According to USPTO practice, if an applicant receives notice of omitted drawing figures and elects to accept the patent application as filed without all of the drawing figure(s) referred to in the application, which of the following is required?
If an applicant is willing to accept the application as filed without all of the drawing figure(s) referred to, the applicant is required to submit: (1) an amendment to the specification canceling all references to the omitted drawing figure(s) including reference numerals shown only in the omitted figures, (2) an amendment with replacement sheets of drawings renumbering the submitted drawing figure(s) consecutively, and (3) a further amendment to the specification correcting references to drawing figure(s) to correspond with the renumbering.
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According to the provided MPEP text, views must not be connected by projection lines and must not contain center lines. Option A is incorrect because the top of the sheet must be on the right-hand side when turned. Option D is incorrect because projection lines between views are expressly prohibited. Option C is incorrect because words must appear in a horizontal, left-to-right fashion when the sheet is turned.
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Under MPEP 602.05, a copy of an oath or declaration from a prior application may be submitted with a continuation or divisional application (or a CIP filed on or after September 16, 2012), even if the oath or declaration identifies the application number of the prior application. Regarding option C, the MPEP explicitly states that the Office does not return improperly authenticated oaths for proper authentication.
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According to 37 CFR 1.91(c), when a video, DVD, or similar item is submitted as a model or exhibit in a patent application, what must the applicant submit?
MPEP 608.03(a) and 37 CFR 1.91(c) state that where a video or DVD or similar item is submitted as a model or exhibit, the applicant must submit photographs of what is depicted in the video or DVD (the content of the material such as a still image single frame of a movie) and not a photograph of a video cassette, DVD disc, or compact disc.
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According to the MPEP, what happens to an Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) that is filed after the issue fee has been paid on a patent application?
As stated in the MPEP text, information disclosure statements filed after payment of the issue fee in an application will not be considered by the Office but will merely be placed in the application file. To get the information considered, the application must be withdrawn from issue under 37 CFR 1.313(c)(2) or (c)(3) followed by filing an RCE or continuing application.
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When submitting an Information Disclosure Statement (eIDS) electronically via Patent Center, for which of the following cited references is the applicant NOT required to submit copies to the USPTO?
According to MPEP § 609.07, copies of U.S. patents and U.S. patent application publications cited in an eIDS filed via Patent Center are not required to be submitted by the applicants.
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According to MPEP § 608.02(t) and 37 CFR 1.121(d), if a drawing figure is canceled, a replacement sheet of drawings must be submitted without the figure.
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If an application filed with the USPTO does not contain anything that can be construed as a written description, OPAP will mail a Notice of Incomplete Application indicating that the application lacks the specification required by 35 U.S.C. 112. To challenge this determination and seek entitlement to a filing date, what must the applicant do?
According to the provided MPEP section, if an application lacks a written description required by 35 U.S.C. 112, OPAP will issue a Notice of Incomplete Application. The applicant may file a petition under 37 CFR 1.53(e) with the petition fee in 37 CFR 1.17(f), accompanied by sufficient evidence (37 CFR 1.181(b)) asserting that (1) the missing specification was submitted, or (2) the application papers as deposited contain an adequate written description under 35 U.S.C. 112.
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How MPEP 600 Application Parts Is Tested on the 2026 Patent Bar Exam
MPEP Chapter 600 (Parts, Form, and Content of Application) tests the formal rules governing U.S. patent applications. Key focus areas include the Inventor’s Oath or Declaration (37 CFR 1.63) and Substitute Statements (37 CFR 1.64) permitted when an inventor is deceased, legally incapacitated, cannot be found after diligent effort, or refuses to execute the oath.
A second pillar of Chapter 600 is the Application Data Sheet (ADS) under 37 CFR 1.76 (MPEP § 601.05(a)) and the four-tier Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) timeline under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 (MPEP § 609.04(b)). You must memorize what is required at each stage of prosecution (within 3 months of filing or before first Office action; before final action/allowance with either a 1.97(e) statement OR the 1.17(p) fee; after final action/allowance requiring BOTH a 1.97(e) statement AND the 1.17(p) fee; and after payment of the issue fee, which requires an RCE or QPIDS).
Chapter 600 also tests multiple dependent claim numbering and fee calculations (MPEP § 608.01(n)), noting the foundational rule that a multiple dependent claim may never depend from another multiple dependent claim.
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Frequently Asked Questions: MPEP 600 Application Parts
When can an applicant file a Substitute Statement under 37 CFR 1.64 instead of an inventor’s oath?
Under 37 CFR 1.64 and MPEP § 602.01(a), an applicant may execute a substitute statement if the inventor is deceased, is under legal incapacity, cannot be found or reached after diligent effort, or has refused to execute the oath or declaration.
What is required to file an IDS after a Notice of Allowance but before payment of the issue fee?
Under 37 CFR 1.97(d) and MPEP § 609.04(b), an IDS filed after a final action or Notice of Allowance (and on or before payment of the issue fee) requires BOTH a 37 CFR 1.97(e) certification statement AND the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p).
Can a multiple dependent claim depend on another multiple dependent claim?
No. Under 35 U.S.C. 112(e), 37 CFR 1.75(c), and MPEP § 608.01(n), a multiple dependent claim cannot serve as a basis for any other multiple dependent claim. Such a claim is improper and incurs a 112(e) objection/rejection.