# Presentation: 276411

##                           Inter Partes  Reexamination Option- Rules to Implement AIPA                               PROCEDURE BEFORE APPEAL

**Right of Appeal**
** ****Notice- 1.953**
** ****(Final Office action)**

**Examiner reopens **
**prosecution**

**Request for Reexamination filed- 1.913 **

** **
**Substantial**
** ****N****ew**** Q****uestion****?**
**1.923**

**3PR may petition Commissioner**
**to review  whether **
**substantial new question-**
**1.927**

**3rd Party  comments- 1.947**
**(30 days) **

**Pat. owner may respond to **
**Office action- 1.945 **
**(2 months)**

** ****Response**

**No Response**

**Reexamination ordered- 1.931  and**
**Initial office action issued- 1.935**

**Examiner issues action.  Is it an action closing prosecution ?**
**1.949**

**Yes**

**No ; reexam is denied**

**Action does not **
**close prosecution**

**Pat. Owner **
** ****comments/amendment- 1.951(a)**

**3rd Party  Responding**
**comments - 1.951(b)  (30 days) **

**Action closes **
**prosecution;**
**sets time for response**

**Y**

**Petition **
**Granted**

**Petition **
**Denied**

**Reexam.**
**Terminated**

-  Ken Schor   1/18/01
**Slide **_**1a**_

**Examiner considers comments- 1.953**

**N**

**No Response**

## APPEAL PROCEDURESingle Third Party Requester

**APPEAL PROCEDURE****Single Third Party Requester**

**Right of Appeal Notice**- 1.953
- [sets time for response
- 30 days/one month]

- Either or both parties
- may file a **Notice of Appeal**-
- 1.959(a)

- If a party does not  file a
-  notice of appeal _and_ his/her opponent
-  does,  the party may file a **Notice of **
**Cross Appeal** (14 days after service of
-  opponent’s  Notice of Appeal)- 1.959(b)

**Examiner’s Answer**
- 1.963(c)  & 1.969

- If examiner changes position on any rejection or finding of patentability, prosecution must be reopened

- No change in examiner’s position

- If 3PR files a notice of appeal or cross appeal,
**3PR brief** is due 2 months from last-filed
-  notice of appeal or cross appeal-
- 1.963(a)  & 1.965

**3PR appellant**
- may file **rebuttal brief**
-  within 1 month of
-  Examiners Answer-
- 1.971

- If patent owner files notice of appeal or cross appeal,
-  **patent owner brief** is due 2 months from last-filed
-  notice of appeal or cross appeal-
- 1.963(a)  & 1.965

**3PR respondent brief** is due
- 1 month from service of patent owner brief-
- 1.963(b)  & 1.967

**Patent owner respondent brief** is due
- 1 month from service of 3PR brief-
- 1.963(b)  & 1.967

**Patent Owner appellant**
- may file **rebuttal brief**
-  within 1 month of
- Examiner’s Answer-
- 1.971

-  Ken Schor   8/7/00
**Slide **_**2**_
- hocha10.ppt

## Post-Decision Flow Chart

**Post-Decision Flow Chart**

- Patent Owner amendment
- and/or showing- 1.977 (b)(1)

- Opposing Comments- 1.979(b)

- Patent Owner Appeal
-  to Federal Circuit- 1.983(a)

- 3rd  Party comments
-        1.977 (c)

- Pat. Owner comments

- Patent Owner Reply

-         3rd Party comments

- Examiner’s Determination
- 1.977(d)

- 3rd Party Reply

- 1.977 (e)

- Options

- Pat. Owner Appeal

- Patent Owner
- Appeal to
- Federal Circuit
- 1.983(a)

- Y

- Board Decision
- 1.977(f)

- Patent Owner or 3rd Party
- Request for Rehearing - 1.979(a) or (c)

- _ __Board Decision-1.979(c)_
- Is the 1.979(c) Bd. Decision, in
- effect, a new Bd decision?

- N

**Board Decision**
- 1.977 (a) -affirm and/or reverse
-     1.977 (b) -new ground of rejection

-  Ken Schor   8/1/00
**Slide **_**3**_
- hocha10.ppt