Revised and New Form Paragraphs in View of Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025 (Final Rule)
USPTO identifies this publication as superseding current MPEP text until the MPEP is updated.
USPTO Source
Memorandum to the Examining Corps | 2025-01-17 | Effective 2025-01-21
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
None identified.
C.F.R. Sections
Source Review
- form paragraph: 2.14 – USPTO memorandum identifies this as a new form paragraph implementing Fiscal Year 2025 patent fee changes.
- form paragraph: 6.49.11 – USPTO memorandum identifies this as a new form paragraph implementing Fiscal Year 2025 patent fee changes.
- form paragraph: 6.49.12 – USPTO memorandum identifies this as a new form paragraph implementing Fiscal Year 2025 patent fee changes.
- form paragraph group: 2.01, 2.05, 2.06, 2.09, 2.11.01, 2.15, 2.21.01, 2.22, 2.23, 2.39 – USPTO memorandum identifies these application-processing form paragraphs as revised.
- form paragraph group: 6.49.01, 6.49.02, 6.49.03, 6.49.05, 6.55 – USPTO memorandum identifies these examination form paragraphs as revised.
- form paragraph group: 7.39, 7.40, 7.40.01, 7.40.02.aia, 7.40.02.fti, 7.41, 7.41.03, 7.42.03.fti, 7.42.031.fti, 7.42.09, 7.54, 7.91, 7.98.01, 7.98.02, 7.123, 7.204, 7.205, 7.207 – USPTO memorandum identifies these rejection-response form paragraphs as revised.
- 1 additional target(s) listed in the JSON artifact.
Notes
Source review: the USPTO memorandum identifies revised and new form paragraphs implementing Fiscal Year 2025 fee-rule changes and states the memorandum supersedes current MPEP form-paragraph content until MPEP update.
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.