# MPEP § 504: Assignment of Application for Examination

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S504

## Section

- **Citation:** MPEP § 504
- **Heading:** Assignment of Application for Examination
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO MPEP / Chapter 0500 - Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers / MPEP § 504

## Text

The Patents Service for Time and Application Routing (PSTAR) program
assigns each nonprovisional application to an examiner. Provisional applications will not
be examined.
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## Nearby sections

- [MPEP § 501 Filing Papers With the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S501.md)
- [MPEP § 502 Depositing Correspondence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S502.md)
- [MPEP § 502.01 Correspondence Transmitted by Facsimile](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S502.01.md)
- [MPEP § 502.02 Correspondence Signature Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S502.02.md)
- [MPEP § 502.03 Communications via Internet Electronic Mail (email)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S502.03.md)
- [MPEP § 502.04 Duplicate Copies of Correspondence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S502.04.md)
- [MPEP § 502.05 Correspondence Transmitted by EFS-Web](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S502.05.md)
- [MPEP § 503 Application Number and Filing Receipt](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S503.md)
- [MPEP § 504 Assignment of Application for Examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S504.md)
- [MPEP § 505 Date of Receipt Stamp](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S505.md)
- [MPEP § 506 Completeness of Original Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S506.md)
- [MPEP § 506.01 [Reserved]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S506.01.md)
- [MPEP § 506.02 Review of Refusal To Accord Filing Date](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S506.02.md)
- [MPEP § 507 Drawing Review in the Office of Patent Application Processing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S507.md)

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