MPEP § 909.01(c) — Immediate Inspection of Amendments (Annotated Rules)

§909.01(c) Immediate Inspection of Amendments

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

This page consolidates and annotates all enforceable requirements under MPEP § 909.01(c), 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.

Immediate Inspection of Amendments

This section addresses Immediate Inspection of Amendments. Contains: 1 guidance statement and 1 other statement.

Key Rules

Topic

Access to Prosecution History

1 rules
MPEP GuidanceRecommendedAlways
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Promptly Address C* Classification Challenges Upon Amendment
Note:
When an amendment necessitates a C* classification challenge, steps must be taken promptly according to MPEP § 909.01(d).

Upon the receipt of an amendment which makes a C* classification challenge necessary, steps should be taken promptly in accordance with the C* classification challenge outlined in MPEP § 909.01(d). Generally, after a first action on the merits has been mailed C* classification will not be removed from an application’s classification picture.

Jump to MPEP SourceAccess to Prosecution HistoryAccess to Specific Document TypesAccess to Patent Application Files (MPEP 101-106)
Topic

Access to Patent Application Files (MPEP 101-106)

1 rules
MPEP GuidanceInformativeAlways
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C* Classification Generally Not Removed After First Action on Merits
Note:
After a first action on the merits has been mailed, C* classification will not be removed from an application’s classification picture unless steps are taken promptly in accordance with the C* classification challenge outlined in MPEP § 909.01(d).

Upon the receipt of an amendment which makes a C* classification challenge necessary, steps should be taken promptly in accordance with the C* classification challenge outlined in MPEP § 909.01(d). Generally, after a first action on the merits has been mailed C* classification will not be removed from an application’s classification picture.

Jump to MPEP SourceAccess to Patent Application Files (MPEP 101-106)Access to Prosecution HistoryAccess to Specific Document Types

Citations

Primary topicCitation
Access to Patent Application Files (MPEP 101-106)
Access to Prosecution History
MPEP § 909.01(d)

Source Text from USPTO’s MPEP

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BlueIron Last Updated: 2025-12-31