Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) proposes changes to rules governing practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board or BPAI) in ex parte patent appeals. After considering public comments raised in response to an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which proposed potential modifications to the stayed final rule, the Office is proposing to rescind the stayed final rule and is issuing this notice seeking public comment on proposed new revisions to the current rule. The goal of this proposed rulemaking is to simplify the appellate process in a manner that effects an overall lessening of the burden on appellants and examiners to present an appeal to the Board.
- Task
- Read the news
- Patent or trademark
- both
- Legacy system
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- Current entry point
- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/11/15/2010-28493/rules-of-practice-before-the-board-of-patent-appeals-and-interferences-in-ex-parte-appeals (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- Published
- 2010-11-15
- Document type
- Proposed Rule
- Source
- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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