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DOC/PTO | RIN: 0651-AD34 | Publication ID: Fall 2020 |
Title: Rules of Practice to Allocate the Burden of Persuasion on Motions to Amend in Trial Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board | |
Abstract:
The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO” or "Office”) changes the rules of practice in inter partes review ("IPR”), post-grant review ("PGR”), and the transitional program for covered business method patents ("CBM”) ("collectively post-grant trial”) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("PTAB” or "Board”) to allocate the burdens of persuasion in relation to motions to amend and the patentability to substitute claims herein. |
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Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant | |
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 42 | |
Legal Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2) 35 U.S.C. 6 35 U.S.C. 21 35 U.S.C. 23 35 U.S.C. 41 35 U.S.C. 135 35 U.S.C. 311 and 312 35 U.S.C. 316 35 U.S.C. 321-326 Pub. L. 112–29, 125 Stat. 284 Pub. L. 112‒274, 126 Stat. 2456 |
Legal Deadline:
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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 | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Christopher L. Crumbley Lead Administrative Patent Judge Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Phone:571 272-9797 Fax:571 273-9797 Email: mtaburden2019@uspto.gov |