§ 42.220. Patent owner response.
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/us/cfr/t37/s§ 42.220·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)Scope. A patent owner may file a single response to the petition and/or decision on institution. A patent owner response is filed as an opposition and is subject to the page limits provided in § 42.24.
(b)Due date for response. If no date for filing a patent owner response to a petition is provided in a Board order, the default date for filing a patent owner response is three months from the date the post-grant review is instituted. \[77 FR 48729, Aug. 14, 2012, as amended at 85 FR 79129, Dec. 9, 2020\]