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Chapter & Appendix Numbers
MPEP Chapter or
Appendix Title
Eighth Edition Fifth Revision(E8R5) 08/2006 (PDF)
Eighth Edition Fourth Revision(E8R4) 10/2005 (PDF)
Eighth Edition Third Revision(E8R3) 08/2005 (PDF)
Eighth Edition Second Revision(E8R2) 05/2004 (PDF)
Eighth Edition First Revision(E8R1) 02/2003 (PDF)
Eighth Edition (E8) 08/2001
Seventh Edition First Revision (E7R1) 02/2000
(Adobe PDF) **
Seventh Edition (E7) 07/1998
(Text Files)*
Main ToC
(MPEP main Table of Contents)
E8R3-MainTOC-PDF
E8-MainTOC-PDF
E7R1-MainTOC-PDF
n/a
100
Secrecy, Access, National Security, and Foreign Filing
E8R5-100-PDF

Requires Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader 5.0 or greater

E8R2-100-PDF

Requires Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader 5.0 or greater

E8-100-PDF

Requires Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader 3.01 or greater

E7R1-100-PDF

Requires Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader 3.01 or greater

E7/E7R1-100-TXT

Note: Entries like this one indicate that the MPEP did not change between E7 and E7R1.  The text files for the two versions are the same.

200
Types, Cross-Noting, and Status of Application
E8R5-200-PDF
E8R3-200-PDF
E8R2-200-PDF
E8R1-200-PDF
E8-200-PDF
E7R1-200-PDF
E7-200-TXT
300
Ownership and Assignment
E8R5-300-PDF
E8R3-300-PDF
E8-300-PDF
E7R1-300-PDF
E7-300-TXT
400
Representative of Inventor or Owner
E8R5-400-PDF
E8R3-400-PDF
E8-400-PDF
E7R1-400-PDF
E7/E7R1-400-TXT
500
Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers
E8R5-500-PDF
E8R3-500-PDF
E8R2-500-PDF
E8-500-PDF
E7R1-500-PDF
E7-500-TXT
600
Parts, Form, and Content of Application
E8R5-600-PDF
E8R3-600-PDF
E8R2-600-PDF
E8-600-PDF
E7R1-600-PDF
E7-600-TXT
700
Examination of Applications
E8R5-700-PDF
E8R3-700-PDF
E8R2-700-PDF
E8R1-700-PDF
E8-700-PDF
E7R1-700-PDF
E7-700-TXT
800
Restriction in Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111; Double Patenting
E8R5-800-PDF
E8R3-800-PDF
E8-800-PDF
E7R1-800-PDF
E7/E7R1-800-TXT
900
Prior Art, Classification, Search
E8R5-900-PDF
E8R3-900-PDF
E8-900-PDF
E7R1-900-PDF
E7-900-TXT
1000
Matters Decided by Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Officials
E8R2-1000-PDF
E8-1000-PDF
E7R1-1000-PDF
E7-1000-TXT
1100
Statutory Invention Registration (SIR)
E8R5-1100-PDF
E8R2-1100-PDF
E8-1100-PDF
E7R1-1100-PDF
E7R1-1100-TXT
1200
Appeal
E8R3-1200-PDF
E8-1200-PDF
E7R1-1200-PDF
E7-1200-TXT
1300
Allowance and Issue
E8R5-1300-PDF
E8R3-1300-PDF
E8R2-1300-PDF
E8-1300-PDF
E7R1-1300-PDF
E7-1300-TXT
1400
Correction of Patents
E8R5-1400-PDF
E8R3-1400-PDF
E8R2-1400-PDF
E8-1400-PDF
E7R1-1400-PDF
E7-1400-TXT
1500
Design Patents
E8R5-1500-PDF
E8R2-1500-PDF
E8-1500-PDF
E7R1-1500-PDF
E7-1500-TXT
1600
Plant Patents
E8-1600-PDF
E7R1-1600-PDF
E7-1600-TXT
1700
Miscellaneous
E8R5-1700-PDF
E8R3-1700-PDF
E8R2-1700-PDF
E8-1700-PDF
E7R1-1700-PDF
E7-1700-TXT
1800
Patent Cooperation Treaty
E8R5-1800-PDF
E8R3-1800-PDF
E8R2-1800-PDF
E8R1-1800-PDF
E8-1800-PDF
E7R1-1800-PDF
E7-1800-TXT
1900
Protest
E8R3-1900-PDF
E8-1900-PDF
E7R1-1900-PDF
E7/E7R1-1900-TXT
2000
Duty of Disclosure
E8R2-2000-PDF
E8-2000-PDF
E7R1-2000-PDF
E7/E7R1-2000-TXT
2100
Patentability
E8R5-2100-PDF
E8R3-2100-PDF
E8R2-2100-PDF
E8R1-2100-PDF
E8-2100-PDF
E7R1-2100-PDF
E7-2100-TXT
2200
Citation of Prior Art and Ex Parte Reexamination of Patents
E8R5-2200-PDF
E8R3-2200-PDF
E8R2-2200-PDF
E8-2200-PDF
E7R1-2200-PDF
E7-2200-TXT
2300
Interference Proceedings
E8R4-2300-PDF
E8-2300-PDF
E7R1-2300-PDF
E7/E7R1-2300-TXT
2400
Biotechnology
E8-2400-PDF
E7R1-2400-PDF
E7-2400-TXT
2500
Maintenance Fees
E8R5-2500-PDF
E8R2-2500-PDF
E8-2500-PDF
E7R1-2500-PDF
E7-2500-TXT
2600
Optional Inter Partes Reexamination
E8R5-2600-PDF
E8R3-2600-PDF
E8R2-2600-PDF
n/a
2700
Patent Terms and Extensions
E8R2-2700-PDF
E8-2700-PDF
n/a
n/a
Appendix I
Partial List of Trademarks
E8-AppI-PDF
n/a
n/a
Appendix II
List of Decisions Cited
E8R5-AppII-PDF
E8R4-AppII-PDF
E8R3-AppII-PDF
E8R2-AppII-PDF
E8R1-AppII-PDF
E8-AppII-PDF
E7R1-AppII-PDF
n/a
Appendix L
Patent Laws
E8R3-Laws-PDF
E8R2-Laws-PDF
E8R1-Laws-PDF
E8-Laws-PDF
E7R1-Laws-PDF
E7-L-TXT
Appendix R
Patent Rules
E8R5-Rules-PDF
E8R4-Rules-PDF
E8R3-Rules-PDF
E8R2-Rules-PDF
E8R1-Rules-PDF
E8-Rules-PDF
E7R1-Rules-PDF
E7-R-TXT
Appendix T
Patent Cooperation Treaty
E8R5-PCT-PDF
E8R3-PCT-PDF
E8R2-PCT-PDF
E8R1-PCT-PDF
E8-PCT-PDF
E7/E7R1-PCT-TXT
Appendix AI
Administrative Instructions Under the PCT
E8R5-PCTAI-PDF
E8R4-PCTAI-PDF
E8R3-PCTAI-PDF
E8R2-PCTAI-PDF
E8R1-PCTAI-PDF
E8-PCTAI-PDF
E7/E7R1-PCTAI-TXT
Appendix P
Paris Convention
E8-Paris-PDF
E7R1-Paris-PDF
n/a
Index
(subject matter index)
E8R5-INDEX-PDF
E8R4-INDEX-PDF
E8R3-INDEX-PDF
E8R2-INDEX-PDF
E8R1-INDEX-PDF
E8-INDEX-PDF
E7R1-INDEX-PDF
n/a
Front
(front of MPEP)
E8R5-Title-PDF

E8R3-Foreword-PDF
E8R4-Title-PDF

E8R3-Foreword-PDF
E8R3-Title-PDF

E8R3-Foreword-PDF
E8R2-Title-PDF

E8R2-Foreword-PDF
E8R1-Front-PDF
E8-Front-PDF
E7R1-Front-PDF
n/a
Intro
(intro to MPEP)
E8R3-Intro-PDF
E8R2-Intro-PDF
E8-Intro-PDF
E7R1-Intro-PDF
n/a
Blue Pages
(summary of changes)
E8R5-Blue-Pages-PDF
E8R4-Blue-Pages-PDF
E8R3-Blue-Pages-PDF
E8R2-Blue-Pages-PDF
E8R1-Blue-Pages-PDF
E8-Blue-Pages-PDF
n/a
n/a

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