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Chapter 30 - PRIOR ART CITATIONS TO OFFICE AND EX PARTE REEXAMINATION OF PATENTS
Section 303 - Determination of issue by Director
35 U.S.C. § 303
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)(9)(A), (10)(A)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-582; Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title III, §§13105(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 13206, Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1900, 1905, 1906; Pub. L. 112-29, §§6(h)(1)(A), Sept. 16, 2011, 20, Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 312, 335.
AMENDMENTS2011-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112-29, §20(j), struck out "of this title" after "section 302". Pub. L. 112-29, §6(h)(1)(A), substituted "section 301 or 302" for "section 301 of this title".Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112-29, §20(j), struck out "of this title" after "section 302".2002-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-273, §13206(b)(1)(B), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 106-113, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4732(a)(10)(A)]. See 1999 Amendment note below. Pub. L. 107-273, §13105(a), inserted at end "The existence of a substantial new question of patentability is not precluded by the fact that a patent or printed publication was previously cited by or to the Office or considered by the Office."Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-273, §13206(b)(1)(A), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 106-113, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4732(a)(9)(A)(ii)]. See 1999 Amendment note below.Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-273, §13206(b)(1)(B), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 106-113, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4732(a)(10)(A)]. See 1999 Amendment note below.1999- Pub. L. 106-113, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4732(a)(9)(A)(i)], substituted "Director" for "Commissioner" in section catchline.Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-113, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4732(a)(10)(A)], as amended by Pub. L. 107-273, §13206(b)(1)(B), substituted "Director" for "Commissioner" in two places.Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-113, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4732(a)(9)(A)(ii)], as amended by Pub. L. 107-273, §13206(b)(1)(A), substituted "Director's" for "Commissioner's".Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106-113, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4732(a)(10)(A)], as amended by Pub. L. 107-273, §13206(b)(1)(B), substituted "Director" for "Commissioner" in two places.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2011 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 112-29, §6(h)(1)(B), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 312, provided that: "The amendment made by this paragraph [amending this section] shall take effect upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 16, 2011] and shall apply to any patent issued before, on, or after that effective date."Amendment by section 20(j) of Pub. L. 112-29 effective upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on Sept. 16, 2011, and applicable to proceedings commenced on or after that effective date, see section 20(l) of Pub. L. 112-29 set out as a note under section 2 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title III, §13105(b), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1900, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 312 of this title] shall apply with respect to any determination of the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office that is made under section 303(a) or [former section] 312(a) [see section 314(a)] of title 35, United States Code, on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 2, 2002]."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1999 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 106-113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4731] of Pub. L. 106-113 set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective July 1, 1981, and applicable to patents in force as of July 1, 1981, or issued thereafter, see section 8(b) of Pub. L. 96-517 set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section 41 of this title.
Section 302 - Request for reexamination
Section 304 - Reexamination order by Director