Interferences

An interference proceeding is an inter partes contested case conducted before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. Interferences are routinely used to resolve patentability and priority/inventorship disputes between parties. Read More

Ex Parte Reexamination

Ex  parte reexamination procedures permit a patent owner or any third party to request reexamination of a patent.  Once initiated, the requestor does not participate in the reexamination process. Read More

Inter Partes Reexamination

Inter partes reexamination procedures permit a third party to request reexamination of a patent.  The requestor may participate in the reexamination process, including appeals to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Read More

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