37 CFR § 42.200 — – 42.224 Applicability Note (MPEP Coverage Index) – BlueIron IP
37 CFR § 42.200 – 42.224 Applicability Note
This page consolidates MPEP guidance interpreting 37 CFR § 42.200, including 2 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 § 42.200 — – 42.224 Applicability Note
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§ 42.200 – 42.224 Applicability Note
[Editor Note: Subpart C (Post-Grant Review) generally applies to patents issuing from applications subject to first-inventor-to-file provisions of the AIA. In addition, the Chief Administrative Patent Judge may, in the interests-of-justice, order an interference commenced before September 16, 2012 to be dismissed without prejudice to the filing of a petition for post-grant review. See § 42.200(d) and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, Public Law 112-29, sec. 6(f)(3)(A).]