Who is responsible for monitoring and reviewing reissue applications?
Reissue applications are monitored and reviewed by different personnel depending on their assignment:
- For applications assigned to Technology Centers (TCs): Training Quality Assurance Specialists (TQASs)
- For applications assigned to the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU): Supervisory Patent Reexamination Specialists (SPRS)
According to MPEP 1456: “All reissue applications assigned to the Technology Centers (TCs) are monitored and reviewed by the appropriate Training Quality Assurance Specialist (TQAS) (which includes TC TQASs, paralegals or other technical support who might be assigned as backup) at several stages during the prosecution.” Additionally, “Similarly, all reissue applications assigned to the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) are monitored and reviewed by the Supervisory Patent Reexamination Specialists (SPRS).“
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