37 CFR 1.525 — Order for ex parte reexamination
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024
- (a) If a substantial new question of patentability is found pursuant to § 1.515 or § 1.520 , the determination will include an order for ex parte reexamination of the patent for resolution of the question. If the order for ex parte reexamination resulted from a petition pursuant to § 1.515(c) , the ex parte reexamination will ordinarily be conducted by an examiner other than the examiner responsible for the initial determination under § 1.515(a) .
- (b) The notice published in the Official Gazette under § 1.11(c) will be considered to be constructive notice and ex parte reexamination will proceed.
[46 FR 29186, May 29, 1981, effective July 1, 1981; heading and paras. (a) and (b) revised, 65 FR 76756, Dec. 7, 2000, effective Feb. 5, 2001]
Cited authority
Cited by
- 1216 Judicial Review
- 1449.01 Concurrent Office Proceedings
- 2202 Citation of Prior Art and Written Statements
- 2254 Conduct of Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
- 2266 Responses
- 2283 Multiple Copending Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
- 2284 Copending Ex Parte Reexamination and Interference Proceedings
- 2285 Copending Ex Parte Reexamination and Reissue Proceedings
- 2288 Issuance of Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate
- 2290 Format of Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate
- 714 Amendments, Applicant’s Action
- 37 CFR 1.502 Processing of prior art citations during an ex parte reexamination proceeding
- 37 CFR 1.550 Conduct of ex parte reexamination proceedings
- 37 CFR 1.565 Concurrent office proceedings which include an ex parte reexamination proceeding
- 37 CFR 1.570 Issuance and publication of ex parte reexamination certificate concludes ex parte reexamination proceeding
- 37 CFR 90.2 Notice; service