Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights |
Chapter I - United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce |
SubChapter A - General |
Part 1 - Rules of Practice in Patent Cases |
Subpart D - Ex Parte Reexamination of Patents |
Ex Parte Reexamination |
§ 1.540 - Consideration of responses in ex parte reexamination.
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§ 1.540 Consideration of responses in ex parte reexamination.
The failure to timely file or serve the documents set forth in § 1.530 or in § 1.535 may result in their being refused consideration. No submissions other than the statement pursuant to § 1.530 and the reply by the ex parte reexamination requester pursuant to § 1.535 will be considered prior to examination.
[65 FR 76776, Dec. 7, 2000]