United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2000_register executive 2010-09-23 article Part II Proposed Rules D09002ee1c81fa84c D09002ee1c81fa959 United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States U.s. Patent and Trademark Office originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (the Office) is proposing to amend its rules of practice in patent cases to provide revised procedures for the reexamination of patents and thereby implement certain provisions of "the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999." "The American Inventors Protection Act of 1999" included an amendment to the Patent Act to authorize the extension of reexamination proceedings via an optional inter partes reexamination procedure in addition to the present ex parte reexamination procedure as a means for improving the quality of United States patents. The Office intends, through this amendment of its rules, to provide patent owners and the public with guidance on the procedures that the Office will follow in conducting optional inter partes reexamination proceedings in addition to the present ex parte reexamination proceedings. The American Inventors Protection Act of 1999" also made other miscellaneous changes to the Patent Act which relate to reexamination, and it is intended that this amendment of the Office's rules will implement those changes relating to reexamination. 65 FR 18154 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-04-06/00-8284 00-8284 fr06ap00-19 RIN 0651-AB04 3510-16-P Docket No. 000308064-0064-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-04-06/00-8284 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-04-06/html/00-8284.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-04-06/pdf/00-8284.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Courts Freedom of Information Inventions and Patents Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements Small Businesses 33 p. 18154 18186 65 FR 18154 Title 37 Part 1 37 CFR Part 1 RIN 0651-AB04 Rules To Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings; Federal Register Vol. 65, Issue PRORULE 00-8284 II DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 2000-06-12 Docket No. 000308064-0064-01 3510-16-P 00-8284 Notice of proposed rulemaking.

The U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (the Office) is proposing to amend its rules of practice in patent cases to provide revised procedures for the reexamination of patents and thereby implement certain provisions of "the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999." "The American Inventors Protection Act of 1999" included an amendment to the Patent Act to authorize the extension of reexamination proceedings via an optional inter partes reexamination procedure in addition to the present ex parte reexamination procedure as a means for improving the quality of United States patents. The Office intends, through this amendment of its rules, to provide patent owners and the public with guidance on the procedures that the Office will follow in conducting optional inter partes reexamination proceedings in addition to the present ex parte reexamination proceedings. The American Inventors Protection Act of 1999" also made other miscellaneous changes to the Patent Act which relate to reexamination, and it is intended that this amendment of the Office's rules will implement those changes relating to reexamination.

Comment Deadline Date: To ensure consideration of written comments, they must be received at the Office no later than June 12, 2000. While comments may be submitted after this date, the Office cannot ensure that consideration will be given to such comments. No public hearing will be held. Kenneth M. Schor or Gerald A. Dost, Senior Legal Advisors. Kenneth M. Schor may be contacted (a) by Administrative Practice and Procedure Courts Freedom of Information Inventions and Patents Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements Small Businesses reexam.rules@uspto.gov http://www.uspto.gov Vol. 65, no. 67 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2000-04-06 continuing daily deposited born digital 239 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-04-06 P0b002ee1809f18fc 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr06ap00 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-04-06 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-04-06/pdf/FR-2000-04-06.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-04-06/xml/FR-2000-04-06.xml fdlp 17987 18220 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-08 FR-2000-04-06 machine generated eng FR FR-2000-04-06 65 67