Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical Amendments to the Patent Statute
The 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act contains a title relating to intellectual property. The patent-related provisions in the intellectual property title of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act include provisions permitting a third party requester in an inter partes reexamination proceeding to appeal a final decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit), and to participate in the patent owner's appeal of a final decision by the BPAI to the Federal Circuit. The patent-related provisions of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act also include technical amendments to the provisions directed to inter partes reexamination, 18-month publication of patent applications and provisional rights, and issuance of patents. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is revising the rules of practice to implement the patent- related provisions of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, and other miscellaneous changes related to appeals in reexamination proceedings.
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- 2003-12-22
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- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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- Changes To Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical Amendments to the Patent Statute
- Changes To Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
- Changes To Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
- Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
- Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review
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- Changes To Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
- Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
- Revision of Patent Term Extension and Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review and Information Disclosure Statements
- Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Judicial Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions
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- Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination
- Rules To Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
- Changes To Implement the Patent Law Treaty
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