February 28, 2006
The USPTO announced in the Federal Register (Vol. 71, No. 36, p. 9260) last Thursday its revisions regarding requirements on filing dates for ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings. These revisions are being made "for consistency with the provisions of the patent statute," where the PTO "is specifically revising the rules to require that a request for ex parte reexamination or for inter partes reexamination must meet all the applicable statutory requirements before a filing date is accorded to the request. These new changes amend 37 CFR Part 1, Sections 1.510(c) and (d), 1.915 (d), and 1.919(a). The full text of the amended sections are included in the link below.
Federal Register Notice (02/23/2006): LINK
Federal Register Notice (02/23/2006): LINK
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