Innovation & intellectual property · 23/02/2006
US Patent and Trademark Office Clarifies Filing Date Requirements for Reexamination Proceedings
The US Patent and Trademark Office is updating its rules to ensure consistency with the patent statute governing ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings, requiring requests for reexamination to meet all applicable statutory requirements before a filing date can be granted.
Source: Federal Register — Patent and Trademark OfficeOpen original release →