Who conducts the reexamination review?
The reexamination review is conducted by specialized personnel within the USPTO. According to MPEP 2689: “After a reexamination case is acted on by the examiner and all premailing clerical processing is completed, the case is forwarded to the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) Supervisory Patent Reexamination Specialist (SPRS) or Technology Center (TC) Quality Assurance Specialist (QAS).“…
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The purpose of reexamination review is to ensure the quality and completeness of the examiner’s actions in a reexamination case. According to MPEP 2689, the review process involves: Procedural review for compliance with reexamination statutes, regulations, policy, practice, and procedure Completeness review to ensure all issues and arguments are properly addressed Verification that all materials…
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