What is the role of the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) in processing BPAI decisions?

What is the role of the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) in processing BPAI decisions? The Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) plays a crucial role in processing decisions from the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) in reexamination proceedings: Receives the BPAI decision forwarded after scanning into the Image File Wrapper (IFW). Processes the decision for…

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How is a decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) processed in reexamination?

How is a decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) processed in reexamination? When the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) issues a decision in a reexamination proceeding, the following steps are taken: The decision is scanned into the Image File Wrapper (IFW). The decision is forwarded to the Central Reexamination…

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