37 CFR 1.535 — Reply by third party requester in ex parte reexamination
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024
A reply to the patent owner’s statement under § 1.530 may be filed by the ex parte reexamination requester within two months from the date of service of the patent owner’s statement. Any reply by the ex parte requester must be served upon the patent owner in accordance with § 1.248 . If the patent owner does not file a statement under § 1.530 , no reply or other submission from the ex parte reexamination requester will be considered.
[46 FR 29186, May 29, 1981, effective July 1, 1981; revised, 65 FR 76756, Dec. 7, 2000, effective Feb. 5, 2001]
Cited authority
- 37 CFR 1.530 Statement by patent owner in ex parte reexamination; amendment by patent owner in ex parte or inter partes reexamination; inventorship change in ex parte or inter partes reexamination
- 37 CFR 1.248 Service of papers; manner of service; proof of service in cases other than interferences and trials
Cited by
- 2202 Citation of Prior Art and Written Statements
- 2204 Time for Filing Prior Art or Section 301 Written Statements
- 2214 Content of Request for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed under 35 U.S.C. 302
- 2224 Correspondence
- 2236 Assignment of Reexamination
- 2249 Patent Owner’s Statement in Reexaminations Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 302
- 2252 Consideration of Statement and Reply
- 2253 Consideration by Examiner
- 2254 Conduct of Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
- 2256 Prior Art Patents and Printed Publications Reviewed by Examiner in Reexamination
- 2257 Listing of Prior Art
- 2258 Scope of Ex Parte Reexamination
- 2260 Office Actions
- 2262 Form and Content of Office Action
- 2265 Extension of Time
- 2266 Responses
- 2267 Handling of Inappropriate or Untimely Filed Papers
- 2268 Petition for Entry of Late Papers for Revival of Reexamination Proceeding
- 2281 Interviews in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
- 2284 Copending Ex Parte Reexamination and Interference Proceedings
- 2285 Copending Ex Parte Reexamination and Reissue Proceedings
- 2286 Ex Parte Reexamination and Litigation Proceedings
- 37 CFR 1.502 Processing of prior art citations during an ex parte reexamination proceeding
- 37 CFR 1.540 Consideration of responses in ex parte reexamination
- 37 CFR 1.550 Conduct of ex parte reexamination proceedings