37 CFR § 1.625 — Conclusion of supplemental examination; (MPEP Coverage Index) – BlueIron IP

This page consolidates MPEP guidance interpreting 37 CFR § 1.625, including 146 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.

Summary

The conclusion of supplemental examination provides a comprehensive reexamination of patent claims based on prior art patents and printed publications under 35 U.S.C. 304.

What this section covers

A comprehensive review process for examining patent claims through supplemental examination proceedings.
Legal framework for conducting a complete review of patent claims using prior art references.

Key obligations

Conduct a thorough examination of patent claims against existing prior art patents and publications.
Follow prescribed procedural steps for concluding the supplemental examination process.
Comply with statutory requirements for ex parte reexamination proceedings.

Practice notes

Carefully document all prior art references considered during the supplemental examination.
Understand the potential implications of the reexamination process on existing patent claims.

Third Parties Cannot File Papers in Supplemental ExaminationMPEP 2803.01
Duty to Disclose Information Material to Patentability in ReexaminationMPEP 2001.04
Information Material to Patentability RequiredMPEP 2001.04
Information Material to Patentability Required for ReexaminationMPEP 2001.04
Patent Owner Must Disclose Material Information During Supplemental Examination and ReexaminationMPEP 2014Permitted
Matter Referred to U.S. Attorney GeneralMPEP 2014
Rejections Must Be Based on Patents or PublicationsMPEP 2258Permitted
Reexamination Uses Original Examining RegimeMPEP 2258
Reexamination Under First-Inventor-to-File for New Claims After March 16, 2013MPEP 2258
Reexamination Under First-to-Invent If Prior App Filed Before March 16, 2013MPEP 2258
Written Description Must Support All ClaimsMPEP 2258Required
Prior Art Rejections Based on 35 U.S.C. 102 After March 16, 2013MPEP 2258Required
Invention Described Before Filing DateMPEP 2258Permitted
Exceptions to Effective Filing Dates Determined by U.S.C. SectionsMPEP 2258
Prior Art Regime Under First-Inventor-to-FileMPEP 2258
Prior Art Rejections Based on 35 U.S.C. 102MPEP 2258Permitted
Invention Described Before FilingMPEP 2258Required
Invention Priority DeterminationMPEP 2258Required
Rejections Must Be Based on Patents or Printed Publications OnlyMPEP 2258
Rejections Must Be Based Only on Patents and Printed PublicationsMPEP 2258
Rejections Must Rely on Patents or PublicationsMPEP 2258Prohibited
Prior Art Patents or Printed Publications Must Be Applied Under 102/103MPEP 2258Required
Double Patenting Must Be Considered During ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Double Patenting Issue in ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Issue of Double Patenting Must Be Evaluated During ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Examiner Must Determine Double Patenting QuestionMPEP 2258Recommended
Issue of Double Patenting During ExaminationMPEP 2258
Examiner Must Determine Double Patenting Rejection AppropriatenessMPEP 2258Recommended
Reexamination Cannot Retroactively Recover Safe Harbor ProtectionMPEP 2258Prohibited
Cannot Retroactively Recover Safe Harbor Protection Through ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Detailed Prior Art Evidence Allowed in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted
Rejection Must Be Based on Prior Art in Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2258Prohibited
Merits Examination Dictated by 35 U.S.C. 305 After Reexamination OrderMPEP 2258
Patent Owner Can Submit Claim Scope Statements During ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Requirement for Claim Scope Statements in Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Requirement for Explaining Claim Scope Statements Used in RequestMPEP 2258Required
Detailed Explanation of Claim Scope Statements Required for Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2258Required
Requirement for Claim Scope Statements in Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Admissions by Patent Owner Can Be Used in Reexamination for Anticipation and Obviousness DeterminationsMPEP 2258Permitted
Patent Owner Admissions Used in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted
Scope and Content of Prior Art Must Be Determined Using Admissions by Patent OwnersMPEP 2258
Admissions by Patent Owner Must Be Used in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted
Admission of Prior Art Requires No Independent ProofMPEP 2258
Admissions by Patent Owners Must Be Used in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Required
Admissions Considered as Prior Art in ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Admissions in Parent Specification Considered as Prior Art During ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted
Admissions Regarding Prior Art Must Be Considered in ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Prior Art Admissions Must Be Considered in ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Admissions Can Modify Prior Art in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted
Board Overrules Prior Admission RequirementMPEP 2258Required
Admissions by Patent Owner Can Determine Prior Art ScopeMPEP 2258Permitted
Admission of Prior Art in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted
Patent Owner Admissions ProperMPEP 2258
Third Parties Cannot Submit Patent Owner’s Outside AdmissionsMPEP 2258Prohibited
Admissions Not Part of ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Admission Not Limited to Patents and Publications in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted
Patent Owner Statements on Claim Scope Required in ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Requirement for Patent Owner Statement on Claim Scope in ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Consideration of Patent Owner Statements During ReexaminationMPEP 2258Recommended
Issues Under 35 U.S.C. 112 Not Limited to Reexamined MatterMPEP 2258Permitted
Original Specification, Claims, and Drawings Included in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted
Claims Must Comply with Section 112 Requirements in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Recommended
Examiner Must Ensure Claims Comply With 35 U.S.C. 112 Second ParagraphMPEP 2258Recommended
Guidance for New and Amended Claims Under 35 U.S.C. 112MPEP 2258
Examiner Must Ensure Compliance with 35 U.S.C. 112 After Specification Amended in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Recommended
Amendment to Specification Can Invalidate ClaimsMPEP 2258Permitted
Claims Must Not Enlarge Original Scope During ReexaminationMPEP 2258Recommended
No Enlarging Claims Allowed in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted
Amendment to Specification Must Not Enlarge Claim ScopeMPEP 2258Recommended
Amendment to Specification Can Enlarge Claim ScopeMPEP 2258Permitted
Claims Must Not Enlarge Patent Scope in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Recommended
Requirement for Using Form Paragraph 22.11 in RejectionMPEP 2258
Patent Owner Can Request Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2803.01Prohibited
Office Actions on Supplemental Exam Held Until Certificate IssuedMPEP 2813Permitted
Certificate Must Indicate SNQ of PatentabilityMPEP 2817Required
Supplemental Examination Proceeding Ends With Issuance of CertificateMPEP 2817
Supplemental Examination Certificate Must State SNQ DeterminationMPEP 2817
SNQ Requirement for Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2817
Ex Parte Reexamination Initiated After Supplemental Exam If SNQ RaisedMPEP 2817
No New Patentability Questions After Supplemental ExamMPEP 2817
Ex Parte Reexamination Conducted Differently Than Regular Ex ParteMPEP 2818.01Permitted
Materiality Standard for PatentabilityMPEP 2818.01Permitted

Written Description Must Support All ClaimsMPEP 2258Required
Prior Art Rejections Based on 35 U.S.C. 102 After March 16, 2013MPEP 2258Required
Invention Described Before FilingMPEP 2258Required
Invention Priority DeterminationMPEP 2258Required
Prior Art Patents or Printed Publications Must Be Applied Under 102/103MPEP 2258Required
Requirement for Explaining Claim Scope Statements Used in RequestMPEP 2258Required
Detailed Explanation of Claim Scope Statements Required for Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2258Required
Admissions by Patent Owners Must Be Used in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Required
Board Overrules Prior Admission RequirementMPEP 2258Required
Certificate Must Indicate SNQ of PatentabilityMPEP 2817Required

Reexamination Proceeding Reviews Patent Claims Based on Prior ArtMPEP 2258
Double Patenting Issues During ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted
Scope of Reexamination CertificateMPEP 2258
Issues Relating to 35 U.S.C. 112 Addressed Only for New ClaimsMPEP 2258
New Claims Must Not Broaden Original ScopeMPEP 2258
Reexamination Not Limited to Patents and PublicationsMPEP 2258
Information Raising Substantial New Question of Patentability Allowed in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted
Reexamination May Include Any InformationMPEP 2258Permitted
Issues Under 35 U.S.C. 112 Not Limited to Reexam ChangesMPEP 2258Permitted
Issues Under 112 Include Original Patent Content in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted
Reexamination May Involve Any Patentability IssueMPEP 2258Permitted
Exceptions to Substantial New Questions of Patentability in ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Nonstatutory Double Patenting During Reexamination With Same Filing DateMPEP 2258
102(g)(2) Rejection in First-to-Invent ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted
Ground of Rejection Based on Previously Considered Prior Art Governed by MPEP §2258.01MPEP 2258
Claims Must Be Supported by Earlier ApplicationMPEP 2258Permitted
Claims Effective Date Determined by Filing DateMPEP 2258
Intervening Patents and Printed Publications as Prior Art in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Prohibited
Double Patenting Considered in ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Double Patenting Consideration During ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Double Patenting Considered in Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Supplemental Examination May Include Double Patenting RejectionsMPEP 2258Permitted
Double Patenting Requirement for Supplemental Examination CertificateMPEP 2258
Request for Reexamination Limited to Patents and PublicationsMPEP 2258
Admissions by Patent Owner Can Support New Question of PatentabilityMPEP 2258Prohibited
Patent Owner Statement Not Considered In Initial Reexamination DeterminationMPEP 2258Prohibited
Claims Examined Only on Prior ArtMPEP 2258
Examiner Must Acknowledge Judicial Interpretation of Claim TermsMPEP 2258Recommended
Claims Given Broadest Reasonable Interpretation During ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Claim Construction for Expired Patents in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Recommended
Claim Construction in Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Statutory Presumption of Validity Not Applicable in ReexaminationMPEP 2258
Claims Must Be Examined for Compliance with 112 During ReexaminationMPEP 2258
112 Compliance Limited to Amendatory ClaimsMPEP 2258Recommended
New Claim Limitations Must Be Examined SeparatelyMPEP 2258Recommended
Limitations of New Claims in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Prohibited
Limitation from Original Claim Cannot Be Examined in New Claim During ReexaminationMPEP 2258Prohibited
Rewritten Independent Claims Not Examined for 112 ComplianceMPEP 2258Prohibited
Written Description Priority Allowed During ReexaminationMPEP 2258Prohibited
Written Description Requirement for ClaimsMPEP 2258Recommended
Claims Must Describe New MatterMPEP 2258Recommended
Claim Must Not Enlarge Patent ScopeMPEP 2258
BROADENING CLAIM REQUIREMENT IN REEXAMINATIONMPEP 2258
Supplemental Examination Separate from Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2806Permitted
Supplemental Examination Proceeding Concludes with Electronic Issuance of CertificateMPEP 2806
Supplemental Examination Is Separate From Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2806
Ex Parte Reexamination Ordered After Supplemental Examination ConclusionMPEP 2806
Ex Parte Reexamination Is a Distinct Proceeding Initiated by Its Own OrderMPEP 2806
Papers After Reexamination Order Filed in Resulting ProceedingMPEP 2806Recommended
Supplemental Examination Conclusion When No SNQ Is RaisedMPEP 2809.01
Ex Parte Reexamination Not Ordered If No SNQ RaisedMPEP 2809.01
No Correction Without SNQMPEP 2809.01Prohibited
Supplemental Examination Without SNQ Does Not Correct Patent InformationMPEP 2809.01Permitted
Patent Owner May File Reissue Application to Correct InformationMPEP 2809.01Permitted
No SNQ Raised During Supplemental Examination ProceedingMPEP 2809.01
Substantial New Question Requires ReexaminationMPEP 2809.01
Factual Information Can Be Corrected During Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2809.01Permitted
Factual Information Can Be Corrected During ReexaminationMPEP 2809.01Permitted
SNQ Raises Ex Parte Reexamination OrderMPEP 2816.04
Ex Parte Reexamination Ordered on SNQMPEP 2818
Patent Owner Lacks Statement Right in Ex Parte Reexamination Ordered by Supplemental ExamMPEP 2818
Ex Parte Reexamination Not Ordered If No SNQ RaisedMPEP 2818
Supplemental Examination Certificate Must Be PublishedMPEP 2818
Fee for Ex Parte Reexamination Ordered After Supplemental Exam Will Be RefundedMPEP 2818

MPEP Section	Rules
MPEP § 2001.04	Duty to Disclose Information Material to Patentability in ReexaminationMPEP 2001.04 Information Material to Patentability RequiredMPEP 2001.04 Information Material to Patentability Required for ReexaminationMPEP 2001.04
MPEP § 2014	Patent Owner Must Disclose Material Information During Supplemental Examination and ReexaminationMPEP 2014Permitted Matter Referred to U.S. Attorney GeneralMPEP 2014
MPEP § 2258	Reexamination Proceeding Reviews Patent Claims Based on Prior ArtMPEP 2258 Double Patenting Issues During ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted Scope of Reexamination CertificateMPEP 2258 Issues Relating to 35 U.S.C. 112 Addressed Only for New ClaimsMPEP 2258 New Claims Must Not Broaden Original ScopeMPEP 2258 Reexamination Not Limited to Patents and PublicationsMPEP 2258 Information Raising Substantial New Question of Patentability Allowed in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted Reexamination May Include Any InformationMPEP 2258Permitted Issues Under 35 U.S.C. 112 Not Limited to Reexam ChangesMPEP 2258Permitted Issues Under 112 Include Original Patent Content in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted Reexamination May Involve Any Patentability IssueMPEP 2258Permitted Rejections Must Be Based on Patents or PublicationsMPEP 2258Permitted Reexamination Uses Original Examining RegimeMPEP 2258 Reexamination Under First-Inventor-to-File for New Claims After March 16, 2013MPEP 2258 Reexamination Under First-to-Invent If Prior App Filed Before March 16, 2013MPEP 2258 Written Description Must Support All ClaimsMPEP 2258Required Prior Art Rejections Based on 35 U.S.C. 102 After March 16, 2013MPEP 2258Required Invention Described Before Filing DateMPEP 2258Permitted Exceptions to Effective Filing Dates Determined by U.S.C. SectionsMPEP 2258 Prior Art Regime Under First-Inventor-to-FileMPEP 2258 Prior Art Rejections Based on 35 U.S.C. 102MPEP 2258Permitted Invention Described Before FilingMPEP 2258Required Invention Priority DeterminationMPEP 2258Required Exceptions to Substantial New Questions of Patentability in ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Nonstatutory Double Patenting During Reexamination With Same Filing DateMPEP 2258 102(g)(2) Rejection in First-to-Invent ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted Ground of Rejection Based on Previously Considered Prior Art Governed by MPEP §2258.01MPEP 2258 Rejections Must Be Based on Patents or Printed Publications OnlyMPEP 2258 Rejections Must Be Based Only on Patents and Printed PublicationsMPEP 2258 Rejections Must Rely on Patents or PublicationsMPEP 2258Prohibited Prior Art Patents or Printed Publications Must Be Applied Under 102/103MPEP 2258Required Claims Must Be Supported by Earlier ApplicationMPEP 2258Permitted Claims Effective Date Determined by Filing DateMPEP 2258 Intervening Patents and Printed Publications as Prior Art in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Prohibited Double Patenting Considered in ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Double Patenting Consideration During ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Double Patenting Considered in Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Double Patenting Must Be Considered During ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Double Patenting Issue in ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Issue of Double Patenting Must Be Evaluated During ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Examiner Must Determine Double Patenting QuestionMPEP 2258Recommended Issue of Double Patenting During ExaminationMPEP 2258 Examiner Must Determine Double Patenting Rejection AppropriatenessMPEP 2258Recommended Reexamination Cannot Retroactively Recover Safe Harbor ProtectionMPEP 2258Prohibited Cannot Retroactively Recover Safe Harbor Protection Through ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Supplemental Examination May Include Double Patenting RejectionsMPEP 2258Permitted Double Patenting Requirement for Supplemental Examination CertificateMPEP 2258 Detailed Prior Art Evidence Allowed in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted Rejection Must Be Based on Prior Art in Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2258Prohibited Request for Reexamination Limited to Patents and PublicationsMPEP 2258 Admissions by Patent Owner Can Support New Question of PatentabilityMPEP 2258Prohibited Patent Owner Statement Not Considered In Initial Reexamination DeterminationMPEP 2258Prohibited Merits Examination Dictated by 35 U.S.C. 305 After Reexamination OrderMPEP 2258 Patent Owner Can Submit Claim Scope Statements During ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Requirement for Claim Scope Statements in Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Requirement for Explaining Claim Scope Statements Used in RequestMPEP 2258Required Detailed Explanation of Claim Scope Statements Required for Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2258Required Requirement for Claim Scope Statements in Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Admissions by Patent Owner Can Be Used in Reexamination for Anticipation and Obviousness DeterminationsMPEP 2258Permitted Patent Owner Admissions Used in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted Scope and Content of Prior Art Must Be Determined Using Admissions by Patent OwnersMPEP 2258 Admissions by Patent Owner Must Be Used in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted Admission of Prior Art Requires No Independent ProofMPEP 2258 Admissions by Patent Owners Must Be Used in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Required Admissions Considered as Prior Art in ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Admissions in Parent Specification Considered as Prior Art During ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted Admissions Regarding Prior Art Must Be Considered in ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Prior Art Admissions Must Be Considered in ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Admissions Can Modify Prior Art in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted Board Overrules Prior Admission RequirementMPEP 2258Required Admissions by Patent Owner Can Determine Prior Art ScopeMPEP 2258Permitted Admission of Prior Art in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted Patent Owner Admissions ProperMPEP 2258 Third Parties Cannot Submit Patent Owner’s Outside AdmissionsMPEP 2258Prohibited Admissions Not Part of ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Admission Not Limited to Patents and Publications in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted Claims Examined Only on Prior ArtMPEP 2258 Examiner Must Acknowledge Judicial Interpretation of Claim TermsMPEP 2258Recommended Patent Owner Statements on Claim Scope Required in ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Requirement for Patent Owner Statement on Claim Scope in ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Consideration of Patent Owner Statements During ReexaminationMPEP 2258Recommended Claims Given Broadest Reasonable Interpretation During ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Claim Construction for Expired Patents in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Recommended Claim Construction in Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Statutory Presumption of Validity Not Applicable in ReexaminationMPEP 2258 Claims Must Be Examined for Compliance with 112 During ReexaminationMPEP 2258 112 Compliance Limited to Amendatory ClaimsMPEP 2258Recommended New Claim Limitations Must Be Examined SeparatelyMPEP 2258Recommended Limitations of New Claims in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Prohibited Limitation from Original Claim Cannot Be Examined in New Claim During ReexaminationMPEP 2258Prohibited Rewritten Independent Claims Not Examined for 112 ComplianceMPEP 2258Prohibited Written Description Priority Allowed During ReexaminationMPEP 2258Prohibited Issues Under 35 U.S.C. 112 Not Limited to Reexamined MatterMPEP 2258Permitted Original Specification, Claims, and Drawings Included in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted Claims Must Comply with Section 112 Requirements in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Recommended Examiner Must Ensure Claims Comply With 35 U.S.C. 112 Second ParagraphMPEP 2258Recommended Guidance for New and Amended Claims Under 35 U.S.C. 112MPEP 2258 Written Description Requirement for ClaimsMPEP 2258Recommended Claims Must Describe New MatterMPEP 2258Recommended Examiner Must Ensure Compliance with 35 U.S.C. 112 After Specification Amended in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Recommended Amendment to Specification Can Invalidate ClaimsMPEP 2258Permitted Claims Must Not Enlarge Original Scope During ReexaminationMPEP 2258Recommended No Enlarging Claims Allowed in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Permitted Claim Must Not Enlarge Patent ScopeMPEP 2258 BROADENING CLAIM REQUIREMENT IN REEXAMINATIONMPEP 2258 Amendment to Specification Must Not Enlarge Claim ScopeMPEP 2258Recommended Amendment to Specification Can Enlarge Claim ScopeMPEP 2258Permitted Claims Must Not Enlarge Patent Scope in ReexaminationMPEP 2258Recommended Requirement for Using Form Paragraph 22.11 in RejectionMPEP 2258
MPEP § 2803.01	Third Parties Cannot File Papers in Supplemental ExaminationMPEP 2803.01 Patent Owner Can Request Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2803.01Prohibited
MPEP § 2806	Supplemental Examination Separate from Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2806Permitted Supplemental Examination Proceeding Concludes with Electronic Issuance of CertificateMPEP 2806 Supplemental Examination Is Separate From Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2806 Ex Parte Reexamination Ordered After Supplemental Examination ConclusionMPEP 2806 Ex Parte Reexamination Is a Distinct Proceeding Initiated by Its Own OrderMPEP 2806 Papers After Reexamination Order Filed in Resulting ProceedingMPEP 2806Recommended
MPEP § 2809.01	Supplemental Examination Conclusion When No SNQ Is RaisedMPEP 2809.01 Ex Parte Reexamination Not Ordered If No SNQ RaisedMPEP 2809.01 No Correction Without SNQMPEP 2809.01Prohibited Supplemental Examination Without SNQ Does Not Correct Patent InformationMPEP 2809.01Permitted Patent Owner May File Reissue Application to Correct InformationMPEP 2809.01Permitted No SNQ Raised During Supplemental Examination ProceedingMPEP 2809.01 Substantial New Question Requires ReexaminationMPEP 2809.01 Factual Information Can Be Corrected During Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2809.01Permitted Factual Information Can Be Corrected During ReexaminationMPEP 2809.01Permitted
MPEP § 2813	Office Actions on Supplemental Exam Held Until Certificate IssuedMPEP 2813Permitted
MPEP § 2816.04	SNQ Raises Ex Parte Reexamination OrderMPEP 2816.04
MPEP § 2817	Certificate Must Indicate SNQ of PatentabilityMPEP 2817Required Supplemental Examination Proceeding Ends With Issuance of CertificateMPEP 2817 Supplemental Examination Certificate Must State SNQ DeterminationMPEP 2817 SNQ Requirement for Ex Parte ReexaminationMPEP 2817 Ex Parte Reexamination Initiated After Supplemental Exam If SNQ RaisedMPEP 2817 No New Patentability Questions After Supplemental ExamMPEP 2817
MPEP § 2818	Ex Parte Reexamination Ordered on SNQMPEP 2818 Patent Owner Lacks Statement Right in Ex Parte Reexamination Ordered by Supplemental ExamMPEP 2818 Ex Parte Reexamination Not Ordered If No SNQ RaisedMPEP 2818 Supplemental Examination Certificate Must Be PublishedMPEP 2818 Fee for Ex Parte Reexamination Ordered After Supplemental Exam Will Be RefundedMPEP 2818
MPEP § 2818.01	Ex Parte Reexamination Conducted Differently Than Regular Ex ParteMPEP 2818.01Permitted Materiality Standard for PatentabilityMPEP 2818.01Permitted

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37 CFR § 1.625 — Conclusion of supplemental examination; (MPEP Coverage Index) – BlueIron IP

37 CFR § 1.625 Conclusion of supplemental examination;

Summary

Official MPEP § 1.625 — Conclusion of supplemental examination;

1.625 Conclusion of supplemental examination; publication of supplemental examination certificate; procedure after conclusion.

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