Title 37

PART 1 SUBPART h

Subpart H - Inter Partes Reexamination of Patents That Issued From an Original Application Filed in the United States on or After November 29, 1999 Source:65 FR 76777, Dec. 7, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), unless otherwise noted.
Source: 24 FR 10332, Dec. 22, 1959, unless otherwise noted.

37:1.0.1.1.1.8.126	SUBJGRP 126	Prior Art Citations
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.126.1	SECTION 1.902	1.902 Processing of prior art citations during an inter partes reexamination proceeding.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.127	SUBJGRP 127	Requirements for Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.127.2	SECTION 1.903	1.903 Service of papers on parties in inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.127.3	SECTION 1.904	1.904 Notice of inter partes reexamination in Official Gazette.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.127.4	SECTION 1.905	1.905 Submission of papers by the public in inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.127.5	SECTION 1.906	1.906 Scope of reexamination in inter partes reexamination proceeding.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.127.6	SECTION 1.907	1.907 Inter partes reexamination prohibited.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.127.7	SECTION 1.913	1.913 Persons eligible to file, and time for filing, a request for inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.127.8	SECTION 1.915	1.915 Content of request for inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.127.9	SECTION 1.919	1.919 Filing date of request for inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.127.10	SECTION 1.923	1.923 Examiner's determination on the request for inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.127.11	SECTION 1.925	1.925 Partial refund if request for inter partes reexamination is not ordered.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.127.12	SECTION 1.927	1.927 Petition to review refusal to order inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.128	SUBJGRP 128	Inter Partes Reexamination of Patents
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.128.13	SECTION 1.931	1.931 Order for inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.129	SUBJGRP 129	Information Disclosure in Inter Partes Reexamination
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.129.14	SECTION 1.933	1.933 Patent owner duty of disclosure in inter partes reexamination proceedings.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.130	SUBJGRP 130	Office Actions and Responses (Before the Examiner) in Inter Partes Reexamination
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.130.15	SECTION 1.935	1.935 Initial Office action usually accompanies order for inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.130.16	SECTION 1.937	1.937 Conduct of inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.130.17	SECTION 1.939	1.939 Unauthorized papers in inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.130.18	SECTION 1.941	1.941 Amendments by patent owner in inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.130.19	SECTION 1.943	1.943 Requirements of responses, written comments, and briefs in inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.130.20	SECTION 1.945	1.945 Response to Office action by patent owner in inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.130.21	SECTION 1.947	1.947 Comments by third party requester to patent owner's response in inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.130.22	SECTION 1.948	1.948 Limitations on submission of prior art by third party requester following the order for inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.130.23	SECTION 1.949	1.949 Examiner's Office action closing prosecution in inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.130.24	SECTION 1.951	1.951 Options after Office action closing prosecution in inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.130.25	SECTION 1.953	1.953 Examiner's Right of Appeal Notice in inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.131	SUBJGRP 131	Interviews Prohibited in Inter Partes Reexamination
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.131.26	SECTION 1.955	1.955 Interviews prohibited in inter partes reexamination proceedings.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.132	SUBJGRP 132	Extensions of Time, Terminating of Reexamination Prosecution, and Petitions To Revive in Inter Partes Reexamination
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.132.27	SECTION 1.956	1.956 Patent owner extensions of time in inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.132.28	SECTION 1.957	1.957 Failure to file a timely, appropriate or complete response or comment in inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.132.29	SECTION 1.958	1.958 Petition to revive inter partes reexamination prosecution terminated for lack of patent owner response.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.133	SUBJGRP 133	Appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Inter Partes Reexamination
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.133.30	SECTION 1.959	1.959 Appeal in inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.133.31	SECTION 1.961-1.977	1.961-1.977 [Reserved]
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.133.32	SECTION 1.979	1.979 Return of Jurisdiction from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; termination of appeal proceedings.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.133.33	SECTION 1.981	1.981 Reopening after a final decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.134	SUBJGRP 134	Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Inter Partes Reexamination
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.134.34	SECTION 1.983	1.983 Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.135	SUBJGRP 135	Concurrent Proceedings Involving Same Patent in Inter Partes Reexamination
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.135.35	SECTION 1.985	1.985 Notification of prior or concurrent proceedings in inter partes reexamination.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.135.36	SECTION 1.987	1.987 Suspension of inter partes reexamination proceeding due to litigation.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.135.37	SECTION 1.989	1.989 Merger of concurrent reexamination proceedings.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.135.38	SECTION 1.991	1.991 Merger of concurrent reissue application and inter partes reexamination proceeding.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.135.39	SECTION 1.993	1.993 Suspension of concurrent interference and inter partes reexamination proceeding.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.135.40	SECTION 1.995	1.995 Third party requester's participation rights preserved in merged proceeding.
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.136	SUBJGRP 136	Reexamination Certificate in Inter Partes Reexamination
37:1.0.1.1.1.8.136.41	SECTION 1.997	1.997 Issuance and publication of inter partes reexamination certificate concludes inter partes reexamination proceeding.