37 CFR § 1.995 — Third party requester’s participation rights (MPEP Coverage Index) – BlueIron IP
37 CFR § 1.995 Third party requester’s participation rights
This page consolidates MPEP guidance interpreting 37 CFR § 1.995, 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 § 1.995 — Third party requester’s participation rights
Source: USPTOLast Modified: 10/30/2024 08:50:22
1.995 Third party requester’s participation rights preserved in merged proceeding.
When a third party requester is involved in one or more proceedings, including an inter partes reexamination proceeding, the merger of such proceedings will be accomplished so as to preserve the third party requester’s right to participate to the extent specifically provided for in these regulations. In merged proceedings involving different requesters, any paper filed by one party in the merged proceeding shall be served on all other parties of the merged proceeding.
[Added, 65 FR 76756, Dec. 7, 2000, effective Feb. 5, 2001]