1214 Procedure Following Decision by Board [R-07.2022]
37 CFR 41.54 Action following decision.
After decision by the Board, jurisdiction over an application or patent under ex parte reexamination proceeding passes to the examiner, subject to appellant’s right of appeal or other review, for such further action by appellant or by the examiner, as the condition of the application or patent under ex parte reexamination proceeding may require, to carry into effect the decision.
After an appeal to the Board has been decided, a copy of the decision is provided to appellant and placed in IFW. The 63-day time period for filing an appeal or commencing a civil action under 37 CFR 90.3, or the two month period for filing a request for rehearing under 37 CFR 41.52, begins to run from the “MAIL DATE” if the decision is provided by paper delivery, or the “NOTIFICATION DATE” if the decision is provided by electronic delivery, as shown on the FORM PTOL-90A attached to the decision. The application is returned to the Technology Center electronically via a change in the application status reflecting the decision of the Board. If the Board decision affirms or affirms in part the decision of the examiner, the examiner must await the expiration of the above time periods before taking any further action.