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USPTO to Streamline Review of Ex Parte Reexamination Appeal Briefs

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

By Sarah Fendrick -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently published a notice in the Federal Register (75 Fed. Reg. 29321) announcing that the Office will streamline procedures for the review of appeal briefs in ex parte reexamination proceeding appeals. The new procedures were implemented in an effort to increase the efficiency of the appeal process and to reduce the processing time of appeals in ex parte reexamination proceedings. Under the new streamlined procedure, instead of examiners reviewing appeal briefs to determine if they comply with applicable regulations, the task will be completed by the Chief Judge of the...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on July 22, 2010 (boomark / email).