MPEP § 2413.05 — Presumptions Regarding Compliance (Annotated Rules)

§2413.05 Presumptions Regarding Compliance

USPTO MPEP version: BlueIron's Update: 2025-12-31

This page consolidates and annotates all enforceable requirements under MPEP § 2413.05, 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.

Presumptions Regarding Compliance

This section addresses Presumptions Regarding Compliance. Primary authority: 35 U.S.C. 112, 37 CFR 1.831, and 37 CFR 1.835. Contains: 1 requirement and 1 other statement.

Key Rules

Topic

Sequence Listing Format

2 rules
StatutoryRequiredAlways
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Sequence Listing Not Required for Compliance
Note:
The presence or absence of additional sequence information not required by the rules does not imply it is necessary to satisfy 35 U.S.C. 112 requirements.

Neither the presence nor absence of information which is not required under the sequence rules will create a presumption that such information is necessary to satisfy any of the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 112. Further, the grant of a patent on an application that is subject to 37 CFR 1.831 through 37 CFR 1.835 constitutes a presumption that the granted patent complies with the requirements of these rules.

Jump to MPEP Source · 37 CFR 1.831Sequence Listing FormatSequence Listing RequirementsDisclosure Requirements
StatutoryInformativeAlways
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Grant of Patent Presumes Compliance with Rules
Note:
The grant of a patent on an application subject to specific rules constitutes a presumption that the granted patent complies with those rules.

Neither the presence nor absence of information which is not required under the sequence rules will create a presumption that such information is necessary to satisfy any of the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 112. Further, the grant of a patent on an application that is subject to 37 CFR 1.831 through 37 CFR 1.835 constitutes a presumption that the granted patent complies with the requirements of these rules.

Jump to MPEP Source · 37 CFR 1.831Sequence Listing FormatSequence Listing RequirementsDisclosure Requirements
Topic

Sequence Listing Content

1 rules
StatutoryInformativeAlways
[mpep-2413-05-a579514c5599d2e4d7582f30]
Requirement for Sequence Disclosure
Note:
This rule requires that applications filed on or after July 1, 2022, disclose one or more nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences as defined in 37 CFR 1.831(b).

[Editor Note: This section is applicable to all applications with a filing date, or, for national phase applications, an international filing date, on or after July 1, 2022, having disclosure of one or more nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences as defined in 37 CFR 1.831(b).]

37 CFR 1.77 · 37 CFR 1.831(b)Sequence Listing ContentSequence Listing Requirements

Citations

Primary topicCitation
Sequence Listing Format35 U.S.C. § 112
Sequence Listing Format37 CFR § 1.831
Sequence Listing Content37 CFR § 1.831(b)
Sequence Listing Format37 CFR § 1.835

Source Text from USPTO’s MPEP

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BlueIron Last Updated: 2025-12-31