Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
uspto-patent · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2006-02-23 · Effective 2006-03-27 · 71 FR 9260
Document
Document number
06-1678
Federal Register citation
71 FR 9260
CFR reference
37 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Interim rule.
Category
uspto-patent
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2006-02-23
Effective date
2006-03-27
Commerce docket
Docket No.: PTO-P-2006-0007
Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is revising the rules of practice relating to the filing date requirements for ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings for consistency with the provisions of the patent statute governing ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings. The Office is specifically revising the rules to require that a request for ex parte reexamination or for inter partes reexamination must meet all the applicable statutory requirements before a filing date is accorded to the request for ex parte reexamination or for inter partes reexamination.