37 CFR § 42.102 — Time for filing. (MPEP Coverage Index) – BlueIron IP
37 CFR § 42.102 Time for filing.
Source: Patent Rule (37 CFR)BlueIron Update:
This page consolidates MPEP guidance interpreting 37 CFR § 42.102, including 0 rules from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only, it is not legal advice.
Official MPEP § 42.102 — Time for filing.
Source: USPTOLast Modified: 10/30/2024 08:50:22
42.102 Time for filing.
- (a) A petition for
inter
partes
review of a patent must be filed after the
later of the following dates, where applicable:
- (1) If the patent is a patent described in section 3(n)(1) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, the date that is nine months after the date of the grant of the patent;
- (2) If the patent is a patent that is not described in section 3(n)(1) of the Leahy-Smith American Invents Act, the date of the grant of the patent; or
- (3) If a post-grant review is instituted as set forth in subpart C of this part, the date of the termination of such post-grant review.
- (b) [Reserved]
[Added, 77 FR 48680, Aug. 14, 2012, effective Sept. 16, 2012; para. (a) revised, 78 FR 17873, Mar. 25, 2013, effective Mar. 25, 2013; para. (b) removed and reserved, 84 FR 51977, Oct. 1, 2019, effective Oct. 31, 2019]