37 C.F.R. § 1.295 Review of decision finally refusing to publish a statutory invention registration.
Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
(a) Any requester who is dissatisfied with the final refusal to publish a statutory invention registration for reasons other than compliance with 35 U.S.C. 112 may obtain review of the refusal to publish the statutory invention registration by filing a petition to the Director accompanied by the fee set forth in §1.17(g) within one month or such other time as is set in the decision refusing publication. Any such petition should comply with the requirements of §1.181(b). The petition may include a request that the petition fee be refunded if the final refusal to publish a statutory invention registration for reasons other than compliance with 35 U.S.C. 112 is determined to result from an error by the Patent and Trademark Office. (b) Any requester who is dissatisfied with a decision finally rejecting claims pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 112 may obtain review of the decision by filing an appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences pursuant to §41.31 of this title. If the decision rejecting claims pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 112 is reversed, the request for a statutory invention registration will be approved and the registration published if all of the other provisions of §1.293 and this section are met. [50 FR 9382, Mar. 7, 1985, as amended at 69 FR 50001, Aug. 12, 2004; 69 FR 56545, Sept. 21, 2004]
Title 37: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
PART 1—RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES
Subpart B—National Processing Provisions
Protests and Public Use Proceedings
§ 1.295 Review of decision finally refusing to publish a statutory invention registration.
