Who is responsible for determining compliance of appeal briefs in inter partes reexamination?
As of August 17, 2010, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (now the Patent Trial and Appeal Board) has sole responsibility for determining whether appeal briefs in inter partes reexamination comply with the relevant regulations. The MPEP 2674 states: “Effective August 17, 2010, the Board was delegated the sole responsibility for determining whether appeal…
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