What is the significance of the Official Gazette notice for reexamination certificates?

The Official Gazette notice for reexamination certificates serves several important purposes: It provides public notice of the outcome of a reexamination proceeding It offers a summary of changes to the patent resulting from the reexamination It helps interested parties quickly assess the impact of the reexamination on the patent It distinguishes between different types of…

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What information about patent applications is publicly available?

Certain information about patent applications is publicly available, even if the full application is not. According to 37 CFR 1.14(a)(1)(ii) and (iii), for published applications, the following information may be communicated without a petition for access: Whether the application is pending, abandoned, or patented Whether the application has been published under 35 U.S.C. 122(b) The…

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What information can be provided about pending or abandoned applications?

For pending or abandoned applications that have not been published, the Office may only confirm that an application has been filed, provide the application number and filing date, the inventorship information, the classification, and the group art unit assigned to the application. This limited information is available to the public to help avoid infringement of…

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