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USPTO Pending MPEP Update: Advance notice of change to the MPEP with respect to false assertions or certifications of entity status

Source: USPTO MPEP

Advance notice of change to the MPEP with respect to false assertions or certifications of entity status

USPTO identifies this publication as superseding current MPEP text until the MPEP is updated.

USPTO Source

Memorandum to the Examining Corps | 2025-10-24 | Effective 2025-10-24
USPTO source

MPEP Incorporation Status

USPTO MPEP version: Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024 (current through 2024-01-31)
BlueIron's Update: 2026-09-26
Mapping basis: USPTO subsequent-publications index and linked source document reviewed by BlueIron

Affected BlueIron Pages

MPEP Sections

U.S.C. Sections

C.F.R. Sections

Source Review

Identified USPTO change targets:
  • MPEP section: 410 – Revise guidance on certifications and signature responsibilities when asserting small or micro entity status.
  • MPEP section: 509.03(b) – Revise subsection II concerning USPTO determinations of false assertions or certifications of small entity status.
  • MPEP section: 509.04 – Revise subsection I concerning USPTO determinations of false assertions or certifications of micro entity status.
  • MPEP section: 1002.02(b) – Revise delegated-authority guidance for decisions involving false entity-status assertions or certifications.

Notes

Source review: the USPTO memorandum expressly identifies affected MPEP sections on false entity-status assertions and certifications and states that its guidance supersedes the current MPEP until the MPEP is updated.

This BlueIron page records the pending USPTO update and cross-references affected BlueIron MPEP, U.S.C., and C.F.R. pages. Official MPEP text remains unchanged until USPTO incorporates the update.