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2237 Transfer Procedure [R-2] - 2200 Citation of Prior Art and Ex Parte Reexamination of Patents
2237 Transfer Procedure [R-2]
Although the number of reexamination requests which must be transferred should be very small, the following procedures have been established for an expeditious resolution of any such problems.
No transfer inquiry forms (PTO-447A) should be used in reexamination situations. The supervisory patent examiner (SPE) to whose art unit the reexamination has been assigned should, when transfer is desired, hand-carry the patent file >and the reexamination file< to the SPE of the art unit to which a transfer is desired. Any conflict which cannot be resolved by the supervisory patent examiners will be resolved by the *>Technology Center (TC)< Directors involved.
If the "new" art unit accepts assignment of the reexamination request, the "new" SPE assigns the request to an examiner, and the "new" TC's reexamination clerk PALMs in the request. In addition, the Offices of the Special Program Examiner for both TCs must be notified of the transfer by the respective SPEs.
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