MPEP § 2814 — Interviews Are Prohibited (Annotated Rules)
§2814 Interviews Are Prohibited
This page consolidates and annotates all enforceable requirements under MPEP § 2814, 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 Are Prohibited
This section addresses Interviews Are Prohibited. Primary authority: 35 U.S.C. 257, 37 CFR 1.620(e), and 37 CFR 1.560. Contains: 1 permission and 7 other statements.
Key Rules
Reexamination Order
37 CFR 1.620(e) prohibits interviews in a supplemental examination proceeding. This requirement will assist the Office to process the request for supplemental examination within the three-month statutory period. Any paper requesting an interview that is filed in a supplemental examination proceeding is an unauthorized paper, and will be expunged from the file if inadvertently entered. A telephone call to the Office to confirm receipt of a request for supplemental examination, or to discuss general procedural questions, is not considered to be an interview for the purposes of this provision. This prohibition against interviews applies only to supplemental examination proceedings. Interviews conducted in connection with any ex parte reexamination ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257 as a result of the supplemental examination proceeding are governed by the regulations governing ex parte reexamination proceedings. See, e.g., 37 CFR 1.560. Specifically, interviews are generally permitted to discuss issues of patentability, which are directly addressed during any ex parte reexamination proceeding ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257, and not during the supplemental examination proceeding.
37 CFR 1.620(e) prohibits interviews in a supplemental examination proceeding. This requirement will assist the Office to process the request for supplemental examination within the three-month statutory period. Any paper requesting an interview that is filed in a supplemental examination proceeding is an unauthorized paper, and will be expunged from the file if inadvertently entered. A telephone call to the Office to confirm receipt of a request for supplemental examination, or to discuss general procedural questions, is not considered to be an interview for the purposes of this provision. This prohibition against interviews applies only to supplemental examination proceedings. Interviews conducted in connection with any ex parte reexamination ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257 as a result of the supplemental examination proceeding are governed by the regulations governing ex parte reexamination proceedings. See, e.g., 37 CFR 1.560. Specifically, interviews are generally permitted to discuss issues of patentability, which are directly addressed during any ex parte reexamination proceeding ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257, and not during the supplemental examination proceeding.
37 CFR 1.620(e) prohibits interviews in a supplemental examination proceeding. This requirement will assist the Office to process the request for supplemental examination within the three-month statutory period. Any paper requesting an interview that is filed in a supplemental examination proceeding is an unauthorized paper, and will be expunged from the file if inadvertently entered. A telephone call to the Office to confirm receipt of a request for supplemental examination, or to discuss general procedural questions, is not considered to be an interview for the purposes of this provision. This prohibition against interviews applies only to supplemental examination proceedings. Interviews conducted in connection with any ex parte reexamination ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257 as a result of the supplemental examination proceeding are governed by the regulations governing ex parte reexamination proceedings. See, e.g., 37 CFR 1.560. Specifically, interviews are generally permitted to discuss issues of patentability, which are directly addressed during any ex parte reexamination proceeding ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257, and not during the supplemental examination proceeding.
37 CFR 1.620(e) prohibits interviews in a supplemental examination proceeding. This requirement will assist the Office to process the request for supplemental examination within the three-month statutory period. Any paper requesting an interview that is filed in a supplemental examination proceeding is an unauthorized paper, and will be expunged from the file if inadvertently entered. A telephone call to the Office to confirm receipt of a request for supplemental examination, or to discuss general procedural questions, is not considered to be an interview for the purposes of this provision. This prohibition against interviews applies only to supplemental examination proceedings. Interviews conducted in connection with any ex parte reexamination ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257 as a result of the supplemental examination proceeding are governed by the regulations governing ex parte reexamination proceedings. See, e.g., 37 CFR 1.560. Specifically, interviews are generally permitted to discuss issues of patentability, which are directly addressed during any ex parte reexamination proceeding ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257, and not during the supplemental examination proceeding.
37 CFR 1.620(e) prohibits interviews in a supplemental examination proceeding. This requirement will assist the Office to process the request for supplemental examination within the three-month statutory period. Any paper requesting an interview that is filed in a supplemental examination proceeding is an unauthorized paper, and will be expunged from the file if inadvertently entered. A telephone call to the Office to confirm receipt of a request for supplemental examination, or to discuss general procedural questions, is not considered to be an interview for the purposes of this provision. This prohibition against interviews applies only to supplemental examination proceedings. Interviews conducted in connection with any ex parte reexamination ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257 as a result of the supplemental examination proceeding are governed by the regulations governing ex parte reexamination proceedings. See, e.g., 37 CFR 1.560. Specifically, interviews are generally permitted to discuss issues of patentability, which are directly addressed during any ex parte reexamination proceeding ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257, and not during the supplemental examination proceeding.
37 CFR 1.620(e) prohibits interviews in a supplemental examination proceeding. This requirement will assist the Office to process the request for supplemental examination within the three-month statutory period. Any paper requesting an interview that is filed in a supplemental examination proceeding is an unauthorized paper, and will be expunged from the file if inadvertently entered. A telephone call to the Office to confirm receipt of a request for supplemental examination, or to discuss general procedural questions, is not considered to be an interview for the purposes of this provision. This prohibition against interviews applies only to supplemental examination proceedings. Interviews conducted in connection with any ex parte reexamination ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257 as a result of the supplemental examination proceeding are governed by the regulations governing ex parte reexamination proceedings. See, e.g., 37 CFR 1.560. Specifically, interviews are generally permitted to discuss issues of patentability, which are directly addressed during any ex parte reexamination proceeding ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257, and not during the supplemental examination proceeding.
37 CFR 1.620(e) prohibits interviews in a supplemental examination proceeding. This requirement will assist the Office to process the request for supplemental examination within the three-month statutory period. Any paper requesting an interview that is filed in a supplemental examination proceeding is an unauthorized paper, and will be expunged from the file if inadvertently entered. A telephone call to the Office to confirm receipt of a request for supplemental examination, or to discuss general procedural questions, is not considered to be an interview for the purposes of this provision. This prohibition against interviews applies only to supplemental examination proceedings. Interviews conducted in connection with any ex parte reexamination ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257 as a result of the supplemental examination proceeding are governed by the regulations governing ex parte reexamination proceedings. See, e.g., 37 CFR 1.560. Specifically, interviews are generally permitted to discuss issues of patentability, which are directly addressed during any ex parte reexamination proceeding ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257, and not during the supplemental examination proceeding.
Ex Parte Reexamination
37 CFR 1.620(e) prohibits interviews in a supplemental examination proceeding. This requirement will assist the Office to process the request for supplemental examination within the three-month statutory period. Any paper requesting an interview that is filed in a supplemental examination proceeding is an unauthorized paper, and will be expunged from the file if inadvertently entered. A telephone call to the Office to confirm receipt of a request for supplemental examination, or to discuss general procedural questions, is not considered to be an interview for the purposes of this provision. This prohibition against interviews applies only to supplemental examination proceedings. Interviews conducted in connection with any ex parte reexamination ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257 as a result of the supplemental examination proceeding are governed by the regulations governing ex parte reexamination proceedings. See, e.g., 37 CFR 1.560. Specifically, interviews are generally permitted to discuss issues of patentability, which are directly addressed during any ex parte reexamination proceeding ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257, and not during the supplemental examination proceeding.
Citations
| Primary topic | Citation |
|---|---|
| Ex Parte Reexamination Reexamination Order | 35 U.S.C. § 257 |
| Ex Parte Reexamination Reexamination Order | 37 CFR § 1.560 |
| Ex Parte Reexamination Reexamination Order | 37 CFR § 1.620(e) |
Source Text from USPTO’s MPEP
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Official MPEP § 2814 — Interviews Are Prohibited
Source: USPTO2814 Interviews Are Prohibited [R-11.2013]
37 CFR 1.620 Interviews Are Prohibited
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- (e) Interviews are prohibited in a supplemental examination proceeding.
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37 CFR 1.620(e) prohibits interviews in a supplemental examination proceeding. This requirement will assist the Office to process the request for supplemental examination within the three-month statutory period. Any paper requesting an interview that is filed in a supplemental examination proceeding is an unauthorized paper, and will be expunged from the file if inadvertently entered. A telephone call to the Office to confirm receipt of a request for supplemental examination, or to discuss general procedural questions, is not considered to be an interview for the purposes of this provision. This prohibition against interviews applies only to supplemental examination proceedings. Interviews conducted in connection with any ex parte reexamination ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257 as a result of the supplemental examination proceeding are governed by the regulations governing ex parte reexamination proceedings. See, e.g., 37 CFR 1.560. Specifically, interviews are generally permitted to discuss issues of patentability, which are directly addressed during any ex parte reexamination proceeding ordered under 35 U.S.C. 257, and not during the supplemental examination proceeding.