USPTO MPEP (Manual of Patent Examining Procedure)
The MPEP is the USPTO's official Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. Current edition November 2024 [R-01.2024]. Read the full manual free at mpep.uspto.gov — searchable by section, keyword or FP operator, no account needed.
- Task
- Read the examination manuals
- Patent or trademark
- patent
- Legacy system
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- Current entry point
- mpep.uspto.gov (open in browser; the current edition redirects to /RDMS/MPEP/current)
- Legacy system and where it moved
- Legacy PDF edition (www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/) → mpep.uspto.gov (both HTML and PDF editions)
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- No account required
- Source
- USPTO MPEP (Manual of Patent Examining Procedure)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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Related entry points
- Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, Ninth Edition, Revision January 2024
- TMEP 206.03 - Applications Filed before November 16, 1989 that Are Amended to the Supplemental Register on or after N…
- TMEP 102 - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Website
- TMEP 112 - Patent and Trademark Resource Centers
- TMEP 309 - Unscheduled Closings of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- TMEP 611 - Signature on Correspondence Filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office
- TMEP 1202.18 - Hashtag Marks
- TMEP 1205.03 - Native American Tribal Insignia
- TMEP 1202.19 - Repeating-Pattern Marks
- TMEP 1304.03 - Examination of Collective Membership Mark Applications
- TMEP 1306.02 - Application Requirements for a Certification Mark
- TMEP 1306.03 - Special Elements of Certification Mark Applications
- TMEP 1306.04 - Examination of Certification Mark Applications
- TMEP 1401.09 - Implementation of Changes to the Nice Agreement
- TMEP 1401.14 - General Summary of Major Changes in Practice Based on the 11th Edition of the Nice Agreement
- TMEP 1401.15 - General Summary of Major Changes in Practice Based on the 12th Edition of the Nice Agreement