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| {{Statute|37 CFR 1.112 Reconsideration before final action.}} | | {{:37 CFR 1.112}} |
| After reply by applicant or patent owner (§ 1.111 or § 1.945) to
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| a non-final action and any comments by an inter partes reexamination
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| requester (§ 1.947), the application or the patent under
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| reexamination will be reconsidered and again examined. The
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| applicant, or in the case of a reexamination proceeding the patent
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| owner and any third party requester, will be notified if claims are
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| rejected, objections or requirements made, or decisions favorable
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| to patentability are made, in the same manner as after the first
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| examination (§ 1.104). Applicant or patent owner may reply to
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| such Office action in the same manner provided in § 1.111 or §
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| 1.945, with or without amendment, unless such Office action indicates
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| that it is made final (§ 1.113) or an appeal (§ 41.31 of this
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| title) has been taken (§ 1.116), or in an inter partes reexamination,
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| that it is an action closing prosecution (§ 1.949) or a right of
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| appeal notice (§ 1.953).
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| 37 CFR 1.112 provides for the reconsideration and | | 37 CFR 1.112 provides for the reconsideration and |