The Ninth Edition, Revision 07.2015 (October 2015) of the MPEP incorporates changes to the laws, rules, and practice necessitated by, or made as a result of, the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 (PLTIA), Public Law 112-211, 126 Stat. 1527 (Dec. 18, 2012). The Revision includes authentic revisions to all chapters of the MPEP…