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The MPEP is outdated
USPTO n.d. [The United States Patent and Trademark Office, ; n.d.; The United States Patent and Trademark Office; "Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP)"; https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/index.html#:~:text=The%20current%20MPEP%20(9th%20Edition,incorporated%20into%20the%20current%20MPEP]
The current MPEP (9th Edition, Rev. 07.2022), published February 2023, is up-to-date as of July 31, 2022. Any changes to USPTO patent examining policies and procedures that occurred after July 31, 2022, have not been incorporated into the current MPEP.
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