How should examiners handle third-party requester proposed rejections in inter partes reexamination?

Examiners must carefully consider and address all third-party requester proposed rejections in inter partes reexamination. MPEP 2660 provides clear guidance on this matter: “The examiner should not refuse to adopt a rejection properly proposed by the requester as being cumulative to other rejections applied. Rather, any such proposed rejection must be adopted to preserve parties’…

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