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• MPEP 1200: Appeal

  Procedures for appealing a patent examiner’s decision to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
• MPEP 1400: Correction of Patents

  Guidance on filing reissue applications to correct errors in issued patents.

• MPEP 2000 Duty of Disclosure

  Discusses obligation to disclose all information material to patentability, including prior art and relevant documents.
• MPEP 2100: Patentability

  Standards for subject matter eligibility, utility, novelty, and non-obviousness.

• MPEP 600: Parts, Forms, and Content of Application

  Discusses elements of disclosure, focusing on the written description, enablement, and best mode provisions.
• MPEP 700: Examination of Applications

  Procedures and requirements for examining patent applications, including office actions, responses, and rejections.