Changes To Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act expands the scope of information that any party may cite in a patent file, to include written statements made by a patent owner before a Federal court or the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) regarding the scope of any claim of the patent, and it provides for how such information may be considered in ex parte reexamination, inter partes review, and post grant review. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act also provides for an estoppel that may attach with respect to ex parte reexamination based on an inter partes review or post grant review proceeding. The Office is revising the rules of practice to implement these post-patent provisions, as well as other miscellaneous provisions of the Leahy- Smith America Invents Act.
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- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/01/05/2011-33813/changes-to-implement-miscellaneous-post-patent-provisions-of-the-leahy-smith-america-invents-act (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- Published
- 2012-01-05
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- Proposed Rule
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- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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