37 CFR 1.183 — Suspension of rules
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024
In an extraordinary situation, when justice requires, any requirement of the regulations in this part which is not a requirement of the statutes may be suspended or waived by the Director or the Director’s designee, sua sponte, or on petition of the interested party, subject to such other requirements as may be imposed. Any petition under this section must be accompanied by the petition fee set forth in § 1.17(f) .
[47 FR 41272, Sept. 17, 1982, effective Oct. 1, 1982; revised, 68 FR 14332, Mar. 25, 2003, effective May 1, 2003; revised, 69 FR 56481, Sept. 21, 2004, effective Nov. 22, 2004]
Cited authority
Cited by
- 1002 Petitions to the Director of the USPTO
- 1002.02(b) Petitions and Requests Decided by the Deputy Commissioner Who Oversees the Office of Petitions or Assigned Staff in the Office of Petitions, the Office of Patent Legal Administration and the MPEP Staff Office
- 1002.02(f) Petitions and Matters Decided by the Chief Administrative Patent Judge of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- 1002.02(p) Petitions and Matters Decided by the Director of International Patent Legal Administration
- 1410 Content of Reissue Application
- 1410.02 Assignee Consent to the Reissue
- 1411 Form of Specification
- 1411.01 Certificate of Correction or Disclaimer in Original Patent
- 1414 Content of Reissue Oath/Declaration
- 1414.03 Supplemental Reissue Oath/Declaration
- 1449.01 Concurrent Office Proceedings
- 1457 Design Reissue Applications and Patents
- 1481.02 Correction of Named Inventor
- 211.01 Requirements Related to the Prior-Filed Application
- 215.02 Time For Filing Certified Copy – Application Filed On or After March 16, 2013
- 2248 Petition From Denial of Request Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 302
- 2265 Extension of Time
- 2267 Handling of Inappropriate or Untimely Filed Papers
- 2288 Issuance of Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate
- 2732 Reduction of Period of Adjustment of Patent Term
- 2803 Persons Who May File a Request for Supplemental Examination
- 2811 Content of Request for Supplemental Examination
- 402.04 Acting in a Representative Capacity
- 402.10 Appointment/Revocation by Less Than All Applicants or Owners
- 513 Deposit as Priority Mail Express® with U.S. Postal Service
- 602.08(c) Identification of Application
- 603 Supplemental Oath or Declaration
- 608.01(p) Completeness of Specification
- 708.02(a) Accelerated Examination
- 711.01 Express or Formal Abandonment
- 711.03(c) Petitions Relating to Abandonment
- 711.05 Letter of Abandonment Received After Application Is Allowed
- 715.04 Who May Make Affidavit or Declaration Under 37 CFR 1.131(a); Formal Requirements of Affidavits and Declarations
- 724.05 Petition To Expunge Information or Copy of Papers in Application File
- 724.06 Handling of Petitions To Expunge Information or Copy of Papers in Application File
- 37 CFR 1.17 Patent application and reexamination processing fees
- 37 CFR 41.1 Policy
- 37 CFR 41.3 Petitions