MPEP Q&A 109: How Inter Partes Reexamination Differs From Ex Parte Reexamination - a podcast by Lisa Parmley, USPTO Patent Practitioner #51006

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Question: List one way inter partes reexamination differs from ex parte reexamination. Answer: Inter partes reexamination differs from ex parte reexamination in matters of procedure, such as when the third party requester can participate, the types of Office actions and the timing of issuance of the Office actions, and the requirement for identification of the real party in interest. Inter partes reexamination also differs from ex parte reexamination in the estoppel effect it provides as to the third party requesters and when the initiation of a reexamination is prohibited. Inter partes reexamination does not, however, differ from ex parte reexamination…


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