MPEP 1000
Matters Decided by Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Officials
This is the Ninth Edition of the MPEP, Revision 10.2019, Last Revised in June 2020
Chapter 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(a): Reserved
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 and Matters Decided by the Director of Technology Center 1600
1002.02(c)(3): Petitions and Requests Decided by the Director of Technology Center 2900
1002.02(c)(4): Petitions Decided in the Central Reexamination Unit
1002.02(d): Petitions and Matters Decided by Supervisory Patent Examiners
1002.02(e): Reserved
1002.02(f): Petitions and Matters Decided by the Chief Administrative Patent Judge of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
1002.02(g): Petitions Decided by the Administrative Patent Judges
1002.02(h): Reserved
1002.02(i): Petitions Decided by the Commissioner for Trademarks
1002.02(j): Petitions Decided by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
1002.02(k): Reserved
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 the Office of Enrollment and Discipline
1002.02(n): Reserved
1002.02(o): Petitions and Other Matters Decided by the Deputy Director of the USPTO
1002.02(p): Petitions and Matters Decided by the Director of International Patent Legal Administration
1002.02(q): Petitions and Requests Decided by the Director of Office of Patent Application Processing (OPAP)
1002.02(r): Petitions Decided by the Director of Office of Data Management
1002.02(s): Petitions and Matters Decided in the Technology Centers
1002.02(t): Requests Decided by the Associate Commissioner for Patent Information Management
1003: Matters Submitted to Technology Center Directors
1004: Actions Which Require the Attention of a Primary Examiner
1005: Exceptions to Partial Signatory Authority