MPEP 1200 – Appeal

This page consolidates and annotates enforceable requirements under MPEP 1200 — Appeal, including statutory authority, regulatory rules, examiner guidance, and practice notes. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only, it is not legal advice.

Metric	Value	Share of total
Rules extracted	1,215	3.2%
Citations to Authorities	MPEP1,589 USC286 CFR1,909 PCT7	3.1%
Avg citations per rule	3.12
Topics covered	108 primary + 189 secondary	12.2%

Pages in this chapter

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MPEP § 1201 — Introduction14 rules
MPEP § 1202 — Composition of Board17 rules
MPEP § 1203 — Administrative Handling15 rules
MPEP § 1204 — Notice of Appeal71 rules
MPEP § 1204.01 — Reinstatement of Appeal13 rules
MPEP § 1204.02 — Pre-Appeal Brief Review Request and Conference Pilot Program32 rules
MPEP § 1204.03 — Interviews After Notice of Appeal10 rules
MPEP § 1204.04 — Official Record on Appeal8 rules
MPEP § 1205 — Appeal Brief22 rules
MPEP § 1205.01 — Time for Filing Appeal Brief37 rules
MPEP § 1205.02 — Appeal Brief Content68 rules
MPEP § 1205.03 — Non-Compliant Appeal Brief and Amended Brief15 rules
MPEP § 1206 — Amendments and Affidavits or Other Evidence Filed With or After Appeal39 rules
MPEP § 1207 — Examiner’s Answer19 rules
MPEP § 1207.01 — Appeal Conference14 rules
MPEP § 1207.02 — Contents of Examiner’s Answer48 rules
MPEP § 1207.03 — New Ground of Rejection in Examiner’s Answer22 rules
MPEP § 1207.03(a) — Determining Whether a Ground of Rejection is New93 rules
MPEP § 1207.03(b) — Petition to Designate a New Ground of Rejection and to Reopen Prosecution30 rules
MPEP § 1207.03(c) — Appellant's Reply to New Grounds of Rejection21 rules
MPEP § 1207.04 — Reopening of Prosecution After Appeal15 rules
MPEP § 1207.05 — Substitute Examiner’s Answer42 rules
MPEP § 1208 — Reply Briefs and Fee for Forwarding Appeal27 rules
MPEP § 1208.01 — Fee for Forwarding an Appeal to the Board23 rules
MPEP § 1209 — Oral Hearing56 rules
MPEP § 1210 — Actions Subsequent to Examiner’s Answer but Before Board’s Decision15 rules
MPEP § 1211 — Remand by Director or Board7 rules
MPEP § 1211.01 — Remand by Board for Further Consideration of Rejection22 rules
MPEP § 1211.02 — Remand To Consider Amendment2 rules
MPEP § 1211.03 — Remand To Consider Affidavits or Declarations6 rules
MPEP § 1211.04 — Remand by Board for Further Search4 rules
MPEP § 1212 — Board Requires Appellant to Address Matter6 rules
MPEP § 1213 — Decision by Board31 rules
MPEP § 1213.02 — New Grounds of Rejection by Board7 rules
MPEP § 1213.03 — Publication of and Public Access to Board Decision10 rules
MPEP § 1214 — Procedure Following Decision by Board5 rules
MPEP § 1214.01 — Procedure Following New Ground of Rejection by Board37 rules
MPEP § 1214.03 — Rehearing13 rules
MPEP § 1214.04 — Examiner Reversed in Whole12 rules
MPEP § 1214.05 — Cancellation of Claims Not Appealed2 rules
MPEP § 1214.06 — Examiner Sustained in Whole or in Part; Claims Require Action45 rules
MPEP § 1214.07 — Reopening of Prosecution17 rules
MPEP § 1215.01 — Withdrawal of Appeal23 rules
MPEP § 1215.02 — Claims Standing Allowed0 rules
MPEP § 1215.03 — Partial Withdrawal3 rules
MPEP § 1215.04 — Dismissal of Appeal46 rules
MPEP § 1216 — Judicial Review75 rules
MPEP § 1216.01 — Appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit46 rules
MPEP § 1216.02 — Civil Suits Under 35 U.S.C. 145 and 14610 rules