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Manual of Classification
Lists the numbers and descriptive titles of the patent classes and subclasses for approximately 430 classes and 140,000 subclasses of the U.S. Patent Classification (USPC) System, as well as the design classes. Also available as a print publication. An electronic version of the Manual of Classification is available at the USPTO Web site.
DVD-ROM
A searchable file of the Manual of Classification is available on Patents ASSIST.
Annual Subscription
This file is available as an annual subscription. Updated every two months.
ON-LINE (Download)
Product Code: EIP-5706P-OL (Click on product code to go to price list.)
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Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP)
Provides patent examiners, patent applicants, and attorneys/representatives of patent applicants with a reference work on the practices and procedures relative to prosecution of patent applications in the US Patent and Trademark Office. The Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) Edition 8 (E8) , August, 2001, Latest Revision February 2003 is available for viewing and downloading in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) and ASCII text. (Reading the PDF files requires Adobe Acrobat which can be downloaded for free.)
DVD-ROM
A searchable file of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure is available on Patents ASSIST. Patents ASSIST, normally sold as a subscription, can be purchased as a single copy to obtain the most recent version of the MPEP.
Product Code: EIP-4030P-DD (Click on product code to go to price list.)
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PRINT PUBLICATION
Available from the US Government Online Bookstore.
For information, call 202-512-1800.
Master Classification File/Patent Application - Patent Application Sequence
The Master Classification File/Patent Application contains classification information for all patent applications published by the US Patent and Trademark Office. This file is updated every two months and is available 6 times a year.
Patent Application Sequence
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Product Code: EIP-5705P-OL (Click on product code to go to price list.)
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Master Classification File/Patent Grant- Sequences
The Patent Master Classification File (MCF) contains patent numbers and their current classifications, i.e., the classes and subclasses that all patents are assigned by the patent examining corps. There are approximately 450 main divisions of technology in the MCF, called classes, which are broken into approximately 150,000 subdivisions, called subclasses.
The file is provided in two sequences, by patent number with current classification, or by classification with all the patent numbers included in that classification. The MCF is completely updated every two months and contains all patents issued since 1790 with their current classifications. Price is for an annual subscription.
DVD-ROM
A searchable Patent Master Classification File (MCF) is available on Patents CLASS.
Classification Sequence
ON-LINE (Download)
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Patent Grant Sequence
ON-LINE (Download)
Product Code: EIP-5703P-OL (Click on product code to go to price list.)
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