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Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - MPEP§ 41.30 Definitions. - PATENT RULES§ 41.30 Definitions.In addition to the definitions in § 41.2, the following definitions apply to proceedings under this subpart unless otherwise clear from the context: Applicant means either the applicant in a national application for a patent or the applicant in an application for reissue of a patent. Owner means the owner of the patent undergoing ex parte reexamination under § 1.510 of this title. Proceeding means either a national application for a patent, an application for reissue of a patent, or an ex parte reexamination proceeding. Appeal to the Board in an inter partes reexamination proceeding is controlled by subpart C of this part. [Added, 69 FR 49959, Aug. 12, 2004, effective Sept. 13, 2004] |