# MPEP § 2803.02: Public Access

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2803.02

## Section

- **Citation:** MPEP § 2803.02
- **Heading:** Public Access
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO MPEP / Chapter 2800 - Supplemental Examination / MPEP § 2803.02

## Text

The Office does not intend to provide the public with
access, by Patent Center or otherwise, to a request for supplemental examination, or to
any papers or information submitted as part of or accompanying the request, until the
request is granted a filing date by the Office.
After a filing date has been accorded the request,
supplemental examination files are open to inspection by the general public by way of
Patent Center which is available on the USPTO's Internet site,
www.uspto.gov
. See
MPEP § 2232
(access
guidance). Copies of non-patent literature (NPL) cited in the proceeding, however, will
not be available via Patent Center and must be ordered as set forth below.
If a copy of the supplemental examination file or NPL
cited in the proceeding is desired, it may be ordered from the Patent and Trademark Copy
Fulfillment Branch (PTCFB) of the Public Records Division (PRD) upon payment of the
applicable fee after the request for supplemental examination has been granted a filing
date.
Orders for such copies must indicate the control number
of the proceeding. It is preferred that orders be made through the PTCFB's Certified
Copy Center storefront at
https://certifiedcopycenter.uspto.gov
. Alternatively, orders may be
addressed to:
Mail Stop Patent and Trademark Copy Fulfillment
Branch
Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
In addition, after the request for supplemental
examination has been granted a filing date, a request for a copy of the file may also be
sent via email to: dsd@uspto.gov, and the fee for the copy may be charged to a credit
card or deposit account.
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## Nearby sections

- [MPEP § 2801 Introduction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2801.md)
- [MPEP § 2802 Supplemental Examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2802.md)
- [MPEP § 2803 Persons Who May File a Request for Supplemental Examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2803.md)
- [MPEP § 2803.01 Inquiries from Persons Other Than the Patent Owner](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2803.01.md)
- [MPEP § 2803.02 Public Access](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2803.02.md)
- [MPEP § 2804 Representative of Patent Owner](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2804.md)
- [MPEP § 2804.01 Withdrawal of Attorney or Agent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2804.01.md)
- [MPEP § 2805 Correspondence with Patent Owner; Patent Owner Address](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2805.md)
- [MPEP § 2806 How to File Papers in a Supplemental Examination Proceeding and in Any Resulting Ex Parte Reexamination Proceeding](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2806.md)
- [MPEP § 2807 Format of Papers Filed in a Supplemental Examination Proceeding](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2807.md)
- [MPEP § 2808 Time for Requesting Supplemental Examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2808.md)
- [MPEP § 2809 Items of Information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2809.md)
- [MPEP § 2809.01 Information Relating to the Correction of Factual Information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2809.01.md)
- [MPEP § 2810 Fees Due on Filing a Supplemental Examination Request](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S2810.md)

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