MPEP Section 500, Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers
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This document contains the chapter index for Chapter 500 ("Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers ") of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (the "M.P.E.P."), Eighth Edition, Seventh Revision (July 2008). This page was last updated in November 2009. 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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501 Filing Papers With the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [R-5]
502 Depositing Correspondence [R-5]
502.01 Correspondence Transmitted by Facsimile [R-5]
502.02 Correspondence Signature Requirements [R-5]
502.03 Communications via the Internet
502.04 Duplicate Copies of Correspondence
503 Application Number and Filing Receipt [R-3]
504 Assignment of Application for Examination
505 "Office Date" Stamp of Receipt [R-3]
506 Completeness of Original Application [R-5]
506.02 Review of Refusal To Accord Filing Date [R-3]
507 Drawing Review in the Office of Initial Patent Examination [R-3]
508 Distribution
508.01 Papers Sent to Wrong Technology Center (TC)
508.02 Papers Received After Patenting or Abandonment
508.03 Unmatched Papers
508.04 Unlocatable Patent or Application Files [R-3]
509 Payment of Fees [R-5]
509.01 Deposit Accounts [R-5]
509.02 Small Entity Status - Definitions [R-3]
509.03 Claiming Small Entity Status [R-3]
510 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Business Hours [R-3]
511 Postal Service Interruptions and Emergencies [R-3]
512 Certificate of Mailing or Transmission [R-3]
513 Deposit as Express Mail with U.S. Postal Service [R-3]