# MPEP § 1101: Request for Statutory Invention Registration (SIR)

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1101

## Section

- **Citation:** MPEP § 1101
- **Heading:** Request for Statutory Invention Registration (SIR)
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO MPEP / Chapter 1100 - Statutory Invention Registration (SIR) › Pre-Grant Publication (PGPub) and Preissuance Submissions / MPEP § 1101

## Text

Only requests for a statutory invention registration filed
prior to March 16, 2013 are timely. Requests for a statutory invention registration filed
on or after March 16, 2013 will not be treated as the provisions of
pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 157
were repealed on March 16, 2013, effective for any request filed on or after that date. See
§3(e) of the America Invents Act. Guidance on requests filed before March 16, 2013 may be
found in the ninth revision of the Eighth Edition of the MPEP published August 2012. The
material in former MPEP §§ 1103-1109 is not repeated in this edition of the MPEP.
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