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Title 37 - PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTSChapter I - UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCESubchapter A - GENERALPart 1 - RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASESSubpart H - INTER PARTES REEXAMINATION OF PATENTS THAT ISSUED FROM AN ORIGINAL APPLICATION FILED IN THE UNITED STATES ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 29, 1999
REQUIREMENTS FOR INTER PARTES REEXAMINATION PROCEEDINGS
Section 1.903 - Service of papers on parties in inter partes reexamination

37 C.F.R. § 1.903

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Section 1.903 - Service of papers on parties in inter partes reexamination

The patent owner and the third party requester will be sent copies of Office actions issued during the inter partes reexamination proceeding. After filing of a request for inter partes reexamination by a third party requester, any document filed by either the patent owner or the third party requester must be served on every other party in the reexamination proceeding in the manner provided in § 1.248 . Any document must reflect service or the document may be refused consideration by the Office. The failure of the patent owner or the third party requester to serve documents may result in their being refused consideration.

37 C.F.R. §1.903

Part 2 is placed in the separate grouping of parts pertaining to trademarks regulations.

Part 6 is placed in the separate grouping of parts pertaining to trademarks regulations.

Part 7 is placed in the separate grouping of parts pertaining to trademarks regulations.

Part 1 is placed in the separate grouping of parts pertaining to patents regulations.

Part 3 pertaining to both patents and trademarks is placed in the grouping pertaining to patents regulations.

Part 4 is placed in the separate grouping of parts pertaining to patents regulations.

Part 5 is placed in the separate grouping of parts pertaining to patents regulations.