What is the difference between a correspondence address and a fee address?
The correspondence address and fee address serve different purposes in patent communications: Correspondence Address: Used for general communications related to the patent, including notices and receipts during prosecution and after issuance. Fee Address: Specifically designated for communications related to maintenance fees. The MPEP notes: “Unless a fee address has been designated, notices, receipts, and other…
Read MoreWhat types of communications are allowed in inter partes reexamination proceedings?
In inter partes reexamination proceedings, all communications between the Office and the parties (patent owner and third party requester) must be in writing and filed with the Office for entry into the record. The MPEP 2685 states: “All communications between the Office and the patent owner (and the third party requester) which are directed to…
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