MPEP § 705.01(f) — Interviews With Applicants (Annotated Rules)

This page consolidates and annotates all enforceable requirements under MPEP § 705.01(f), 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.

Interviews With Applicants

This section addresses Interviews With Applicants. Primary authority: 37 CFR 713.10.

Key Rules

Permitted Actions (1)

MPEP GuidancePermittedAlways
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Reporting Technology Center May Assist at Interview
Note:
When an interview is held on an application with a Patentability Report, the reporting Technology Center can provide assistance if it concerns claims they treated.

In situations where an interview is held on an application in which a Patentability Report has been adopted, the reporting Technology Center may be called on for assistance at the interview when it concerns claims treated by them. See MPEP § 713 to § 713.10 regarding interviews in general.

Citations

Primary topicCitation
37 CFR § 713.10
MPEP § 713

Source Text from USPTO’s MPEP

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