# MPEP § 106.01: Rights of Assignee of Part Interest

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S106.01

## Section

- **Citation:** MPEP § 106.01
- **Heading:** Rights of Assignee of Part Interest
- **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 § 106.01

## Text

While it is only the assignee of record of the entire interest who can
intervene in the prosecution of an application or interference to the exclusion of the
applicant (or, for applications filed on or after September 16, 2012, can prosecute the
application after becoming the applicant under
37 CFR 1.46
), an assignee of a part
interest or a licensee of exclusive right is entitled to inspect the application. For
information pertaining to prosecution by the assignee, see
MPEP § 324
(for
applications filed before September 16, 2012) and
MPEP §
325
(for applications filed on or after September 16,
2012).
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