Innovation & intellectual property · 31/03/1999Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read
PTO Publishes Final Guidelines for Reexamination Cases Following In re Portola Packaging, Inc.
Summary
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released the final version of guidelines for Office personnel to review reexamination requests and ongoing cases for compliance with the 1997 Federal Circuit decision in In re Portola Packaging, Inc., as mandated by the USPTO.
Original source language: Federal Register — Patent and Trademark OfficeOpen original release →