MPEP § 2229 — Notice of Request under 35 U.S.C. 302 for Ex Parte Reexamination in Official Gazette (Annotated Rules)
§2229 Notice of Request under 35 U.S.C. 302 for Ex Parte Reexamination in Official Gazette
This page consolidates and annotates all enforceable requirements under MPEP § 2229, including statutory authority, regulatory rules, examiner guidance, and practice notes. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only, it is not legal advice.
Notice of Request under 35 U.S.C. 302 for Ex Parte Reexamination in Official Gazette
This section addresses Notice of Request under 35 U.S.C. 302 for Ex Parte Reexamination in Official Gazette. Primary authority: 35 U.S.C. 302 and 37 CFR 1.11(c). Contains: 1 permission and 5 other statements.
Key Rules
Ex Parte Reexamination Request
Notice of filing of all complete ex parte reexamination requests filed under 35 U.S.C. 302 will be published in the Official Gazette, approximately 4 – 5 weeks after filing.
Office personnel may use the Patent Data Portal to determine if a request for reexamination has been filed in a particular patent. The Official Gazette notice will appear in the notice section of the Official Gazette under the heading of Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed and will include the name of any requestor along with the other items set forth in 37 CFR 1.11(c).
Ex Parte Reexamination
Both reexamination requests filed under 35 U.S.C. 302 that have been assigned a filing date and Director-initiated orders to reexamine made without a request will be announced in the Official Gazette. The reexamination preprocessing staff of the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) will complete a form with the information needed to print the notice. The forms are forwarded at the end of each week to the Office of Data Management for printing in the Official Gazette.
Both reexamination requests filed under 35 U.S.C. 302 that have been assigned a filing date and Director-initiated orders to reexamine made without a request will be announced in the Official Gazette. The reexamination preprocessing staff of the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) will complete a form with the information needed to print the notice. The forms are forwarded at the end of each week to the Office of Data Management for printing in the Official Gazette.
Central Reexamination Unit Processing
Both reexamination requests filed under 35 U.S.C. 302 that have been assigned a filing date and Director-initiated orders to reexamine made without a request will be announced in the Official Gazette. The reexamination preprocessing staff of the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) will complete a form with the information needed to print the notice. The forms are forwarded at the end of each week to the Office of Data Management for printing in the Official Gazette.
Notices in Official Gazette
Office personnel may use the Patent Data Portal to determine if a request for reexamination has been filed in a particular patent. The Official Gazette notice will appear in the notice section of the Official Gazette under the heading of Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed and will include the name of any requestor along with the other items set forth in 37 CFR 1.11(c).
Citations
| Primary topic | Citation |
|---|---|
| Central Reexamination Unit Processing Ex Parte Reexamination Ex Parte Reexamination Request | 35 U.S.C. § 302 |
| Ex Parte Reexamination Request Notices in Official Gazette | 37 CFR § 1.11(c) |
Source Text from USPTO’s MPEP
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Official MPEP § 2229 — Notice of Request under 35 U.S.C. 302 for Ex Parte Reexamination in Official Gazette
Source: USPTO2229 Notice of Request under 35 U.S.C. 302 for Ex Parte Reexamination in Official Gazette [R-07.2022]
Notice of filing of all complete ex parte reexamination requests filed under 35 U.S.C. 302 will be published in the Official Gazette, approximately 4 – 5 weeks after filing.
Both reexamination requests filed under 35 U.S.C. 302 that have been assigned a filing date and Director-initiated orders to reexamine made without a request will be announced in the Official Gazette. The reexamination preprocessing staff of the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) will complete a form with the information needed to print the notice. The forms are forwarded at the end of each week to the Office of Data Management for printing in the Official Gazette.
Office personnel may use the Patent Data Portal to determine if a request for reexamination has been filed in a particular patent. The Official Gazette notice will appear in the notice section of the Official Gazette under the heading of Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed and will include the name of any requestor along with the other items set forth in 37 CFR 1.11(c).