Chapter 2800 Flashcards
1
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Title of Chapter
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Supplemental Examination
2
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supplemental examination
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- provides mechanism to request that Office consider, reconsider or correct into believed to be relevant to patent (SNQ)
- 35 USC 257
3
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who can request
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only patent owner of entire right, title & interest in patent
4
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item of information
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- 37 CFR 1.605
- doc that contains info believe to be relevant to patent
- max 12 items
5
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fees
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filing fee, ex parte examination fee, applicable document size fees (20 pages)
6
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content of request for sup. exam.
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- each claim identified
- separate, detailed explanation of relevance & manner of applying each item of info (37 CFR 1.610)
7
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determination on request
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- SNQ raised by items of info, where reasonable likelihood of reasonable examiner consider item of info important in deciding claim patentable
- non-final fed court decision not binding
- final fed court decision binding
- decision made w/in 3 months of filing date
8
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after finding SNQ
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ex parte reexam
9
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after finding no SNQ
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supplemental exam certificate published as attachment to patent
10
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who processes request
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Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
