# MPEP § 105: Suspended or Excluded Practitioner Cannot Inspect

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S105

## Section

- **Citation:** MPEP § 105
- **Heading:** Suspended or Excluded Practitioner Cannot Inspect
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO MPEP / Chapter 0100 - Secrecy, Access, National Security, and Foreign Filing / MPEP § 105

## Text

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) employees are forbidden to hold
either oral or written communication with an attorney or agent who has been suspended or
excluded from practice by the USPTO regarding an application unless it is one in which said
attorney or agent is an inventor or the applicant. Power to inspect given to such an
attorney or agent will not be accepted.
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## Nearby sections

- [MPEP § 101 General](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S101.md)
- [MPEP § 102 Information as to Status of an Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S102.md)
- [MPEP § 103 Right of Public To Inspect Patent Files and Some Application Files](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S103.md)
- [MPEP § 104 Power to Inspect Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S104.md)
- [MPEP § 105 Suspended or Excluded Practitioner Cannot Inspect](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S105.md)
- [MPEP § 106 Control of Inspection by Assignee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S106.md)
- [MPEP § 106.01 Rights of Assignee of Part Interest](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S106.01.md)
- [MPEP § 110 Confidential Nature of International Applications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S110.md)
- [MPEP § 115 Review of Applications for National Security and Property Rights Issues](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S115.md)
- [MPEP § 120 Secrecy Orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S120.md)
- [MPEP § 121 Handling of Applications under Secrecy Order and/or Bearing National Security Markings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S121.md)
- [MPEP § 130 Examination of Secrecy Order Cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S130.md)
- [MPEP § 140 Foreign Filing Licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S140.md)
- [MPEP § 150 Statements to DOE and NASA](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S150.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S105. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.