# MPEP § 2736: Third-Party Papers

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2736

## Section

- **Citation:** MPEP § 2736
- **Heading:** Third-Party Papers
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO MPEP / Chapter 2700 - Patent Terms, Adjustments, and Extensions / MPEP § 2736

## Text

[Editor Note:
37 CFR
1.705(d)
below includes amendments applicable only to patents
granted on or after January 14, 2013. See
37 CFR 1.705(f) (pre-2013-04-01)
with respect to patents granted prior to January 14, 2013.]
37 CFR 1.705  Patent term adjustment determination.
*****
(d) No submission or petition on behalf of a third party concerning
patent term adjustment under
35 U.S.C. 154(b)
will be
considered by the Office. Any such submission or petition will be returned to the
third party, or otherwise disposed of, at the convenience of the Office.
For patents granted on or after January 14, 2013,
37 CFR 1.705(d)
implements the provisions of
35 U.S.C. 154(b)(4)(B)
and provides
that no submission or petition on behalf of a third party concerning patent term adjustment
under
35 U.S.C.
154(b)
will be considered by the Office, and that any such submission
or petition will be returned to the third party, or otherwise disposed of, at the
convenience of the Office. For patents granted before January 14, 2013,
37 CFR 1.705(f)
(pre‑2013‑04‑01)
similarly provided that no submission or petition on
behalf of a third party concerning patent term adjustment under
35 U.S.C. 154(b)
will
be considered by the Office, and that any such submission or petition will be returned to
the third party, or otherwise disposed of, at the convenience of the Office.
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## Nearby sections

- [MPEP § 2701 Patent Term](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2701.md)
- [MPEP § 2710 Term Extensions or Adjustments for Delays Within the USPTO Under 35 U.S.C. 154](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2710.md)
- [MPEP § 2720 Applications Filed Between June 8, 1995, and May 28, 2000](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2720.md)
- [MPEP § 2730 Applications Filed on or After May 29, 2000; Grounds for Adjustment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2730.md)
- [MPEP § 2731 Period of Adjustment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2731.md)
- [MPEP § 2732 Reduction of Period of Adjustment of Patent Term](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2732.md)
- [MPEP § 2733 Patent Term Adjustment Determination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2733.md)
- [MPEP § 2734 Application for Patent Term Adjustment; Due Care Showing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2734.md)
- [MPEP § 2735 [Reserved]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2735.md)
- [MPEP § 2736 Third-Party Papers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2736.md)
- [MPEP § 2750 Patent Term Extension for Delays at other Agencies under 35 U.S.C. 156](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2750.md)
- [MPEP § 2751 Eligibility Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2751.md)
- [MPEP § 2752 Patent Term Extension Applicant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2752.md)
- [MPEP § 2753 Application Contents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2753.md)

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