37 C.F.R. § 1.902

Current through November 30, 2024

Section 1.902 - Processing of prior art citations during an inter partes reexamination proceeding

Citations by the patent owner in accordance with § 1.933 and by an inter partes reexamination third party requester under § 1.915 or § 1.948 will be entered in the inter partes reexamination file. The entry in the patent file of other citations submitted after the date of an order for reexamination pursuant to § 1.931 by persons other than the patent owner, or the third party requester under either § 1.913 or § 1.948 , will be delayed until the inter partes reexamination proceeding has been concluded by the issuance and publication of a reexamination certificate. See § 1.502 for processing of prior art citations in patent and reexamination files during an ex parte reexamination proceeding filed under § 1.510 .

37 C.F.R. §1.902

72 FR 18906 , Apr. 16, 2007

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