Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - MPEP

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2200 Citation of Prior Art and Ex Parte Reexamination of Patents

2296 USPTO Forms To Be Used In Ex Parte Reexamination

The following forms must be used in ex parte reexamination actions and processing (these forms are not reproduced below):

(A) Granting/Denying Request For Ex Parte Reexamination - PTOL-471

(B) Office Action in Ex Parte Reexamination - PTOL-466

(C) Ex Parte Reexamination Advisory Action - PTOL-467

(D) Ex Parte Reexamination Notification re Appeal - PTOL-468

(E) Notification of Non-Compliant Appeal Brief (37 CFR 41.37) in Ex Parte Reexamination - PTOL-462R

(F) Ex Parte Reexamination Advisory Action After the Filing of an Appeal Brief - PTOL-304R

(G) Notice of Intent to Issue Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate - PTOL-469

(H) Ex Parte Reexamination Communication Transmittal Form - PTOL-465

(I) Ex Parte Reexamination Interview Summary- PTOL-474

(J) Notice of Defective Paper In Ex Parte Reexamination - PTOL-475

(K) Ex Parte Reexamination Communication - PTOL-473

(L) Reexamination Clerk Checklist - PTOL-1517

(M) Examiner Checklist - Reexamination - PTOL-1516

A Request for Ex Parte Reexamination Transmittal Form, PTO/SB/57, is available on the USPTO web site at http://www.uspto.gov for use in the filing of a request for reexamination; its use, however, is not mandatory.