MPEP 9015 – Appendix L – Patent Laws

This page consolidates and annotates enforceable requirements under MPEP 9015 — Appendix L – Patent Laws, 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 extracted1,334
3.5%
Citations to Authorities
MPEP0
USC1,340
CFR4
PCT0
1.1%
Avg citations per rule2.00
Topics covered500 primary + 676 secondary
48.3%

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35 USC 1 — Establishment0 rules
35 USC 2 — Powers and duties0 rules
35 USC 3 — Officers and employees0 rules
35 USC 4 — Restrictions on officers and employees as to0 rules
35 USC 5 — Patent and Trademark Office Public Advisory0 rules
35 USC 6 — Patent Trial and Appeal Board0 rules
35 USC 7 — Library0 rules
35 USC 8 — Classification of patents0 rules
35 USC 9 — Certified copies of records0 rules
35 USC 10 — Publications0 rules
35 USC 11 — Exchange of copies of patents and applications0 rules
35 USC 12 — Copies of patents and applications for public0 rules
35 USC 13 — Annual report to Congress0 rules
35 USC 21 — Filing date and day for taking0 rules
35 USC 22 — Printing of papers filed0 rules
35 USC 23 — Testimony in Patent and Trademark Office0 rules
35 USC 24 — Subpoenas, witnesses0 rules
35 USC 25 — Declaration in lieu of oath0 rules
35 USC 26 — Effect of defective execution0 rules
35 USC 27 — Revival of applications; reinstatement of0 rules
35 USC 31 — [Repealed.]0 rules
35 USC 32 — Suspension or exclusion from0 rules
35 USC 33 — Unauthorized representation as0 rules
35 USC 41 — Patent fees; patent and trademark search0 rules
35 USC 42 — Patent and Trademark Office funding0 rules
35 USC 100 — (note)0 rules
35 USC 101 — Inventions patentable0 rules
35 USC 102 — Conditions for patentability;0 rules
35 USC 103 — Conditions for patentability; non-obvious0 rules
35 USC 104 — [Repealed.]0 rules
35 USC 105 — Inventions in outer space0 rules
35 USC 111 — Application0 rules
35 USC 112 — Specification1334 rules
35 USC 113 — Drawings0 rules
35 USC 114 — Models, specimens0 rules
35 USC 115 — Inventor’s oath or declaration0 rules
35 USC 116 — Inventors0 rules
35 USC 117 — Death or incapacity of inventor0 rules
35 USC 118 — Filing by other than inventor0 rules
35 USC 119 — Benefit of earlier filing date; right of0 rules
35 USC 120 — Benefit of earlier filing date in the United0 rules
35 USC 121 — Divisional applications0 rules
35 USC 122 — Confidential status of applications;0 rules
35 USC 123 — Micro entity defined0 rules
35 USC 131 — Examination of application0 rules
35 USC 132 — Notice of rejection; reexamination0 rules
35 USC 133 — Time for prosecuting application0 rules
35 USC 134 — Appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal0 rules
35 USC 135 — Derivation proceedings0 rules
35 USC 141 — Appeal to Court of Appeals for the Federal0 rules
35 USC 142 — Notice of appeal0 rules
35 USC 143 — Proceedings on appeal0 rules
35 USC 144 — Decision on appeal0 rules
35 USC 145 — Civil action to obtain patent0 rules
35 USC 146 — Civil action in case of derivation0 rules
35 USC 151 — Issue of patent0 rules
35 USC 152 — Issue of patent to assignee0 rules
35 USC 153 — How issued0 rules
35 USC 154 — Contents and term of patent; provisional0 rules
35 USC 155 — [Repealed.]0 rules
35 USC 156 — Extension of patent term0 rules
35 USC 157 — [Repealed.]0 rules
35 USC 161 — Patents for plants0 rules
35 USC 162 — Description, claim0 rules
35 USC 163 — Grant0 rules
35 USC 164 — Assistance of the Department of0 rules
35 USC 171 — Patents for designs0 rules
35 USC 172 — Right of priority0 rules
35 USC 173 — Term of design patent0 rules
35 USC 181 — Secrecy of certain inventions and withholding of0 rules
35 USC 182 — Abandonment of invention for unauthorized0 rules
35 USC 183 — Right to compensation0 rules
35 USC 184 — Filing of application in foreign country0 rules
35 USC 185 — Patent barred for filing without0 rules
35 USC 186 — Penalty0 rules
35 USC 187 — Nonapplicability to certain persons0 rules
35 USC 188 — Rules and regulations, delegation of0 rules
35 USC 200 — Policy and objective0 rules
35 USC 201 — Definitions0 rules
35 USC 202 — Disposition of rights0 rules
35 USC 203 — March-in rights0 rules
35 USC 204 — Preference for United States0 rules
35 USC 205 — Confidentiality0 rules
35 USC 206 — Uniform clauses and regulations0 rules
35 USC 207 — Domestic and foreign protection of federally0 rules
35 USC 208 — Regulations governing Federal0 rules
35 USC 209 — Licensing federally owned0 rules
35 USC 210 — Precedence of chapter0 rules
35 USC 211 — Relationship to antitrust laws0 rules
35 USC 212 — Disposition of rights in educational0 rules
35 USC 251 — Reissue of defective patents0 rules
35 USC 252 — Effect of reissue0 rules
35 USC 253 — Disclaimer0 rules
35 USC 254 — Certificate of correction of Patent and0 rules
35 USC 255 — Certificate of correction of applicant’s0 rules
35 USC 256 — Correction of named inventor0 rules
35 USC 257 — Supplemental examinations to consider,0 rules
35 USC 261 — Ownership; assignment0 rules
35 USC 262 — Joint owners0 rules
35 USC 266 — [Repealed.]0 rules
35 USC 267 — Time for taking action in Government0 rules
35 USC 271 — Infringement of patent0 rules
35 USC 272 — Temporary presence in the United0 rules
35 USC 273 — Defense to infringement based on prior0 rules
35 USC 281 — Remedy for infringement of patent0 rules
35 USC 282 — Presumption of validity; defenses0 rules
35 USC 283 — Injunction0 rules
35 USC 284 — Damages0 rules
35 USC 285 — Attorney fees0 rules
35 USC 286 — Time limitation on damages0 rules
35 USC 287 — Limitation on damages and other remedies;0 rules
35 USC 288 — Action for infringement of a patent containing0 rules
35 USC 289 — Additional remedy for infringement of design0 rules
35 USC 290 — Notice of patent suits0 rules
35 USC 291 — Derived Patents0 rules
35 USC 292 — False marking0 rules
35 USC 293 — Nonresident patentee; service and0 rules
35 USC 294 — Voluntary arbitration0 rules
35 USC 295 — Presumption: Product made by patented0 rules
35 USC 296 — Liability of States, instrumentalities of0 rules
35 USC 297 — Improper and deceptive invention0 rules
35 USC 298 — Advice of counsel0 rules
35 USC 299 — Joinder of parties0 rules
35 USC 301 — Citation of prior art and written0 rules
35 USC 302 — Request for reexamination0 rules
35 USC 303 — Determination of issue by Director0 rules
35 USC 304 — Reexamination order by Director0 rules
35 USC 305 — Conduct of reexamination0 rules
35 USC 306 — Appeal0 rules
35 USC 307 — Certificate of patentability, unpatentability,0 rules
35 USC 311 — (note)0 rules
35 USC 312 — Petitions0 rules
35 USC 313 — Preliminary response to petition0 rules
35 USC 314 — Institution of inter partes review0 rules
35 USC 315 — Relation to other proceedings or0 rules
35 USC 316 — Conduct of inter partes review0 rules
35 USC 317 — Settlement0 rules
35 USC 318 — Decision of the Board0 rules
35 USC 319 — Appeal0 rules
35 USC 321 — (note)0 rules
35 USC 322 — Petitions0 rules
35 USC 323 — Preliminary response to petition0 rules
35 USC 324 — Institution of post-grant review0 rules
35 USC 325 — Relation to other proceedings or actions0 rules
35 USC 326 — Conduct of post-grant review0 rules
35 USC 327 — Settlement0 rules
35 USC 328 — Decision of the Board0 rules
35 USC 329 — Appeal0 rules
35 USC 351 — Definitions0 rules
35 USC 361 — Receiving Office0 rules
35 USC 362 — International Searching Authority and0 rules
35 USC 363 — International application designating the0 rules
35 USC 364 — International stage: Procedure0 rules
35 USC 365 — Right of priority; benefit of the filing date0 rules
35 USC 366 — Withdrawn international0 rules
35 USC 367 — Actions of other authorities:0 rules
35 USC 368 — Secrecy of certain inventions; filing0 rules
35 USC 371 — National stage: Commencement0 rules
35 USC 372 — National stage: Requirements and0 rules
35 USC 373 — [Repealed.]0 rules
35 USC 374 — Publication of international0 rules
35 USC 375 — Patent issued on international application:0 rules
35 USC 376 — Fees0 rules
35 USC 381 — Definitions0 rules
35 USC 382 — Filing international design0 rules
35 USC 383 — International design application0 rules
35 USC 384 — Filing date0 rules
35 USC 385 — Effect of international design0 rules
35 USC 386 — Right of priority0 rules
35 USC 387 — Relief from prescribed time limits0 rules
35 USC 388 — Withdrawn or abandoned international design0 rules
35 USC 389 — Examination of international design0 rules
35 USC 390 — Publication of international design0 rules