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2264 Mailing of Office Action [R-2] - 2200 Citation of Prior Art and Ex Parte Reexamination of Patents
2264 Mailing of Office Action [R-2]
* >Ex Parte< reexamination forms are structured so that the PALM printer can be used to print the identifying information for the reexamination file and the mailing address - usually the address of the patent owner's legal representative. Where there is no legal representative, the patent owner's address is printed. Only the first patent owner's address is printed where there are multiple patent owners. A transmittal form PTOL-465 is also provided for each >partial< patent owner in addition to the one named on the top of the Office action.
All actions in a third party requester >ex parte< reexamination will have a copy mailed to the third party requester. A transmittal form PTOL-465 must be used in providing the third party requester with a copy of each Office action.
A completed transmittal form PTOL-465 will be provided as needed for any third party requester and additional >partial< patent owner (discussed above), and the appropriate address will be entered on it. The number of transmittal forms provides a ready reference for the number of copies of each Office action to be made, and the transmittal form permits use of the window envelopes in mailing the copies of the action to parties other than the patent owner.
When the requester is the patent owner, the notation "No copies needed. Requester is Owner" will be placed on the reexamination file. A blank transmittal form having the control number written on it and being marked "No copies needed - Requester is Owner" could also be placed inside the reexamination file to alert Office personnel and anyone else taking part in the processing of the reexamination that no additional copies are needed.
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