Chapter 2600 — Optional Inter Partes Reexamination
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024
Contents
- 2601 Introduction
- 2602 Citation of Prior Art
- 2609 Inter Partes Reexamination
- 2610 Request for Inter Partes Reexamination
- 2611 Time for Requesting Inter Partes Reexamination
- 2612 Persons Who May File a Request
- 2613 Representative of Requester
- 2614 Content of Request for Inter Partes Reexamination
- 2615 Fee for Requesting Inter Partes Reexamination
- 2616 Substantial New Question of Patentability/Reasonable Likelihood That Requester Will Prevail
- 2617 Statement in the Request Applying Prior Art
- 2618 Copies of Prior Art (Patents and Printed Publications)
- 2619 Copy of Printed Patent
- 2620 Certificate of Service
- 2621 [Reserved]
- 2622 Address of Patent Owner
- 2623 Withdrawal of Attorney or Agent
- 2624 Correspondence
- 2625 Untimely Paper Filed Prior to First Office Action
- 2626 Initial Processing of Request for Inter Partes Reexamination
- 2627 Incomplete Request for Inter Partes Reexamination
- 2628 [Reserved]
- 2629 Notice of Request for Inter Partes Reexamination in Official Gazette
- 2630 Constructive Notice to Patent Owner
- 2631 Processing of Request Corrections
- 2632 Public Access
- 2633 [Reserved]
- 2634 Fee Processing and Procedure
- 2635 Record Systems
- 2636 Assignment of Reexamination
- 2637 [Reserved]
- 2638 Time Reporting
- 2639 [Reserved]
- 2640 Decision on Request
- 2641 Time for Deciding Request
- 2642 Criteria for Deciding Request
- 2643 Claims Considered in Deciding Request
- 2644 Prior Art on Which the Determination Is Based
- 2645 [Reserved]
- 2646 Decision Ordering Reexamination
- 2647 Decision Denying Reexamination
- 2648 Petition From Denial of Request
- 2654 Conduct of Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
- 2655 Who Reexamines
- 2656 Prior Art Patents and Printed Publications Reviewed by Examiner in Reexamination
- 2657 Listing of Prior Art
- 2658 Scope of Inter Partes Reexamination
- 2659 Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel in Reexamination Proceedings
- 2660 First Office Action
- 2661 Special Status for Action
- 2662 Time for Response and Comments
- 2663 [Reserved]
- 2664 Mailing of Office Action
- 2665 Extension of Time for Patent Owner Response
- 2666 Patent Owner Response to Office Action
- 2666.01 Amendment by Patent Owner
- 2666.02 Correction of Patent Drawings
- 2666.03 Correction of Inventorship
- 2666.04 Fees for Adding Claims
- 2666.05 Third Party Comments After Patent Owner Response
- 2666.06 Service of Papers
- 2666.10 Patent Owner Does Not Respond to Office Action
- 2666.11 - 2666.19 [Reserved]
- 2666.20 Third Party Does Not Comment After Patent Owner Response
- 2666.21 - 2666.29 [Reserved]
- 2666.30 Submission Not Fully Responsive to Non-final Office Action
- 2666.31 - 2666.39 [Reserved]
- 2666.40 Patent Owner Completion of Response and Third Party Comments Thereon
- 2666.50 Examiner Issues Notice of Defective Paper in Inter Partes Reexamination
- 2666.60 Response by Patent Owner/Third Party to Notice of Defective Paper
- 2667 Handling of Inappropriate or Untimely Filed Papers
- 2668 Petition for Entry of Late Papers for Revival of Reexamination Proceeding
- 2669 [Reserved]
- 2670 Clerical Handling
- 2671 Examiner Action Following Response/Comments or Expiration of Time for Same
- 2672 Patent Owner Comments/Amendment After ACP and Third Party Requester Responsive Comments
- 2673 Examiner Consideration of Submissions After ACP and Further Action
- 2674 Appeal in Inter Partes Reexamination
- 2675 Appellant Brief
- 2676 Appeal Conference
- 2677 Examiner’s Answer
- 2678 Rebuttal Briefs
- 2679 Office Treatment of Rebuttal Brief
- 2680 Oral Hearing
- 2681 Board Decision
- 2682 Action Following Decision
- 2683 Appeal to Courts
- 2684 Information Material to Patentability in Reexamination Proceeding
- 2685 No Interviews on Merits in Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
- 2686 Notification of Existence of Prior or Concurrent Proceedings and Decisions Thereon
- 2686.01 Multiple Copending Reexamination Proceedings
- 2686.02 Copending Reexamination and Interference Proceedings
- 2686.03 Copending Reexamination and Reissue Proceedings
- 2686.04 Reexamination and Litigation Proceedings
- 2686.05 Reexamination and Inter Partes Review Proceedings, Post-Grant Review, and Covered Business Method Patent Review
- 2687 Notice of Intent to Issue Inter Partes Reexamination Certificate (NIRC) and Conclusion of Reexamination Proceeding
- 2688 Issuance of Inter Partes Reexamination Certificate
- 2689 Reexamination Review
- 2690 Format of Inter Partes Reexamination Certificate
- 2691 Notice of Inter Partes Reexamination Certificate Issuance in Official Gazette
- 2692 Distribution of Certificate
- 2693 Intervening Rights
- 2694 Concluded Reexamination Proceedings
- 2695 Reexamination of a Reexamination
- 2696 USPTO Forms To Be Used in Inter Partes Reexamination