0651-AD89 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Revision to Rules of Practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) proposes revisions to the rules of practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that the Director and, by delegation, the PTAB will use in instituting IPR.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant 37 CFR 42 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2) 35 U.S.C. 3 35 U.S.C. 6 35 U.S.C. 21 35 U.S.C. 23 35 U.S.C. 41 35 U.S.C. 134 to135 35 U.S.C. 143 35 U.S.C. 153 35 U.S.C. 311 to 312 35 U.S.C. 314 35 U.S.C. 316 35 U.S.C. 318 35 U.S.C. 321 to 326 35 U.S.C. 328 Pub. L. 112-29 Pub. L. 112-274 No NPRM 10/17/2025 90 FR 48335 Comment Period Extended 11/07/2025 90 FR 50492 NPRM Comment Period End 11/17/2025 Extended Comment Period End 12/02/2025 Next Action Undetermined To Be Determined No None No No No No Stacey White 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 571 272-9797 stacey.white@uspto.gov P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria VA 22313