Manual / Chapter 2600
Chapter 2600 — Inter partes review
85 sections in this chapter
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2601Introduction→2602Citation of Prior Art→2609Inter Partes Reexamination→2610Request for Inter Partes Reexamination→2611Time for Requesting Inter Partes Reexamination→2612Persons Who May File a Request→2613Representative of Requester→2614Content of Request for Inter Partes Reexamination→2615Fee for Requesting Inter Partes Reexamination→2616Substantial New Question of Patentability/Reasonable Likelihood That Requester Will Prevail→2617Statement in the Request Applying Prior Art→2618Copies of Prior Art (Patents and Printed Publications)→2619Copy of Printed Patent→2620Certificate of Service→2621[Reserved]→2622Address of Patent Owner→2623Withdrawal of Attorney or Agent→2624Correspondence→2625Untimely Paper Filed Prior to First Office Action→2626Initial Processing of Request for Inter Partes Reexamination→2627Incomplete Request for Inter Partes Reexamination→2628[Reserved]→2629Notice of Request for Inter Partes Reexamination in Official Gazette→2630Constructive Notice to Patent Owner→2631Processing of Request Corrections→2632Public Access→2633[Reserved]→2634Fee Processing and Procedure→2635Record Systems→2636Assignment of Reexamination→2637[Reserved]→2638Time Reporting→2639[Reserved]→2640Decision on Request→2641Time for Deciding Request→2642Criteria for Deciding Request→2643Claims Considered in Deciding Request→2644Prior Art on Which the Determination Is Based→2645[Reserved]→2646Decision Ordering Reexamination→2647Decision Denying Reexamination→2648Petition From Denial of Request→2654Conduct of Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings→2655Who Reexamines→2656Prior Art Patents and Printed Publications Reviewed by Examiner in Reexamination→2657Listing of Prior Art→2658Scope of Inter Partes Reexamination→2659Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel in Reexamination Proceedings→2660First Office Action→2661Special Status for Action→2662Time for Response and Comments→2663[Reserved]→2664Mailing of Office Action→2665Extension of Time for Patent Owner Response→2666Patent Owner Response to Office Action→2667Handling of Inappropriate or Untimely Filed Papers→2668Petition for Entry of Late Papers for Revival of Reexamination Proceeding→2669[Reserved]→2670Clerical Handling→2671Examiner Action Following Response/Comments or Expiration of Time for Same→2672Patent Owner Comments/Amendment After ACP and Third Party Requester Responsive Comments→2673Examiner Consideration of Submissions After ACP and Further Action→2674Appeal in Inter Partes Reexamination→2675Appellant Brief→2676Appeal Conference→2677Examiner’s Answer→2678Rebuttal Briefs→2679Office Treatment of Rebuttal Brief→2680Oral Hearing→2681Board Decision→2682Action Following Decision→2683Appeal to Courts→2684Information Material to Patentability in Reexamination Proceeding→2685No Interviews on Merits in Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings→2686Notification of Existence of Prior or Concurrent Proceedings and Decisions Thereon→2687Notice of Intent to Issue Inter Partes Reexamination Certificate (NIRC) and Conclusion of Reexamination Proceeding→2688Issuance of Inter Partes Reexamination Certificate→2689Reexamination Review→2690Format of Inter Partes Reexamination Certificate→2691Notice of Inter Partes Reexamination Certificate Issuance in Official Gazette→2692Distribution of Certificate→2693Intervening Rights→2694Concluded Reexamination Proceedings→2695Reexamination of a Reexamination→2696USPTO Forms To Be Used in Inter Partes Reexamination→