Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 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 |
Citation of Prior Art |
Citation of Prior Art and Written Statements |
§ 1.501 - Citation of prior art and written statements in patent files. |
§ 1.502 - Processing of prior art citations during an ex parte reexamination proceeding. |
Request for Reexamination |
Certificate |
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate |
§ 1.570 - Issuance and publication of ex parte reexamination certificate concludes ex parte reexamination proceeding. |
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate |
Request forEx Parte Reexamination |
§ 1.510 - Request for ex parte reexamination. |
§ 1.515 - Determination of the request for ex parte reexamination. |
§ 1.520 - Ex parte reexamination at the initiative of the Director. |
Ex Parte Reexamination |
Reexamination |
Request for Ex Parte Reexamination |
Ex Parte Reexamination |
§ 1.525 - Order for ex parte reexamination. |
§ 1.530 - Statement by patent owner in ex parte reexamination; amendment by patent owner in ex parte or inter partes reexamination; inventorship change in ex parte or inter partes reexamination. |
§ 1.535 - Reply by third party requester in ex parte reexamination. |
§ 1.540 - Consideration of responses in ex parte reexamination. |
§ 1.550 - Conduct of ex parte reexamination proceedings. |
§ 1.552 - Scope of reexamination in ex parte reexamination proceedings. |
§ 1.555 - Information material to patentability in ex parte reexamination and inter partes reexamination proceedings. |
§ 1.560 - Interviews in ex parte reexamination proceedings. |
§ 1.565 - Concurrent office proceedings which include an ex parte reexamination proceeding. |
Request for Ex Parte Reexamination |