection is New
- § 1207.03(b)Petition to Designate a New Ground of Rejection and to Reopen Prosecution
- § 1207.03(c)Appellant's Reply to New Grounds of Rejection
- § 1207.04Reopening of Prosecution After Appeal
- § 1207.05Substitute Examiner’s Answer
§ 1208Reply Briefs and Fee for Forwarding Appeal
- § 1208.01Fee for Forwarding an Appeal to the Board
§ 1209Oral Hearing
§ 1210Actions Subsequent to Examiner’s Answer but Before Board’s Decision
§ 1211Remand by Director or Board
- § 1211.01Remand by Board for Further Consideration of Rejection
- § 1211.02Remand To Consider Amendment
- § 1211.03Remand To Consider Affidavits or Declarations
- § 1211.04Remand by Board for Further Search
§ 1212Board Requires Appellant to Address Matter
§ 1213Decision by Board
- § 1213.01[Reserved] [R-]
- § 1213.02New Grounds of Rejection by Board
- § 1213.03Publication of and Public Access to Board Decision
§ 1214Procedure Following Decision by Board
- § 1214.01Procedure Following New Ground of Rejection by Board
- § 1214.02[Reserved] [R-]
- § 1214.03Rehearing
- § 1214.04Examiner Reversed in Whole
- § 1214.05Cancellation of Claims Not Appealed
- § 1214.06Examiner Sustained in Whole or in Part; Claims Require Action
- § 1214.07Reopening of Prosecution
§ 1215Withdrawal or Dismissal of Appeal
- § 1215.01Withdrawal of Appeal
- § 1215.02Claims Standing Allowed
- § 1215.03Partial Withdrawal
- § 1215.04Dismissal of Appeal
§ 1216Judicial Review
- § 1216.01Appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- § 1216.02Civil Suits Under 35 U.S.C. 145 and 146