MPEP § 2247.01 — Examples of Decisions on Request for Reexamination (Annotated Rules)

This page consolidates and annotates all enforceable requirements under MPEP § 2247.01, 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.

Examples of Decisions on Request for Reexamination

This section addresses Examples of Decisions on Request for Reexamination. Contains: 1 guidance statement and 3 other statements.

Key Rules

MPEP GuidanceInformativeAlways

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Examples of Decisions on Ex Parte Reexamination Requests

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Provides examples where ex parte reexamination requests are granted or denied, with instructions to leave the paper number blank.

Examples of decisions on requests for ex parte reexamination are provided below. The first example is a grant of an ex parte reexamination. The second example is a denial of an ex parte reexamination. The examiner should leave the paper number blank since IFW files do not have a paper number.

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MPEP GuidanceInformativeAlways

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Grant of Ex Parte Reexamination Request

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This example demonstrates the grant of an ex parte reexamination request, indicating that such a request will be granted under certain conditions.

Examples of decisions on requests for ex parte reexamination are provided below. The first example is a grant of an ex parte reexamination. The second example is a denial of an ex parte reexamination. The examiner should leave the paper number blank since IFW files do not have a paper number.

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MPEP GuidanceInformativeAlways

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Denial of Ex Parte Reexamination Request

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This example illustrates when an ex parte reexamination request is denied.

Examples of decisions on requests for ex parte reexamination are provided below. The first example is a grant of an ex parte reexamination. The second example is a denial of an ex parte reexamination. The examiner should leave the paper number blank since IFW files do not have a paper number.

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MPEP GuidanceRecommendedAlways

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Ex Parte Reexamination Paper Number Not Required

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The examiner should not include a paper number as IFW files do not have one.

Examples of decisions on requests for ex parte reexamination are provided below. The first example is a grant of an ex parte reexamination. The second example is a denial of an ex parte reexamination. The examiner should leave the paper number blank since IFW files do not have a paper number.

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Source Text from USPTO’s MPEP

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2247.01 Examples of Decisions on Request for Reexamination [R-11.2013]

Examples of decisions on requests for ex parte reexamination are provided below. The first example is a grant of an ex parte reexamination. The second example is a denial of an ex parte reexamination. The examiner should leave the paper number blank since IFW files do not have a paper number.

Example (1): Decision Granting Request for Reexamination