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Code · U.S. Code · Title 35 - PATENTS · CHAPTER 30— PRIOR ART CITATIONS TO OFFICE AND EX PARTE REEXAMINATION OF PATENTS · § 302

§ 302. Request for reexamination

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Any person at any time may file a request for reexamination by the Office of any claim of a patent on the basis of any prior art cited under the provisions of section 301. The request must be in writing and must be accompanied by payment of a reexamination fee established by the Director pursuant to the provisions of section 41. The request must set forth the pertinency and manner of applying cited prior art to every claim for which reexamination is requested. Unless the requesting person is the owner of the patent, the Director promptly will send a copy of the request to the owner of record of the patent.
(Added Pub. L. 96–517, § 1, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3015; amended Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(8), (10)(A)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–582; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13206(b)(1)(B), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1906; Pub. L. 112–29, § 20(j), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 335.)
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  • Pub. L. 96–517, § 1
  • 94 Stat. 3015
  • Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(8), (10)(A)]
  • 113 Stat. 1536
  • Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13206(b)(1)(B)
  • 116 Stat. 1906
  • Pub. L. 112–29, § 20(j)
  • 125 Stat. 335
  • Pub. L. 112–29
  • Pub. L. 107–273
  • Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(10)(A)]
  • Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(8)]
  • Pub. L. 106–113
  • section 8(b) of Pub. L. 96–517
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§ 302
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–517, § 1
Stat.94 Stat. 3015
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(8), (10)(A)]
Stat.113 Stat. 1536
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13206(b)(1)(B)
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