How does the USPTO handle multiple reexamination requests for the same patent?
The USPTO has specific procedures for handling multiple reexamination requests for the same patent. The MPEP provides guidance on this situation: “If a second or subsequent request for reexamination is filed (by any party permitted to do so) while a first reexamination is pending, the presence of a substantial new question of patentability depends on…
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When multiple ex parte reexamination requests are filed for the same patent, the following typically occurs: The second request is processed quickly and assigned to the same examiner as the first request. If reexamination is ordered for both requests, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) Director decides whether to merge the proceedings. As stated in MPEP…
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