MPEP PDF Download

Answer in brief

The USPTO publishes the MPEP as free PDFs, one per chapter, plus the table of contents and the consolidated laws and rules, on its MPEP page. For reading and searching by section number, the HTML version is faster; Wysebridge also hosts the full current text free.

Where to get it

USPTO MPEP page: chapter PDFs (for example Chapter 2100), the table of contents, consolidated laws and consolidated rules.
Wysebridge MPEP Center: the full Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024, searchable by section.

For the patent bar

At the test center you get the MPEP in an on-screen viewer, not a PDF. Practice in a viewer like the real one rather than in a PDF reader.

Questions & answers

Is the MPEP free?

Yes. The USPTO publishes the full MPEP free online and as chapter PDFs.

Sources for this entry

Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) USPTO
The examination manual the patent bar is tested on; open book during the exam.
Wysebridge MPEP Center Wysebridge (publisher of this site)
The full MPEP (9th Ed., Rev. 01.2024) free to read, with Wysebridge's estimated patent bar weight for each chapter.

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Current MPEP edition MPEP chapters Using the MPEP on the patent bar

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