MPEP Chapter 2000 — Duty of disclosure
Chapter 2000 of the USPTO Manual of Patent Examining Procedure covers duty of disclosure. It runs to 13 file-level sections and 16 subsections. 13 of its sections are annotated as structured data, exposing 37 statutes and regulations and 52 cited decisions.
Sections in this chapter
- § 2000Duty of Disclosure
- § 2000.01Introduction
- § 2001Duty of Disclosure, Candor, and Good Faith
- § 2001.01Who Has Duty To Disclose
- § 2001.02[Reserved]
- § 2001.03To Whom Duty of Disclosure Is Owed
- § 2001.04Information Under 37 CFR 1.56(a)
- § 2001.05Materiality Under 37 CFR 1.56(b)
- § 2001.06Sources of Information under 37 CFR 1.56
- § 2001.06(a)Prior Art Cited in Related Foreign Applications
- § 2001.06(b)Information Relating to or From Copending United States Patent Applications
- § 2001.06(c)Information From Related Litigation and/or Trial Proceedings
- § 2001.06(d)Information Relating to Claims Copied From a Patent
- § 2001.06(e)Information Relating to Regulatory Review
- § 2002Disclosure — By Whom and How Made
- § 2003Disclosure __ When Made
- § 2003.01Disclosure After Patent Is Granted
- § 2004Aids to Compliance With Duty of Disclosure
- § 2005Comparison to Requirements for Information
- § 2010Office Handling of Duty of Disclosure/Inequitable Conduct Issues
- § 2011Correction of Errors in Application
- § 2012Reissue Applications Involving Issues of Fraud, Inequitable Conduct, and/or Violation of Duty of Disclosure
- § 2012.01Collateral Estoppel
- § 2013Protests Involving Issues of Fraud, Inequitable Conduct, and/or Violation of Duty of Disclosure
- § 2014Duty of Disclosure in Reexamination Proceedings and Supplemental Examination
- § 2015Duties of Disclosure and Reasonable Inquiry Arise in Dealings With Other Government Agencies
- § 2016Fraud, Inequitable Conduct, or Violation of Duty of Disclosure Affects All Claims