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2208 Service of Citation on Patent Owner [R-2] - 2200 Citation of Prior Art and Ex Parte Reexamination of Patents
2208 Service of Citation on Patent Owner [R-2]
A copy of any submission of a citation of prior art patents or printed publications in a patent file should be served on the patent owner so that the patent owner is kept fully informed as to the content of his or her patent file wrapper >/file history<. See MPEP § 2206 for handling of prior art citations.
The service to the patent owner should be addressed to the correspondence address as set forth in 37 CFR 1.33(c). See MPEP § 2222 as to the correspondence address.
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