{"abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is proposing changes to the rules of practice relating to ex parte and inter partes reexamination. The Office is proposing to provide for a patent owner reply to a request for an ex parte reexamination or an inter partes reexamination prior to the examiner's decision on the request. The Office is also proposing to prohibit supplemental patent owner responses to an Office action in an inter partes reexamination without a showing of sufficient cause. The Office additionally proposes to designate the correspondence address for the patent as the correct address for all communications for patent owners in an ex parte reexamination or an inter partes reexamination, and to simplify the filing of reexamination papers by providing for the use of a single \"mail stop\" address for the filing of substantially all ex parte reexamination papers (such is already the case for inter partes reexamination papers). The Office is further proposing to make miscellaneous clarifying changes as to terminology and applicability of the reexamination rules. Comment Deadline Date: To be ensured of consideration, written comments must be received on or before May 30, 2006. No public hearing will be held.","action":"Notice of proposed rule making.","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":"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/2006/03/30/06-2962.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":1,"title":37},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":41,"title":37}],"citation":"71 FR 16072","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2006-05-30","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"To be ensured of consideration, written comments must be received on or before May 30, 2006. No public hearing will be held.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No.: PTO-P-2005-0016"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"06-2962","effective_on":null,"end_page":16086,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2006/03/30/06-2962.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/03/30/06-2962/revisions-and-technical-corrections-affecting-requirements-for-ex-parte-and-inter-partes","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/06-2962?publication_date=2006-03-30","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2006-03-30/06-2962/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":15,"page_views":{"count":56,"last_updated":"2026-09-22 06:15:08 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-03-30/pdf/06-2962.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2006-03-30","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2006/03/30/06-2962.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0651-AB77":null},"regulation_id_numbers":["0651-AB77"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-12T18:57:16Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":16072,"subtype":null,"title":"Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination","toc_doc":"Ex parte and inter partes reexamination requirements; revisions and technical corrections","toc_subject":"Patent cases:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Biologics","Courts","Freedom of information","Inventions and patents","Lawyers","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Small businesses"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":71}