How are Office actions mailed in inter partes reexamination proceedings?
In inter partes reexamination proceedings, Office actions are mailed after completion, processing, and approval by the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) Supervisory Patent Reexamination Specialist (SPRS) or Technology Center (TC) Quality Assurance Specialist (QAS). The MPEP states:
After an Office action is completed and processed and has been approved by the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) Supervisory Patent Reexamination Specialist (SPRS) or Technology Center (TC) Quality Assurance Specialist (QAS), the action is mailed.
Mailing is accompanied by appropriate processing, such as PALM work and update scanning. The forms used are structured to include identifying information for the reexamination file and the correspondence address for the patent owner.
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