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 2003_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c816b6c6 D09002ee1c816b7a0 United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Patent and Trademark Office originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act contains a title relating to intellectual property. The patent-related provisions in the intellectual property title of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act include provisions permitting a third party requester in an inter partes reexamination proceeding to appeal a final decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit), and to participate in the patent owner's appeal of a final decision by the BPAI to the Federal Circuit. The patent-related provisions of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act also include technical amendments to the provisions directed to inter partes reexamination, 18-month publication of patent applications and provisional rights, and issuance of patents. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is revising the rules of practice to implement the patent- related provisions of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, and other miscellaneous changes related to appeals in reexamination proceedings. 68 FR 70996 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-12-22/03-31398 03-31398 fr22de03-2 RIN 0651-AB57 3510-16-P Docket No.: 2003-P-001 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-12-22/03-31398 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-12-22/html/03-31398.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-12-22/pdf/03-31398.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Courts Freedom of Information Inventions and Patents Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Small Businesses 14 p. 70996 71009 68 FR 70996 Title 37 Part 1 37 CFR Part 1 RIN 0651-AB57 Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical Amendments to the Patent Statute; Federal Register Vol. 68, Issue RULE 03-31398 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office Docket No.: 2003-P-001 3510-16-P 03-31398 Final rule.

The 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act contains a title relating to intellectual property. The patent-related provisions in the intellectual property title of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act include provisions permitting a third party requester in an inter partes reexamination proceeding to appeal a final decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit), and to participate in the patent owner's appeal of a final decision by the BPAI to the Federal Circuit. The patent-related provisions of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act also include technical amendments to the provisions directed to inter partes reexamination, 18-month publication of patent applications and provisional rights, and issuance of patents. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is revising the rules of practice to implement the patent- related provisions of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, and other miscellaneous changes related to appeals in reexamination proceedings.

January 21, 2004. Kenneth M. Schor or Gerald A. Dost, Senior Legal Advisors. Kenneth M. Schor may be contacted by telephone Administrative Practice and Procedure Courts Freedom of Information Inventions and Patents Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Small Businesses Patent cases: Inter partes reexamination and technical amendments, gerald.dost@uspto.gov kenneth.schor@uspto.gov Vol. 68, no. 245 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2003-12-22 continuing daily deposited born digital 258 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-12-22 P0b002ee1809e39cb 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr22de03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-12-22 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-12-22/pdf/FR-2003-12-22.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-12-22/xml/FR-2003-12-22.xml fdlp 70995 71235 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2003-12-22 machine generated eng FR FR-2003-12-22 68 245