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USPTO Pending MPEP Update: Rules Governing Director Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions

Source: USPTO MPEP

Rules Governing Director Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions

BlueIron has reviewed this USPTO publication and cross-referenced the affected BlueIron pages below.

USPTO Source

Final rule | 2024-10-01 | Effective 2024-10-31 | 89 FR 79744
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

None identified.

Source Review

The USPTO source was reviewed for this pass. No USPTO-stated replacement text for a specific MPEP section was extracted into this article; the affected BlueIron pages above are the current cross-reference targets.

Notes

Source review: the final rule governs Director Review of PTAB decisions. BlueIron cross-references MPEP chapter 1200 appeal practice.

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.