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| DOC/PTO | RIN: 0651-AC12 | Publication ID: Spring 2007 |
| Title: ¤Changes to Rules of Practice Before the Board of Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals | |
| Abstract: The USPTO is revising the rules of practice with respect to ex parte appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. For example: (1) the requirements for filing an appeal brief are changed to reorganize the manner in which the appeal brief and reply brief are presented, (2) lengths of briefs would be established to shorten briefs, (3) times for taking action in an appeal would be reduced, and (4) authority to decide requests for extensions of time to file certain documents would be assigned to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge obtained by petition. The change is not related to the USPTO's Strategic Plan. The change is expected to have some positive impact on the USPTO's appeal backlog and pendency. | |
| Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
| 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, subparts A and B (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
| Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2); 35 USC 6(b); 35 USC 132; 35 USC 133; 35 USC 134; 35 USC 305; 35 USC 306 | |
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| Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
| Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
| Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
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Agency Contact: Fred E. McKelvey Senior Administrative Patent Judge Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office Mail Stop Interference, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313 Phone:571 272-9797 Fax:571 273-0042 Email: bpai.rules@uspto.gov |
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