Patent and Trademark Office February 23, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
Document Number: 06-1678
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-02-23
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
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.
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