Who assigns supplemental examination requests?
Supplemental examination requests are assigned to the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU). As stated in the MPEP, Supplemental examination requests will be assigned to the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) in the same manner in which reexamination requests are assigned.
This means that the CRU handles the assignment process for supplemental examination requests, similar to how they manage reexamination requests.
To learn more:
Topics:
MPEP 2800 - Supplemental Examination,
MPEP 2822 - Assignment Of The Supplemental Examination Proceeding,
Patent Law,
Patent Procedure