37 CFR § 42.202 — Time for filing. (MPEP Coverage Index) – BlueIron IP
37 CFR § 42.202 Time for filing.
Source: Patent Rule (37 CFR)BlueIron Update:
This page consolidates MPEP guidance interpreting 37 CFR § 42.202, 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 § 42.202 — Time for filing.
Source: USPTOLast Modified: 10/30/2024 08:50:22
42.202 Time for filing.
- (a) A petition for a post-grant review of a patent must be filed no later than the date that is nine months after the date of the grant of a patent or of the issuance of a reissue patent. A petition, however, may not request a post-grant review for a claim in a reissue patent that is identical to or narrower than a claim in the original patent from which the reissue patent was issued unless the petition is filed not later than the date that is nine months after the date of the grant of the original patent.
- (b) [Reserved]
[Added, 77 FR 48680, Aug. 14, 2012, effective Sept. 16, 2012; para. (b) removed and reserved, 84 FR 51977, Oct. 1, 2019, effective Oct. 31, 2019]