37 CFR 1.993
§ 1.993 Suspension of concurrent interference and
United States · 37 CFR — Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights · Status: effective
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- 37 CFR 1.993, § 1.993 Suspension of concurrent interference and, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/162154
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If a patent in the process of inter partes reexamination is or becomes involved in an interference or trial before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the Director may suspend the inter partes reexamination, interference, or trial. The Director will not consider a request to suspend an interference or trial unless a motion under § 41.121(a)(3) of this title to suspend the interference or trial has been presented to, and denied by, an administrative patent judge and the request is filed within ten (10) days of a decision by an administrative patent judge denying the motion for suspension or such other time as the administrative patent judge may set.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.