MPEP 1900 – Protest

This page consolidates and annotates enforceable requirements under MPEP 1900 — Protest, 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.

MetricValueShare of total
Rules extracted201
0.5%
Citations to Authorities
MPEP276
USC34
CFR405
PCT0
0.6%
Avg citations per rule3.56
Topics covered35 primary + 64 secondary
4.1%

Pages in this chapter

Page
MPEP § 1901 — Protest Under 37 CFR 1.29148 rules
MPEP § 1901.01 — Who Can Protest9 rules
MPEP § 1901.02 — Information Which Can Be Relied on in Protest22 rules
MPEP § 1901.03 — How Protest Is Submitted34 rules
MPEP § 1901.04 — When Can the Protest Be Submitted23 rules
MPEP § 1901.05 — Acknowledgment of Protest12 rules
MPEP § 1901.06 — Office Treatment of Protest38 rules
MPEP § 1901.07 — Protestor Participation4 rules
MPEP § 1901.07(a) — Filing of Multiple Papers Relating to Same Issues6 rules
MPEP § 1906 — Supervisory Review of an Examiner’s Decision Adverse to Protestor2 rules
MPEP § 1907 — Unauthorized Participation by Protestor2 rules
MPEP § 1920 — Citation of Prior Art Under 37 CFR 1.501(a)1 rules