MPEP § 704.14 — Making a Requirement for Information

Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024 · last revised R-08.2012

A requirement for information under 37 CFR 1.105 should be narrowly specified and limited in scope. It is a significant burden on both the applicant and the Office since the applicant must collect and submit the required information and the examiner must consider all the information that is submitted. A requirement for information is only warranted where the benefit from the information exceeds the burden in obtaining information.