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Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP)

Chapter 1400

Correction of Patents

United States Patent and Trademark Office

1400.01Introduction 1401Reissue 1402Grounds for Filing 1403Diligence in Filing 1404Submission of Papers Where Reissue Patent Is in Litigation 1405Reissue and Patent Term 1406Citation and Consideration of References Cited in Original Patent 1407-1409[Reserved]1410Content of Reissue Application 1411Form of Specification 1412Content of Claims 1413Drawings 1414Content of Reissue Oath/Declaration 1415Reissue Application and Issue Fees 1416No Physical Surrender of Original Patent 1417Claim for Priority Under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d)1418Notification of Prior/Concurrent Proceedings and Decisions Thereon, and of Information Known To Be Material to Patentability 1419-1429[Reserved]1430Reissue Files Open to the Public and, Notice of Filing Reissue Announced in, Official Gazette 1431-1439[Reserved]1440Examination of Reissue Application 1441Two-Month Delay Period 1442Special Status 1443Initial Examiner Review 1444Review of Reissue Oath/Declaration 1445Reissue Application Examined in Same Manner as Original Application 1446-1447[Reserved]1448Fraud, Inequitable Conduct, or Duty of Disclosure Issues 1449Protest Filed in Reissue Where Patent Is in Interference or Contested Case 1450Restriction and Election of Species Made in Reissue Application 1451Divisional Reissue Applications; Continuation Reissue Applications Where the Parent is Pending 1452Request for Continued Examination of Reissue Application 1453Amendments to Reissue Applications 1454Appeal Brief 1455Allowance and Issue 1456Reissue Review 1457Design Reissue Applications and Patents 1458-1459[Reserved]1460Effect of Reissue 1461-1469[Reserved]1470Public Access to Reissue Applications 1471-1479[Reserved]1480Certificates of Correction — Office Mistake 1481Certificates of Correction - Applicant’s Mistake 1482-1484[Reserved]1485Handling of Request for Certificates of Correction 1486-1489[Reserved]1490Disclaimers