Supplemental Examination
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Number of Pages: 65 pgs
Sections: 2801 – 2823
Brief Summary:
Chapter 2800 provides guidance on Supplemental Examination, which was created by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) effective September 16, 2012.
Supplemental examination provides a patent owner with a mechanism to request that the Office consider, reconsider, or correct information believed to be relevant to the patent.
Key Terms:
| Supplemental Examination | Ex Parte Reexamination | Representative of Patent Owner |
37 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations):
| 37 CFR 1.605 | Items of information. |
| 37 CFR 1.610 | Content of request for supplemental examination. |
35 USC (United States Code):
| 35 USC 257 | Supplemental examinations to consider, reconsider, or correct information. |