Choosing Between Inter Partes Reexamination & the New Inter Partes "Review"
September 21, 2011
The USPTO has issued new rules effective between Sept. 16, 2011 and Sept. 16, 2012 setting out the new “reasonable likelihood” standard for all requests for inter partes reexamination. It is important to immediately conform any new inter partes reexam requests to the new standard, otherwise they may be denied.
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