Utility Examination Guidelines
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is publishing a revised version of guidelines to be used by Office personnel in their review of patent applications for compliance with the "utility" requirement of 35 U.S.C. 101. This revision supersedes the Revised Interim Utility Examination Guidelines that were published at 64 FR 71440, Dec. 21, 1999; 1231 O.G. 136 (2000); and correction at 65 FR 3425, Jan. 21, 2000; 1231 O.G. 67 (2000).
- Task
- Read the news
- Patent or trademark
- both
- Legacy system
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- Current entry point
- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/01/05/01-322/utility-examination-guidelines (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- Fee
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- What you need (account or API key)
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- Published
- 2001-01-05
- Document type
- Notice
- Source
- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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Related entry points
- Revised Utility Examination Guidelines; Request for Comments
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- Request for Comments on Interim Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications for Patent Subject Matter Eligibility
- Request for Comments on Interim Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35 U.S.C. 112 para. 1 ``Written Description'' Requirement
- Revised Interim Utility Examination Guidelines; Request for Comments; Correction
- Request for Comments on Interim Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications for Patent Subject Matter Eligibility
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- Guidelines for Reexamination of Cases in View of In re Portola Packaging, Inc., 110 F.3d 786, 42 USPQ2d 1295 (Fed. Cir. 1997)
- Interim Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
- Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
- Supplemental Examination Guidelines for Determining the Applicability of 35 U.S.C. 112, ¶ 6
- Request for Comments on Proposed Utility Examination Guidelines