# MPEP § 704.12: Replies to a Requirement for Information

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S704.12

## Section

- **Citation:** MPEP § 704.12
- **Heading:** Replies to a Requirement for Information
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO MPEP / Chapter 0700 - Examination of Applications / MPEP § 704.12

## Text

Replies to requirements for information must be complete and filed
within the time period set including any extensions. Failure to reply within the time
period set will result in the abandonment of the application. All replies for a request
for information should be checked for completeness. Any incomplete reply can be
completed within the original time period set including any extensions. Supplemental
replies filed after the expiration of the original period for reply including any
extensions of time must comply with all other rules for submissions of information.

## Nearby sections

- [MPEP § 701 Statutory Authority for Examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S701.md)
- [MPEP § 702 Requisites of the Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S702.md)
- [MPEP § 702.01 Obviously Informal Cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S702.01.md)
- [MPEP § 703 [Reserved]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S703.md)
- [MPEP § 704.01 Search](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S704.01.md)
- [MPEP § 704.10 Requirements for Information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S704.10.md)
- [MPEP § 704.11 What Information May Be Required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S704.11.md)
- [MPEP § 704.11(a) Examples of Information Reasonably Required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S704.11(a).md)
- [MPEP § 704.11(b) When May a Requirement for Information Be Made](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S704.11(b).md)
- [MPEP § 704.12 Replies to a Requirement for Information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S704.12.md)
- [MPEP § 704.12(a) Relationship of Requirement for Information to Duty of Disclosure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S704.12(a).md)
- [MPEP § 704.12(b) What Constitutes a Complete Reply](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S704.12(b).md)
- [MPEP § 704.12(c) Treatment of an Incomplete Reply](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S704.12(c).md)
- [MPEP § 704.13 Time Periods for Reply](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S704.13.md)

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