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Timestamp: 2020-07-13 01:04:00
Document Index: 212044636

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 1', '§ 714', '§ 710', '§ 709', '§ 140', '§ 150', '§ 150', '§ 140', '§ 2410', '§ 1002', '§ 1504', 'art 41', '§ 1480', '§ 1481', '§ 711', '§ 1130', '§ 708', '§ 708', '§ 708', '§ 708', '§ 710']

37 CFR 1.181 Petition to the Director.
(1) From any action or requirement of any examiner in the ex parteprosecution of an application, or in ex parteorinter partes prosecution of a reexamination proceeding which is not subject to appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board or to the court;
37 CFR 1.182 Questions not specifically provided for.
37 CFR 1.183 Suspension of rules.
37 CFR 1.4(c) requires a separate petition for each distinct subject, inquiry or order to avoid confusion and delay in answering the petition. Therefore, each petition should ordinarily only be filed under a single authorizing provision (e.g., 37 CFR 1.181). Although concurrent petitions seeking relief from the same action may be filed, many prior petitioners have benefitted by delaying the filing of petitions under 37 CFR 1.182 or 1.183 until after they receive a decision on a petition seeking supervisory review under 37 CFR 1.181.
37 CFR 1.181(f) provides that any petition under that rule which is not filed "within two months of the mailing date of the action or notice from which relief is requested may be dismissed as untimely." Often, the "action or notice from which relief is requested," for example, a requirement for a new drawing, is included in the same letter as an action on the merits of the claims, the latter having a 3-month period for reply. Under such circumstances, if applicant requests reconsideration, under 37 CFR 1.111(b), of the requirement for a new drawing, the examiner’s action on this request, if adverse, establishes the beginning of the 2-month period for filing the petition. The petition must be filed within this period even though the period for reply to the rejection of the claims may extend beyond the 2-month period. The 2-month period for filing timely petitions set forth in 37 CFR 1.181(f) applies to any petition under 37 CFR part 1, except as otherwise provided. A number of sections (e.g., 37 CFR 1.377, 1.378, and 1.740) specify the time period within which a petition must be filed (or may be dismissed as untimely). The 2-month time period in 37 CFR 1.181(f) applies to a petition under any section (e.g., 37 CFR 1.182 and 37 CFR 1.183) that does not specify the time period within which a petition must be filed. The 2-month period is not extendible under 37 CFR 1.136(a) since the time is within the discretion of the Director of the USPTO.
1002.01 Procedure [R-07.2015]
1002.02(c) Petitions and Requests Decided by the Technology Center Directors [R-10.2019]
e. refusal to enter an amendment, MPEP § 714.19;
1002.02(c)(1) Petitions Decided by the Director of Technology Center 3640 [R-07.2015]
1. All petitions filed under 35 U.S.C. 267 to extend the time for taking action in United States-owned applications wherein the invention is important to the armament or defense of the United States, MPEP § 710.
2. All petitions under 37 CFR 1.103(f) to suspend action in United States-owned applications wherein the publication of the invention might be detrimental to the public safety or defense, MPEP § 709, subsection II.
3. Petitions under 37 CFR 5.12(b) for foreign license to file patent applications in foreign countries, MPEP § 140.
7. Petitions relating to refusal of request for publication of a Statutory Invention Registration, 37 CFR 1.295 as in effect on March 15, 2013.
8. Petitions relating to request for withdrawal of request for publication of a Statutory Invention Registration, 37 CFR 1.296 as in effect on March 15, 2013.
9. Petitions relating to DOE property rights statements under 42 U.S.C. 2182, MPEP § 150.
10. Petitions relating to NASA property rights statements under 42 U.S.C. 2457, MPEP § 150.
11. Petitions relating to foreign filing licenses under 35 U.S.C. 184, MPEP § 140.
12. Petitions concerning review of security or government interest matters not otherwise provided for.
13. Petitions relating to any application under a secrecy order pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 181, including petitions to expunge subject matter from the application to overcome the secrecy order.
1002.02(c)(2) Petitions and Matters Decided by the Director of Technology Center 1600 [R-07.2015]
1. Petitions regarding sequence rules, 37 CFR 1.821 - 1.825.
2. Request for a certificate of statement of availability of deposit, MPEP § 2410.02.
1002.02(c)(3) Petitions and Requests Decided by the Director of Technology Center 2900 [R-07.2015]
In addition to the items delegated to all Technology Center Directors under MPEP § 1002.02(c), authority to decide the following requests filed in design applications is delegated to the Director of Technology Center 2900:
Requests for expedited examination of design applications under 37 CFR 1.155, MPEP § 1504.30.
1002.02(e) [Reserved]
1002.02(g) Petitions Decided by the Administrative Patent Judges [R-07.2015]
1. Certification of a question of policy to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge for decision. 37 CFR 41.3(a).
2. Motion to waive or suspend any rule in Subpart D of part 41 of title 37 CFR. See 37 CFR 41.104(b).
3. Declarations and re-declarations of interferences. 37 CFR 41.203.
4. Institutions and reinstitutions of derivation proceedings. 37 CFR 42.408(a).
5. Motion to suspend an interference involving a patent under ex parte or inter partes reexamination. 37 CFR 1.565(e) and 1.993.
1002.02(j) Petitions Decided by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board [R-07.2015]
1. Requests in a reply brief to consider a new argument not previously raised in an appeal brief or not responsive to an argument raised by the examiner. 37 CFR 41.41(b)(2).
2. Requests in an oral hearing to rely on a new argument based upon a recent relevant decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board or a Federal Court. 37 CFR 41.47(e)(2).
3. Requests made in a request for rehearing to review a panel’s failure to designate a new ground of rejection in its decision. 37 CFR 41.50(c).
4. Petitions to institute a trial. 37 CFR 42.4(a), 42.108, 42.208, 42.300, and 42.408.
5. Determination of the proper course of conduct in an interference or trial proceeding. 37 CFR 41.104, 42.5.
6. Authorizations to file a motion other than a petition requesting the institution of a trial. 37 CFR 41.121 and 42.20 – 42.25.
7. Motions including, but not limited to:
a. Requests for oral argument on an issue raised in a paper. 37 CFR 41.124(a) and 42.70.
b. Requests to authorize binding arbitration to determine any issue. 37 CFR 41.126(a).
c. Imposition of a sanction against a party for misconduct. 37 CFR 41.128(a) and 42.12(a).
d. Requests for additional discovery. 37 CFR 41.150(c) and 42.51(b)(2).
e. Motions to exclude evidence. 37 CFR 41.155(c) and 42.64(c).
f. Motions in limine for a ruling on the admissibility of evidence. 37 CFR 41.155(d) and 42.64.
g. Motions to compel testimony or production of documents or things. 37 CFR 41.156 and 42.52(a).
h. Motions related to the taking of testimony, including motions to quash. 37 CFR 41.157 and 42.53.
i. Admissibility of expert testimony. 37 CFR 41.158 and 42.65.
j. Requests for recognition of counsel pro hac vice in an interference or trial proceeding. 37 CFR 41.5(a) and 42.10(c).
k. Disqualification of counsel for cause, subject to certification by the Chief Administrative Patent Judge, in an interference or trial proceeding. 37 CFR 41.5(b) and 42.10(d).
l. Requests for withdrawal of counsel in an interference or trial proceeding. 37 CFR 41.5(c) and 42.10(e).
m. Motions to seal a document or thing in a trial proceeding. 37 CFR 42.14, 42.54, and 42.55.
n. Motions to expunge confidential information. 37 CFR 42.56.
o. Requests to treat a settlement agreement as business confidential information. 37 CFR 42.74(c).
p. Motions by patent owners to amend a patent in an inter partes review or post-grant review proceeding. 37 CFR 42.121(a), 42.221(a).
q. Motions to submit supplemental information. 37 CFR 42.123(a), 42.223(a).
r. Motions to correct a clerical or typographical errors in a petition for inter partes or post-grant review. 37 CFR 42.104(c), 42.204(c), 42.304(c).
s. Requests for joinder. 37 CFR 42.122(b), 42.222(b).
t. Requests to make a settlement agreement available to a Government agency or other person. 37 CFR 42.74(c).
1002.02(k)(1) Petitions and Matters Decided by the General Counsel [R-07.2015]
2. Petitions (under 37 CFR 90.3(c) or 37 CFR 2.145(e)) seeking to extend the time for filing a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit or for commencing a civil action seeking judicial review of a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board or the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
3. Petitions under 37 CFR 11.2(d) from a final decision of the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline, regarding enrollment or recognition.
4. Petitions under 37 CFR 11.2(e) from a final decision of the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline, regarding disciplinary matters.
5. Appeals under 37 CFR 11.55 of initial decisions of hearing officers and requests for reconsideration under 37 CFR 11.56(c) in proceedings under 35 U.S.C. 32 in which the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline seeks to exclude or suspend a practitioner from practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
6. All contested decisions involving the Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
1002.02(k)(2) Requests Decided by the Office of General Law [R-07.2015]
1. Requests filed under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
2. Administrative appeals of the FOIA Officer’s decision.
3. Certain uncontested decisions involving the Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
1002.02(l) Requests Decided by the Certificates of Correction Branch [R-07.2015]
1. Requests for Certificates of Correction under 37 CFR 1.322 or 1.323 except for denials on grounds requiring consideration by the Chief Administrative Patent Judge or the supervisory patent examiners otherwise provided for, MPEP §§ 1480, 1481 and 1485.
2. Petitions to issue a corrected patent, 37 CFR 1.322(b).
3. Request to change inventorship pursuant to court order, 37 CFR 1.324, MPEP § 1481.02.
1002.02(m) Petitions Decided by the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline [R-07.2015]
1. Petitions regarding enrollment or recognition under 37 CFR 11.2(c).
2. Requests for limited recognition under 37 CFR 11.9.
3. Petitions for reinstatement under 37 CFR 11.60.
4. Petitions to suspend the rules under 37 CFR 11.3.
5. Petition to withdraw a Rule to Show Cause under 37 CFR 11.11(b).
1002.02(o) Petitions and Other Matters Decided by the Deputy Director of the USPTO [R-07.2015]
The Deputy Director of the USPTO has been delegated the authority to decide petitions to the Director of the USPTO from actions taken by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board for matters not otherwise delegated to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge, the Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge, a Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, or administrative patent judge(s). If there is a vacancy in the position of Deputy Director of the USPTO, decisions on these petitions will be signed by the Director of the USPTO.
Upon receipt of a petition, the entire file is to be forwarded to the Office of the Solicitor. The Solicitor is directed to promptly cause a review to be made of the petition and to prepare a draft decision for the Deputy Director or Director of the USPTO as may be appropriate. The Solicitor is authorized to take any interlocutory action, i.e., extending times for filing oppositions and seeking judicial review, obtaining agreement on facts from the parties, etc., as may be necessary to promptly dispose of the petition.
1002.02(q) Petitions and Requests Decided by the Director of Office of Patent Application Processing (OPAP) [R-07.2015]
1002.02(r) Petitions Decided by the Director of Office of Data Management [R-07.2015]
1. Petitions to withdraw holding of abandonment where a notice of abandonment has been, or could have been properly mailed by the Office of Data Management.
2. Petitions for express abandonment to avoid publication of the application (should be directed to Mail Stop Express Abandonment), 37 CFR 1.138(c), MPEP § 711.01.
3. Requests for republication of an application, 37 CFR 1.221(a), MPEP § 1130.
1002.02(s) Petitions and Matters Decided in the Technology Centers [R-07.2015]
The following petitions to make patent applications special under the accelerated examination program set forth in MPEP § 708.02(a) are decided in the Technology Centers:
a. petitions filed with payment of fee under 37 CFR 1.17(h);
b. petitions filed with a statement that the invention will materially enhance the quality of the environment (37 CFR 1.102(c)(2)(i) and MPEP § 708.02, subsection III);
c. petitions filed with a statement that the invention will materially contribute to the development or conservation of energy resources (37 CFR 1.102(c)(2)(ii) and MPEP § 708.02, subsection IV);
d. petitions filed with a statement that the invention will materially contribute to countering terrorism (37 CFR 1.102(c)(2)(iii) and MPEP § 708.02, subsection V); or
e. petitions filed for reasons not otherwise provided for.
1002.02(t) Requests Decided by the Associate Commissioner for Patent Information Management [R-08.2017]
The Associate Commissioner for Patent Information Management has been delegated the authority to decide requests from participants in the Electronic Office (e-Office) Action Program to reset a time period for reply when a reply is due, an email notification has been delayed or was not received, and the participant contacted the Electronic Business Center (EBC) within one-month from the email date. MPEP § 710.06.
1001-Statutory Authority of Director of the USPTO
1001.01-Modes of Exercising Authority
1002.01-Procedure
1002.02-Delegation of Authority To Decide Petitions
1002.02(a)-[Reserved]
1002.02(b)-Petitions and Requests Decided by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy
1002.02(c)-Petitions and Requests Decided by the Technology Center Directors
1002.02(c)(1)-Petitions Decided by the Director of Technology Center 3640
1002.02(c)(2)-Petitions and Matters Decided by the Director of Technology Center 1600
1002.02(c)(3)-Petitions and Requests Decided by the Director of Technology Center 2900
1002.02(c)(4)-Petitions Decided in the Central Reexamination Unit
1002.02(d)-Petitions and Matters Decided by Supervisory Patent Examiners
1002.02(e)-[Reserved]
1002.02(f)-Petitions and Matters Decided by the Chief Administrative Patent Judge of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
1002.02(g)-Petitions Decided by the Administrative Patent Judges
1002.02(h)-[Reserved]
1002.02(i)-Petitions Decided by the Commissioner for Trademarks
1002.02(j)-Petitions Decided by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
1002.02(k)-[Reserved]
1002.02(k)(1)-Petitions and Matters Decided by the General Counsel
1002.02(k)(2)-Requests Decided by the Office of General Law
1002.02(k)(3)-Petitions Decided by the Solicitor
1002.02(l)-Requests Decided by the Certificates of Correction Branch
1002.02(m)-Petitions Decided by the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline
1002.02(n)-[Reserved]
1002.02(o)-Petitions and Other Matters Decided by the Deputy Director of the USPTO
1002.02(p)-Petitions and Matters Decided by the Director of International Patent Legal Administration
1002.02(q)-Petitions and Requests Decided by the Director of Office of Patent Application Processing (OPAP)
1002.02(r)-Petitions Decided by the Director of Office of Data Management
1002.02(s)-Petitions and Matters Decided in the Technology Centers
1002.02(t)-Requests Decided by the Associate Commissioner for Patent Information Management
1003-Matters Submitted to Technology Center Directors
1004-Actions Which Require the Attention of a Primary Examiner
1005-Exceptions to Partial Signatory Authority
Last Modified: 06/25/2020 18:21:08