MPEP Section 1000, Matters Decided by Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Officials

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1000 Matters Decided by Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Officials
1001 Statutory Authority of Director of the USPTO
1001.01 Modes of Exercising Authority
1002 Petitions to the Director of the USPTO
1002.01 Procedure
1002.02 Delegation of Authority To Decide Petitions
1002.02(b) Petitions and Requests Decided by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy
1002.02(c) Petitions and Requests Decided by the Technology Center Directors
1002.02(c)(1) Petitions Decided by the Director of Technology Center 3640
1002.02(c)(2) Petitions Decided by the Director of Technology Center 1600
1002.02(c)(3) Petitions Decided by the Director of Technology Center 2900
1002.02(d) Petitions and Matters Decided by Supervisory Patent Examiners
1002.02(e) Requests Decided by Primary Examiners
1002.02(f) Petitions and Matters Decided by the Chief Administrative Patent Judge of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
1002.02(g) Petitions Decided by the Administrative Patent Judges
1002.02(i) Petitions Decided by the Commissioner for Trademarks
1002.02(j) Petitions Decided by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
1002.02(k)(1) Petitions and Matters Decided by the General Counsel
1002.02(k)(2) Requests Decided by the Office of General Law
1002.02(k)(3) Petitions Decided by the Solicitor
1002.02(l) Requests Decided by the Certificates of Correction Branch
1002.02(m) Petitions Decided by the Director of Enrollment and Discipline
1002.02(o) Petitions and Other Matters Decided by the Deputy Director of the USPTO
1002.02(p) Petitions and Matters Decided by the PCT Legal Administrator
1002.02(q) Petitions and Requests Decided by the Director of Office of Initial Patent Examination
1002.02(r) Petitions Decided by the Director of Office of Patent Publication
1002.02(s) Petitions and Matters Decided by the Special Program Examiners in the Technology Centers
1003 Matters Submitted to Technology Center Directors
1004 Actions Which Require the Attention of a Primary Examiner
1005 Exceptions to Partial Signatory Authority