MPEP 200 – Types, Cross-Noting, and Status of Application

This page consolidates and annotates enforceable requirements under MPEP 200 — Types, Cross-Noting, and Status of Application, 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 extracted1,412
3.7%
Citations to Authorities
MPEP2,092
USC1,177
CFR2,597
PCT205
4.9%
Avg citations per rule4.30
Topics covered198 primary + 340 secondary
22.1%

Pages in this chapter

Page
MPEP § 201 — Types of Applications7 rules
MPEP § 201.01 — National Applications66 rules
MPEP § 201.02 — General Terms Used to Describe Applications8 rules
MPEP § 201.04 — Provisional Application50 rules
MPEP § 201.05 — Reissue Application2 rules
MPEP § 201.06 — Divisional Application21 rules
MPEP § 201.06(a) — Former 37 CFR 1.60 Divisional Continuation Procedure4 rules
MPEP § 201.06(b) — Former 37 CFR 1.62 File Wrapper Continuing Procedure5 rules
MPEP § 201.06(c) — 37 CFR 1.53(b) and 37 CFR 1.63(d) Divisional-Continuation Procedure140 rules
MPEP § 201.06(d) — 37 CFR 1.53(d) Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice199 rules
MPEP § 201.07 — Continuation Application11 rules
MPEP § 201.08 — Continuation-in-Part Application18 rules
MPEP § 202 — Cross-Noting20 rules
MPEP § 203 — Status of Applications29 rules
MPEP § 203.01 — New3 rules
MPEP § 203.02 — Rejected0 rules
MPEP § 203.03 — Amended2 rules
MPEP § 203.04 — Allowed or in Issue2 rules
MPEP § 203.05 — Abandoned1 rules
MPEP § 203.06 — Incomplete2 rules
MPEP § 203.08 — Status Inquiries18 rules
MPEP § 203.08(a) — Congressional and Other Official Inquiries1 rules
MPEP § 210 — Priority to, or the Benefit of, the Filing Date of a Prior-Filed Application49 rules
MPEP § 211 — Claiming the Benefit of an Earlier Filing Date Under 35 U.S.C. 120 and 119(e)56 rules
MPEP § 211.01 — Requirements Related to the Prior-Filed Application14 rules
MPEP § 211.01(a) — Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application25 rules
MPEP § 211.01(b) — Claiming the Benefit of a Nonprovisional Application40 rules
MPEP § 211.01(c) — Claiming the Benefit of an International Application Designating the United States7 rules
MPEP § 211.01(d) — Claiming the Benefit of an International Design Application Designating the United States4 rules
MPEP § 211.02 — Reference to Prior Application(s)56 rules
MPEP § 211.02(a) — Correcting or Adding a Benefit Claim After Filing23 rules
MPEP § 211.03 — Time Period for Making a Claim for Benefit Under 37 CFR 1.7821 rules
MPEP § 211.04 — Delayed Benefit Claims15 rules
MPEP § 211.05 — Sufficiency of Disclosure in Prior-Filed Application45 rules
MPEP § 213 — Right of Priority of Foreign Application71 rules
MPEP § 213.01 — Recognized Countries and Regional Patent Offices of Foreign Filing32 rules
MPEP § 213.02 — Formal Requirements Relating to Foreign Priority Application19 rules
MPEP § 213.03 — Time for Filing U.S. Nonprovisional Application35 rules
MPEP § 213.04 — Requirement to File Priority Claim and Certified Copy During Pendency of Application7 rules
MPEP § 213.05 — Right of Priority Based Upon an Application for an Inventor’s Certificate9 rules
MPEP § 213.06 — Claiming Priority and Filing a Certified Copy in a National Stage Application (35 U.S.C. 371)34 rules
MPEP § 213.07 — Claiming Priority and Filing a Certified Copy in a Nonprovisional International Design Application4 rules
MPEP § 214 — Formal Requirements of Claim for Foreign Priority11 rules
MPEP § 214.01 — Time for Filing Priority Claim11 rules
MPEP § 214.02 — Unintentionally Delayed Priority Claims13 rules
MPEP § 214.03 — Office Acknowledgement of Priority Claims12 rules
MPEP § 214.04 — Proper Identification of Priority Application in Foreign Priority Claim6 rules
MPEP § 215 — Certified Copy of Foreign Application22 rules
MPEP § 215.01 — Electronic Priority Document Exchange15 rules
MPEP § 215.02 — Time For Filing Certified Copy – Application Filed On or After March 16, 201310 rules
MPEP § 215.02(a) — Timeliness Requirement – Met By Priority Document Exchange18 rules
MPEP § 215.02(b) — Timeliness Requirement – Met By Interim Copy of Foreign Application8 rules
MPEP § 215.03 — Time For Filing Certified Copy – Application Filed Before March 16, 201317 rules
MPEP § 216 — Entitlement to Priority30 rules
MPEP § 216.01 — Perfecting Claim for Priority Under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d) or (f) After Issuance of a Patent15 rules
MPEP § 217 — Incorporation by Reference Under 37 CFR 1.57(b)49 rules

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