MPEP § 807 — Patentability Report Practice Has No Effect on Restriction Practice (Annotated Rules)

§807 Patentability Report Practice Has No Effect on Restriction Practice

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

This page consolidates and annotates all enforceable requirements under MPEP § 807, 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.

Patentability Report Practice Has No Effect on Restriction Practice

This section addresses Patentability Report Practice Has No Effect on Restriction Practice. Contains: 1 prohibition.

Key Rules

Topic

Restriction and Election Practice (MPEP Chapter 800)

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MPEP GuidanceProhibitedAlways
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Patentability Report Practice Does Not Modify Restriction Practice
Note:
The patentability report practice (MPEP § 705) does not alter or modify the existing restriction practice and is designed to assist in handling cases where restriction cannot be properly required.

Patentability report practice (MPEP § 705), has no effect upon, and does not modify in any way, the practice of restriction, being designed merely to facilitate the handling of cases in which restriction cannot properly be required.

Jump to MPEP SourceRestriction and Election Practice (MPEP Chapter 800)

Citations

Primary topicCitation
Restriction and Election Practice (MPEP Chapter 800)MPEP § 705

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BlueIron Last Updated: 2025-12-31