What happens when a reissue application and an inter partes reexamination proceeding are pending concurrently for the same patent?

When a reissue application and an inter partes reexamination proceeding are pending concurrently on the same patent, the general policy of the USPTO is that they will not be conducted separately at the same time. As stated in the MPEP: “The general policy of the Office is that the examination of a reissue application and…

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