MPEP § 1907 — Unauthorized Participation by Protestor

Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024 · last revised R-10.2019

Office personnel must exercise care to ensure that substantive matters relating to the application are not discussed ex parte with protestor or communicated in writing ex parte to protestor. The examiner must not communicate in any manner with protestor. See 37 CFR 1.291(d). See also MPEP § 1134.