35 U.S.C. § 27
Revival of applications; reinstatement of reexamination proceedings
United States · Title 35 — PATENTS · Status: effective
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- 35 U.S.C. § 27, Revival of applications; reinstatement of reexamination proceedings, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/470794
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The Director may establish procedures, including the requirement for payment of the fee specified in section 41(a)(7), to revive an unintentionally abandoned application for patent, accept an unintentionally delayed payment of the fee for issuing each patent, or accept an unintentionally delayed response by the patent owner in a reexamination proceeding, upon petition by the applicant for patent or patent owner.
Legislative history
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- Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally