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USPTO Pending MPEP Update: 2025 Increase of the Annual Limit on Accepted Requests for Prioritized Examination

Source: USPTO MPEP

2025 Increase of the Annual Limit on Accepted Requests for Prioritized Examination

BlueIron has reviewed this USPTO publication and cross-referenced the affected BlueIron pages below.

USPTO Source

Final rule | 2025-07-08 | Effective 2025-07-08 | 90 FR 29990
USPTO source

MPEP Incorporation Status

USPTO MPEP version: Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024 (current through 2024-01-31)
BlueIron's Update: 2026-09-26
Mapping basis: USPTO subsequent-publications index and linked source document reviewed by BlueIron

Affected BlueIron Pages

MPEP Sections

U.S.C. Sections

None identified.

C.F.R. Sections

None identified.

Source Review

The USPTO source was reviewed for this pass. No USPTO-stated replacement text for a specific MPEP section was extracted into this article; the affected BlueIron pages above are the current cross-reference targets.

Notes

Source review: the final rule increases the annual limit on accepted prioritized-examination requests. BlueIron cross-references MPEP 708.02.

This BlueIron page records the pending USPTO update and cross-references affected BlueIron MPEP, U.S.C., and C.F.R. pages. Official MPEP text remains unchanged until USPTO incorporates the update.