0651-AC13 200904 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Changes to Rules of Practice Before the Board of Appeals and Interferences in Inter Partes Appeals Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 37 CFR 1.959 35 USC 132 35 USC 133 35 USC 134 35 USC 2(b)(2) 35 USC 315 35 USC 6(b) No NPRM 10/00/2009 NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/2009 Final Action 05/00/2010 No No None No No No No Fred McKelvey E. 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 571 272-9797 571 273-0042 bpai.rules@uspto.gov Mail Stop Interference, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria VA 22313