Request For Comments and Notice of Round Table Meeting Regarding The Equities of Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seeks comments from former, current and prospective participants and other interested parties on whether inter partes reexamination proceedings are believed to be inequitable to any of the parties in interest and, if so, what changes are suggested to remove such inequities. As a part of this effort, USPTO announces the scheduling of a round table meeting to receive views on the effectiveness and possible improvement of inter partes reexamination proceedings.
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- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/12/30/03-31930/request-for-comments-and-notice-of-round-table-meeting-regarding-the-equities-of-inter-partes (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- Published
- 2003-12-30
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- Notice
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- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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