37 CFR 1.902
§ 1.902 Processing of prior art citations during an
United States · 37 CFR — Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights · Status: effective
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- 37 CFR 1.902, § 1.902 Processing of prior art citations during an, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/162116
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Citations by the patent owner in accordance with § 1.933 and by an inter partes reexamination third party requester under § 1.915 or § 1.948 will be entered in the inter partes reexamination file. The entry in the patent file of other citations submitted after the date of an order for reexamination pursuant to § 1.931 by persons other than the patent owner, or the third party requester under either § 1.913 or § 1.948, will be delayed until the inter partes reexamination proceeding has been concluded by the issuance and publication of a reexamination certificate. See § 1.502 for processing of prior art citations in patent and reexamination files during an ex parte reexamination proceeding filed under § 1.510.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.