[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24702-24703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09814]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office

37 CFR Part 42

[Docket No. PTO-P-2015-0053]
RIN 0651-AD01


Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent 
Trial and Appeal Board; Correction

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) 
published a final rule in the Federal Register on

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April 1, 2016, revising the rules related to trial practice for inter 
partes review, post-grant review, the transitional program for covered 
business method patents, and derivation proceedings that implemented 
provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (``AIA'') providing 
for trials before the Office. This document corrects an error in that 
final rule.

DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective May 2, 2016 and applies 
to all AIA petitions filed on or after the effective date and to any 
ongoing AIA preliminary proceeding or trial before the Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan L. C. Mitchell, Lead 
Administrative Patent Judge, by telephone at (571) 272-9797.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office published a final rule in the 
Federal Register on April 1, 2016 (81 FR 18750), entitled ``Amendments 
to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal 
Board.'' This document corrects an error in Sec.  42.24(a)(1).
    The second sentence of Sec.  42.24(a)(1) should state that the word 
count or page limit does not include a table of contents, a table of 
authorities, mandatory notices under Sec.  42.8, a certificate of 
service or word count, or appendix of exhibits or claim listing. The 
reference to ``grounds for standing under Sec.  42.104, Sec.  42.204, 
or Sec.  42.304'' was inadvertently included as administrative items, 
such as mandatory notices, and in the related discussion in the 
preamble on pages 18762 and 18763 of the final rule published on April 
1, 2016 (81 FR 18750). This correction removes that reference from 
Sec.  42.24(a)(1).
    In rule FR Doc. 2016-07381, published on April 1, 2016 (81 FR 
18750), make the following correction:


Sec.  42.24  [Correction]

    1. On page 18765, in the second column, in paragraph (a)(1) of 
Sec.  42.24, correct the second sentence by removing ``grounds for 
standing under Sec.  42.104, Sec.  42.204, or Sec.  42.304,''.

    Dated: April 21, 2016.
Michelle K. Lee,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2016-09814 Filed 4-26-16; 8:45 am]
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