# MPEP § 901: Prior Art

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S901

## Section

- **Citation:** MPEP § 901
- **Heading:** Prior Art
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO MPEP / Chapter 0900 - Prior Art, Search, Classification, and Routing / MPEP § 901

## Text

Note
37
CFR 1.104(a)(1)
in
MPEP § 707
. See also
MPEP § 2121
-
§
2129
.

## Nearby sections

- [MPEP § 901 Prior Art](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S901.md)
- [MPEP § 901.01 Canceled Matter in U.S. Patent Files](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S901.01.md)
- [MPEP § 901.01(a) Ordering of Patented and Abandoned Provisional and Nonprovisional Application Files](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S901.01(a).md)
- [MPEP § 901.02 Abandoned Applications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S901.02.md)
- [MPEP § 901.03 Pending Applications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S901.03.md)
- [MPEP § 901.04 U.S. Patents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S901.04.md)
- [MPEP § 901.04(a) Kind Codes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S901.04(a).md)
- [MPEP § 901.05 Foreign Patent Documents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S901.05.md)
- [MPEP § 901.05(a) Citation Data](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S901.05(a).md)
- [MPEP § 901.05(b) Other Significant Data](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S901.05(b).md)
- [MPEP § 901.05(c) Obtaining Copies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S901.05(c).md)
- [MPEP § 901.05(d) Translation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S901.05(d).md)
- [MPEP § 901.06 Nonpatent Publications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S901.06.md)
- [MPEP § 901.06(a) Scientific and Technical Information Center (STIC)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S901.06(a).md)

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