How do intervening rights protect third parties in patent reexamination?
How do intervening rights protect third parties in patent reexamination? Intervening rights protect third parties who have relied on the original patent claims before the reexamination. As explained in MPEP 2293: “The doctrine of intervening rights as set forth in 35 U.S.C. 252 protects the substantive rights of persons and businesses that relied on the…
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