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MPEP Section 100, Secrecy, Access, National Security, and Foreign Filing

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This document contains the chapter index for Chapter 100 ("Secrecy, Access, National Security, and Foreign Filing ") of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (the "M.P.E.P."), Eighth Edition, Eighth Revision (July 2010). This page was last updated in January 2011. You may return to the main Section index to find a different chapter of the MPEP. Alternatively, you may search the MPEP using the search box that appears on the left side of every page of BitLaw--you may restrict your search to the MPEP on the search results page. BitLaw also provides a key word index to the MPEP that can be directly accessed through the following list:

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100 Secrecy, Access, National Security, and Foreign Filing
101 General [R-5]
102 Information as to Status of an Application
103 Right of Public To Inspect Patent Files and Some Application Files [R-5]
104 Power to Inspect Application [R-5]
105 Suspended or Excluded Practitioner Cannot Inspect
106 Control of Inspection by Assignee [R-5]
106.01 Rights of Assignee of Part Interest
110 Confidential Nature of International Applications
115 Review of Applications for National Security and Property Rights Issues [R-5]
120 Secrecy Orders [R-5]
121 Handling of Applications and Other Papers Bearing Security Markings
130 Examination of Secrecy Order Cases [R-5]
140 Foreign Filing Licenses [R-5]
150 Statements to DOE and NASA
151 Content of the Statements