{"abstract":"The U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (the Office) is proposing to amend its rules of practice in patent cases to provide revised procedures for the reexamination of patents and thereby implement certain provisions of \"the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999.\" \"The American Inventors Protection Act of 1999\" included an amendment to the Patent Act to authorize the extension of reexamination proceedings via an optional inter partes reexamination procedure in addition to the present ex parte reexamination procedure as a means for improving the quality of United States patents. The Office intends, through this amendment of its rules, to provide patent owners and the public with guidance on the procedures that the Office will follow in conducting optional inter partes reexamination proceedings in addition to the present ex parte reexamination proceedings. The American Inventors Protection Act of 1999\" also made other miscellaneous changes to the Patent Act which relate to reexamination, and it is intended that this amendment of the Office's rules will implement those changes relating to reexamination.","action":"Notice of proposed rulemaking.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2000/04/06/00-8284.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"1","title":37}],"citation":"65 FR 18154","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2000-06-12","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comment Deadline Date: To ensure consideration of written comments, they must be received at the Office no later than June 12, 2000. While comments may be submitted after this date, the Office cannot ensure that consideration will be given to such comments. No public hearing will be held.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. 000308064-0064-01"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"00-8284","effective_on":null,"end_page":18186,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2000/04/06/00-8284.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/04/06/00-8284/rules-to-implement-optional-inter-partes-reexamination-proceedings","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/00-8284?publication_date=2000-04-06","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2000-04-06/00-8284/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":33,"page_views":{"count":264,"last_updated":"2026-09-22 14:15:07 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-04-06/pdf/00-8284.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2000-04-06","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2000/04/06/00-8284.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0651-AB04":{"issue":"200010","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0651-AB04/changes-to-implement-optional-inter-partes-reexamination-proceedings","title":"Changes To Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=200010&RIN=0651-AB04&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0651-AB04"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":18154,"subtype":null,"title":"Rules To Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings","toc_doc":null,"toc_subject":null,"topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Courts","Freedom of information","Inventions and patents","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Small businesses"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":65}