35 U.S.C. § 324 — Institution of post-grant review (MPEP Coverage Index) – BlueIron IP
35 U.S.C. § 324 Institution of post-grant review
Source: Patent Statute (35 U.S.C.)BlueIron Update:
This page consolidates MPEP guidance interpreting 35 U.S.C. § 324, 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 § 324 — Institution of post-grant review
Source: USPTOLast Modified: 10/30/2024 08:50:22
35 U.S.C. 324 Institution of post-grant review.
- (a) THRESHOLD.—The Director may not authorize a post-grant review to be instituted unless the Director determines that the information presented in the petition filed under section 321 , if such information is not rebutted, would demonstrate that it is more likely than not that at least 1 of the claims challenged in the petition is unpatentable.
- (b) ADDITIONAL GROUNDS.—The determination required under subsection (a) may also be satisfied by a showing that the petition raises a novel or unsettled legal question that is important to other patents or patent applications.
- (c) TIMING.—The Director shall determine whether to
institute a post-grant review under this chapter pursuant to a petition
filed under section
321
within 3 months
after—
- (1) receiving a preliminary response to the petition under section 323 ; or
- (2) if no such preliminary response is filed, the last date on which such response may be filed.
- (d) NOTICE.—The Director shall notify the petitioner and patent owner, in writing, of the Director’s determination under subsection (a) or (b), and shall make such notice available to the public as soon as is practicable. Such notice shall include the date on which the review shall commence.
- (e) NO APPEAL.—The determination by the Director whether to institute a post-grant review under this section shall be final and nonappealable.
(Added Sept. 16, 2011, Public Law 112-29, sec. 6(d) (effective Sept. 16, 2012), 125 Stat. 284.)