Guidelines for Reexamination of Cases in View of In re Portola Packaging, Inc., 110 F.3d 786, 42 USPQ2d 1295 (Fed. Cir. 1997)

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The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is publishing the final version of guidelines to be used by Office personnel in their review of requests for reexaminations and ongoing reexaminations for compliance with the decision in In re Portola Packaging, Inc., 110 F.3d 786, 42 USPQ2d 1295 (Fed. Cir. 1997). Because these guidelines govern internal practices, they are exempt from notice and comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A).