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§ 1.961 Jurisdiction over appeal in - PATENT RULES
§ 1.961 Jurisdiction over appeal in inter partes reexamination.
Jurisdiction over the inter partes reexamination proceeding passes to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences upon transmittal of the file, including all briefs and examiner's answers, to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. Prior to the entry of a decision on the appeal, the Director may sua sponte order the inter partes reexamination proceeding remanded to the examiner for action consistent with the Director's order.
[Added, 65 FR 76756, Dec. 7, 2000, effective Feb. 5, 2001; revised, 68 FR 14332, Mar. 25, 2003, effective May 1, 2003]
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