MPEP 2700
Patent Terms, Adjustments, and Extensions
This is the Ninth Edition of the MPEP, Revision 10.2019, Last Revised in June 2020
Chapter 2700: Patent Terms, Adjustments, and Extensions
2701: Patent Term
2702: Reserved
2710: Term Extensions or Adjustments for Delays Within the USPTO Under 35 U.S.C. 154
2711: Reserved
2720: Applications Filed Between June 8, 1995, and May 28, 2000
2721: Reserved
2730: Applications Filed on or After May 29, 2000; Grounds for Adjustment
2731: Period of Adjustment
2732: Reduction of Period of Adjustment of Patent Term
2733: Patent Term Adjustment Determination
2734: Application for Patent Term Adjustment; Due Care Showing
2735: Reserved
2736: Third Party Papers
2737: Reserved
2750: Patent Term Extension for Delays at other Agencies under 35 U.S.C. 156
2751: Eligibility Requirements
2752: Patent Term Extension Applicant
2753: Application Contents
2754: Filing Date
2754.01: Deadline for Filing an Application Under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(1)
2754.02: Filing Window for an Application Under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5)
2754.03: Removed and Reserved
2755: Eligibility Determination
2755.01: Interim Extension of Patent Term During the Processing of the Application
2755.02: Interim Extension of Patent Term Before Product Approval
2756: Correspondence Between the USPTO and the Regulatory Agency
2757: Regulatory Agency Determination of the Length of the Regulatory Review Period
2757.01: Due Diligence Determination
2758: Notice of Final Determination - Calculation of Patent Term Extension
2759: Certificate of Extension of Patent Term
2760: Trade Secret, Confidential, and Protective Order Material
2761: Multiple Applications for Extension of Term of the Same Patent or of Different Patents for the Same Regulatory Review Period for a Product
2762: Duty of Disclosure in Patent Term Extension Proceedings
2762.01: Duty of Disclosure When a Terminal Disclaimer is Filed During Patent Term Extension Proceedings
2763: Limitation of Third Party Participation
2764: Express Withdrawal of Application for Extension of Patent Term
2765: Petition for Stay in Processing of Patent Term Extension Application
2766: Processing of Patent Term Extension Applications When Reissue Has Been Filed