35 U.S.C. 27 — Revival of applications; reinstatement of reexamination proceedings

Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024

The Director may establish procedures, including the requirement for payment of the fee specified in section 41(a)(7) , to revive an unintentionally abandoned application for patent, accept an unintentionally delayed payment of the fee for issuing each patent, or accept an unintentionally delayed response by the patent owner in a reexamination proceeding, upon petition by the applicant for patent or patent owner.