35 U.S.C. 302 — Request for reexamination
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024
Any person at any time may file a request for reexamination by the Office of any claim of a patent on the basis of any prior art cited under the provisions of section 301 . The request must be in writing and must be accompanied by payment of a reexamination fee established by the Director pursuant to the provisions of section 41 . The request must set forth the pertinency and manner of applying cited prior art to every claim for which reexamination is requested. Unless the requesting person is the owner of the patent, the Director promptly will send a copy of the request to the owner of record of the patent.
(Added Dec. 12, 1980, Public Law 96-517, sec. 1, 94 Stat. 3015; amended Nov. 29, 1999, Public Law 106-113, sec. 1000(a)(9), 113 Stat. 1501A-582 (S. 1948 secs. 4732(a)(8) and 4732(a)(10)(A)); amended Sept. 16, 2011, Public Law 112-29, sec. 20(j) (effective Sept. 16, 2012), 125 Stat. 284.)
Cited authority
Cited by
- 1134.01 Third Party Submissions Under 37 CFR 1.290
- 1305 Jurisdiction
- 2201 Introduction
- 2209 Ex Parte Reexamination
- 2212 Persons Who May File a Request for Ex Parte Reexamination under 35 U.S.C. 302
- 2214 Content of Request for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed under 35 U.S.C. 302
- 2215 Fee for Requesting Ex Parte Reexamination under 35 U.S.C. 302
- 2216 Substantial New Question of Patentability
- 2217 Statement Applying Prior Art in a Request Filed under 35 U.S.C. 302
- 2218 Copies of Prior Art
- 2220 Certificate of Service
- 2224 Correspondence
- 2225 Untimely Paper Filed Prior to Order under 35 U.S.C. 304
- 2229 Notice of Request under 35 U.S.C. 302 for Ex Parte Reexamination in Official Gazette
- 2230 Constructive Notice to Patent Owner
- 2231 Processing of Request Corrections
- 2233 Processing in Central Reexamination Unit and Technology Center
- 2234 Entry of Amendments
- 2236 Assignment of Reexamination
- 2240 Decision on Request Filed under 35 U.S.C. 302
- 2243 Claims Considered in Deciding Request Filed under 35 U.S.C. 302
- 2246 Decision Ordering Reexamination under 35 U.S.C. 304
- 2248 Petition From Denial of Request Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 302
- 2249 Patent Owner’s Statement in Reexaminations Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 302
- 2250 Amendment by Patent Owner
- 2250.03 Fees for Adding Claims and for Filing a Petition
- 2258 Scope of Ex Parte Reexamination
- 2265 Extension of Time
- 2270 Clerical Handling
- 2271 Final Action
- 2280 Information Material to Patentability in Reexamination Proceeding Filed under 35 U.S.C. 302
- 2286 Ex Parte Reexamination and Litigation Proceedings
- 2816 Determination on the Request
- 2818.01 After Determination Finding a Substantial New Question of Patentability
- 2823 Differences Between an Ex Parte Reexamination Proceeding Ordered Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 257 and an Ex Parte Reexamination Proceeding Ordered Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 302
- 502.05 Correspondence Transmitted by EFS-Web
- 701 Statutory Authority for Examination
- 35 U.S.C. 100 Definitions
- 35 U.S.C. 100 (pre-AIA) Definitions
- 35 U.S.C. 303 Determination of issue by Director
- 35 U.S.C. 304 Reexamination order by Director