MPEP § 2672 — Patent Owner Comments/Amendment After ACP and Third Party Requester Responsive Comments (Annotated Rules)

§2672 Patent Owner Comments/Amendment After ACP and Third Party Requester Responsive Comments

USPTO MPEP version: BlueIron's Update: 2025-12-31

This page consolidates and annotates all enforceable requirements under MPEP § 2672, 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.

Patent Owner Comments/Amendment After ACP and Third Party Requester Responsive Comments

This section addresses Patent Owner Comments/Amendment After ACP and Third Party Requester Responsive Comments.

Key Rules

Topic

AIA Effective Dates

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No Acceptance After September 16, 2012
Note:
The Office does not accept inter partes reexamination requests filed on or after September 16, 2012.

The Office does not accept requests for inter partes reexamination filed on or after September 16, 2012. See 37 CFR 1.913(b). Guidance on the former practice is available in revision 07.2022 of the 9 th Edition of the MPEP.

Jump to MPEP Source · 37 CFR 1.913(b)AIA Effective DatesAIA Overview and Effective DatesAIA vs Pre-AIA Practice
Topic

Responses and Amendments

1 rules
StatutoryInformativeAlways
[mpep-2672-751282f0dc4c85ca10a86bab]
Requests Not Accepted After September 16, 2012
Note:
The Office no longer accepts inter partes reexamination requests filed after the specified date.

The Office does not accept requests for inter partes reexamination filed on or after September 16, 2012. See 37 CFR 1.913(b). Guidance on the former practice is available in revision 07.2022 of the 9 th Edition of the MPEP.

Jump to MPEP Source · 37 CFR 1.913(b)Responses and AmendmentsThird Party Requester RightsInter Partes Reexamination Procedure

Citations

Primary topicCitation
AIA Effective Dates
Responses and Amendments
37 CFR § 1.913(b)

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BlueIron Last Updated: 2025-12-31