MPEP Chapter 200 — Types, priority

Chapter 200 of the USPTO Manual of Patent Examining Procedure covers types, priority. It runs to 11 file-level sections and 48 subsections, of which 10 carry substantive text and 1 is marked [Reserved]. 10 of its sections are annotated as structured data, exposing 104 statutes and regulations and 32 cited decisions.

Sections in this chapter

§ 201Types of Applications
- § 201.01National Applications
- § 201.02General Terms Used to Describe Applications
- § 201.03[Reserved] [R-]
- § 201.04Provisional Application
- § 201.05Reissue Application
- § 201.06Divisional Application
- § 201.06(a)Former 37 CFR 1.60 Divisional Continuation Procedure
- § 201.06(b)Former 37 CFR 1.62 File Wrapper Continuing Procedure
- § 201.06(c)37 CFR 1.53(b) and 37 CFR 1.63(d) Divisional-Continuation Procedure
- § 201.06(d)37 CFR 1.53(d) Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
- § 201.07Continuation Application
- § 201.08Continuation-in-Part Application
§ 202Cross-Noting
§ 203Status of Applications
- § 203.01New
- § 203.02Rejected
- § 203.03Amended
- § 203.04Allowed or in Issue
- § 203.05Abandoned
- § 203.06Incomplete
- § 203.07[Reserved] [R-]
- § 203.08Status Inquiries
- § 203.08(a)Congressional and Other Official Inquiries
§ 210Priority to, or the Benefit of, the Filing Date of a Prior-Filed Application
§ 211Claiming the Benefit of an Earlier Filing Date Under 35 U.S.C. 120 and 119(e)
- § 211.01Requirements Related to the Prior-Filed Application
- § 211.01(a)Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application
- § 211.01(b)Claiming the Benefit of a Nonprovisional Application
- § 211.01(c)Claiming the Benefit of an International Application Designating the United States
- § 211.01(d)Claiming the Benefit of an International Design Application Designating the United States
- § 211.02Reference to Prior Application(s)
- § 211.02(a)Correcting or Adding a Benefit Claim After Filing
- § 211.03Time Period for Making a Claim for Benefit Under 37 CFR 1.78
- § 211.04Delayed Benefit Claims
- § 211.05Sufficiency of Disclosure in Prior-Filed Application
§ 212[Reserved] [R-]
§ 213Right of Priority of Foreign Application
- § 213.01Recognized Countries and Regional Patent Offices of Foreign Filing
- § 213.02Formal Requirements Relating to Foreign Priority Application
- § 213.03Time for Filing U.S. Nonprovisional Application
- § 213.04Requirement to File Priority Claim and Certified Copy During Pendency of Application
- § 213.05Right of Priority Based Upon an Application for an Inventor’s Certificate
- § 213.06Claiming Priority and Filing a Certified Copy in a National Stage Application (35 U.S.C. 371)
- § 213.07Claiming Priority and Filing a Certified Copy in a Nonprovisional International Design Application
§ 214Formal Requirements of Claim for Foreign Priority
- § 214.01Time for Filing Priority Claim
- § 214.02Unintentionally Delayed Priority Claims
- § 214.03Office Acknowledgement of Priority Claims
- § 214.04Proper Identification of Priority Application in Foreign Priority Claim
§ 215Certified Copy of Foreign Application
- § 215.01Electronic Priority Document Exchange
- § 215.02Time For Filing Certified Copy – Application Filed On or After March 16, 2013
- § 215.02(a)Timeliness Requirement – Met By Priority Document Exchange
- § 215.02(b)Timeliness Requirement – Met By Interim Copy of Foreign Application
- § 215.03Time For Filing Certified Copy – Application Filed Before March 16, 2013
§ 216Entitlement to Priority
- § 216.01Perfecting Claim for Priority Under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d) or (f) After Issuance of a Patent
§ 217Incorporation by Reference Under 37 CFR 1.57(b)