MPEP Section 1900, Protest
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1901 Protest Under 37 CFR 1.291 [R-3]
1901.01 Who Can Protest [R-3]
1901.02 Information Which Can Be Relied on in Protest [R-3]
1901.03 How Protest Is Submitted [R-3]
1901.04 When Should the Protest Be Submitted [R-3]
1901.05 Initial Office Handling and Acknowledgment of Protest [R-3]
1901.06 Examiner Treatment of Protest [R-3]
1901.07 Protestor Participation [R-3]
1901.07(a) Filing of Multiple Papers Relating to Same Issues [R-3]
1906 Supervisory Review of an Examiner's Decision Adverse to Protestor [R-3]
1907 Unauthorized Participation by Protestor [R-3]
1920 Citation of Prior Art Under 37 CFR 1.501(a)