Streamlined Patent Reexamination Proceedings; Notice of Public Meeting
This document announces a public meeting to solicit public opinions on a number of changes being considered by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to streamline the procedures governing ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings. These changes are intended to achieve faster, more efficient resolution of the substantial new question of patentability (SNQ) for which reexamination is ordered. The proposed changes in this document are divided into three categories: changes to both ex parte and inter partes reexaminations, changes specific to ex parte reexamination, and changes specific to inter partes reexamination. After soliciting public opinions regarding this document, the USPTO may seek to adopt one or more of the proposed changes or a modified version thereof, or other changes suggested by the public, through a rule making or through internal operational changes as appropriate.
- Task
- Read the news
- Patent or trademark
- both
- Legacy system
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- Current entry point
- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/04/25/2011-9805/streamlined-patent-reexamination-proceedings-notice-of-public-meeting (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
- Legacy system and where it moved
- No legacy system name mention in title or summary )
- Fee
- No fee mention in title or summary )
- What you need (account or API key)
- No account or key mention in title or summary )
- Published
- 2011-04-25
- Document type
- Proposed Rule
- Source
- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
Everything in the same category
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Related entry points
- Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
- Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures
- Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals; Request for Comments on Potential Modifications to Final Rule and Notice of Roundtable During Comment Period
- Patents for Humanity Program
- Enhanced Examination Timing Control Initiative; Notice of Public Meeting
- Eliminating Unnecessary Regulations
- Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request
- Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program
- Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a Substantial New Question of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
- Request For Comments and Notice of Round Table Meeting Regarding The Equities of Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
- Changes To Eliminate Unnecessary Regulations
- Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
- Rules To Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
- Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules
- Changes To Implement the Patent Business Goals