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 H - Inter Partes Reexamination of Patents That Issued From an Original Application Filed in the United States on or After November 29, 1999 |
Office Actions and Responses (Before the Examiner) inInter Partes Reexamination |
§ 1.939 - Unauthorized papers in inter partes reexamination.
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§ 1.939 Unauthorized papers in inter partes reexamination.
(a) If an unauthorized paper is filed by any party at any time during the inter partes reexamination proceeding it will not be considered and may be returned.
(b) Unless otherwise authorized, no paper shall be filed prior to the initial Office action on the merits of the inter partes reexamination.