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37 C.F.R. § 1.902   Processing of prior art citations during an inter partes reexamination proceeding.

Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

Title 37: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
PART 1—RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES
Subpart H—Inter Partes Reexamination of Patents That Issued From an Original Application Filed in the United States on or After November 29, 1999
Prior Art Citations

§ 1.902   Processing of prior art citations during an inter partes reexamination proceeding.

Citations by the patent owner in accordance with §1.933 and by an inter partes reexamination third party requester under §1.915 or §1.948 will be entered in the inter partes reexamination file. The entry in the patent file of other citations submitted after the date of an order for reexamination pursuant to §1.931 by persons other than the patent owner, or the third party requester under either §1.915 or §1.948, will be delayed until the inter partes reexamination proceeding has been terminated. See §1.502 for processing of prior art citations in patent and reexamination files during an ex parte reexamination proceeding filed under §1.510.