Appeal
Table of Contents
- Section 1201 Introduction
- Section 1202 Composition of Board
- Section 1203 Administrative Handling
- Section 1204 Notice of Appeal
- Section 1204.01 Reinstatement of Appeal
- Section 1204.02 Pre-Appeal Brief Review Request and Conference Pilot Program
- Section 1204.03 Interviews After Notice of Appeal
- Section 1204.04 Official Record on Appeal
- Section 1205 Appeal Brief
- Section 1205.01 Time for Filing Appeal Brief
- Section 1205.02 Appeal Brief Content
- Section 1205.03 Non-Compliant Appeal Brief and Amended Brief
- Section 1206 Amendments and Affidavits or Other Evidence Filed With or After Appeal
- Section 1207 Examiner’s Answer
- Section 1207.01 Appeal Conference
- Section 1207.02 Contents of Examiner’s Answer
- Section 1207.03 New Ground of Rejection in Examiner’s Answer
- Section 1207.03(a) Determining Whether a Ground of Rejection is New
- Section 1207.03(b) Petition to Designate a New Ground of Rejection and to Reopen Prosecution
- Section 1207.03(c) Appellant’s Reply to New Grounds of Rejection
- Section 1207.04 Reopening of Prosecution After Appeal
- Section 1207.05 Substitute Examiner’s Answer
- Section 1208 Reply Briefs and Fee for Forwarding Appeal
- Section 1208.01 Fee for Forwarding an Appeal to the Board
- Section 1209 Oral Hearing
- Section 1210 Actions Subsequent to Examiner’s Answer but Before Board’s Decision
- Section 1211 Remand by Director or Board
- Section 1211.01 Remand by Board for Further Consideration of Rejection
- Section 1211.02 Remand To Consider Amendment
- Section 1211.03 Remand To Consider Affidavits or Declarations
- Section 1211.04 Remand by Board for Further Search
- Section 1212 Board Requires Appellant to Address Matter
- Section 1213 Decision by Board
- Section 1213.01 [Reserved]
- Section 1213.02 New Grounds of Rejection by Board
- Section 1213.03 Publication of and Public Access to Board Decision
- Section 1214 Procedure Following Decision by Board
- Section 1214.01 Procedure Following New Ground of Rejection by Board
- Section 1214.02 [Reserved]
- Section 1214.03 Rehearing
- Section 1214.04 Examiner Reversed in Whole
- Section 1214.05 Cancellation of Claims Not Appealed
- Section 1214.06 Examiner Sustained in Whole or in Part; Claims Require Action
- Section 1214.07 Reopening of Prosecution
- Section 1215 Withdrawal or Dismissal of Appeal
- Section 1215.01 Withdrawal of Appeal
- Section 1215.02 Claims Standing Allowed
- Section 1215.03 Partial Withdrawal
- Section 1215.04 Dismissal of Appeal
- Section 1216 Judicial Review
- Section 1216.01 Appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Section 1216.02 Civil Suits Under 35 U.S.C. 145 and 146