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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AC37 Publication ID: Spring 2010 
Title: ●Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals 
Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is modifying the rules of practice published June 10, 2008, with respect to ex parte appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. For example: (1) Deleting portions requiring petitions to file an extension of time or to increase the page limit; (2) deleting some formatting requirements for briefs and requests for rehearing; (3) deleting portions requiring identification of arguments previously presented to the Examiner; and (4) deleting portions requiring a list of technical terms at oral argument. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 41 A and B   
Legal Authority: 35 USC 132 to 134    35 USC 2(b)(2) and 6(6)    35 USC 305 and 306   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  12/22/2009  74 FR 67987   
ANPRM Comment Period End  02/12/2010    
Second ANPRM  02/01/2010  75 FR 5012   
Second NPRM Comment Period End  02/26/2010  75 FR 5012   
NPRM  05/00/2010    
NPRM Comment Period End  07/00/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 0651-AC12 
Agency Contact:
Linda Horner
Administrative Patent Judge
Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1451,
Alexandria, VA 22313
Phone:571 272-4596
Fax:571 273-4596
Email: linda.horner@uspto.gov