MPEP § 815 — Make Requirement Complete (Annotated Rules)
§815 Make Requirement Complete
This page consolidates and annotates all enforceable requirements under MPEP § 815, 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.
Make Requirement Complete
This section addresses Make Requirement Complete. Contains: 1 guidance statement.
Key Rules
Basis for Restriction (MPEP 802)
When making a restriction requirement, every effort should be made to have the requirement be complete. If some of the claimed inventions are classifiable in a technology that the examiner does not examine and the examiner has any doubt as to the proper restriction among the claimed inventions, the application should be referred to an examiner who regularly examines that technology, and such examiner should render the necessary assistance.
Source Text from USPTO’s MPEP
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Official MPEP § 815 — Make Requirement Complete
Source: USPTO815 Make Requirement Complete [R-07.2022]
When making a restriction requirement, every effort should be made to have the requirement be complete. If some of the claimed inventions are classifiable in a technology that the examiner does not examine and the examiner has any doubt as to the proper restriction among the claimed inventions, the application should be referred to an examiner who regularly examines that technology, and such examiner should render the necessary assistance.