2012 US Code
Title 35 - Patents
Part III - PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS (§§ 251 - 329)
Chapter 31 - INTER PARTES REVIEW (§§ 311 - 319)
Section 311 - Inter partes review
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 35 - PATENTS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 35 - PATENTS PART III - PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS CHAPTER 31 - INTER PARTES REVIEW Sec. 311 - Inter partes review |
Contains | section 311 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4604(a)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-567; amended Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title III, §13202(a)(1), (c)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1901, 1902; Pub. L. 112-29, §6(a), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 299; Pub. L. 112-274, §1(d)(2), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2456. |
Statutes at Large References | 113 Stat. 1536 116 Stat. 1901 125 Stat. 299, 304 126 Stat. 2456 |
Public Law References | Public Law 106-113, Public Law 107-273, Public Law 112-29, Public Law 112-274 |
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(1) the date that is 9 months after the grant of a patent; or
(2) if a post-grant review is instituted under chapter 32, the date of the termination of such post-grant review.
(Added Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4604(a)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–567; amended Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, §13202(a)(1), (c)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1901, 1902; Pub. L. 112–29, §6(a), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 299; Pub. L. 112–274, §1(d)(2), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2456.)
Amendments2013—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 112–274 struck out “or issuance of a reissue of a patent” after “grant of a patent”.
2011—Pub. L. 112–29 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to request for inter partes reexamination.
2002—Pub. L. 107–273, §13202(c)(1), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 106–113, which enacted this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–273, §13202(a)(1)(A), substituted “third-party requester” for “person”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–273, §13202(a)(1)(B), substituted “The” for “Unless the requesting person is the owner of the patent, the”.
Effective Date of 2013 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 112–274 effective Jan. 14, 2013, and applicable to proceedings commenced on or after such date, see section 1(n) of Pub. L. 112–274, set out as a note under section 5 of this title.
Effective Date of 2011 AmendmentPub. L. 112–29, §6(c)(2), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 304, provided that:
“(A)
“(B)
Chapter effective Nov. 29, 1999, and applicable to any patent issuing from an original application filed in the United States on or after that date, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4608(a)] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as an Effective Date of 1999 Amendment note under section 41 of this title.
RegulationsPub. L. 112–29, §6(c)(1), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 304, provided that: “The Director [Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office] shall, not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 16, 2011], issue regulations to carry out chapter 31 of title 35, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a) of this section.”
Applicability of Filing DeadlinePub. L. 112–274, §1(d)(1), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2456, provided that: “Section 311(c) of title 35, United States Code, shall not apply to a petition to institute an inter partes review of a patent that is not a patent described in section 3(n)(1) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act [Pub. L. 112–29] (35 U.S.C. 100 note).”
Report to CongressPub. L. 106–113, div. B, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, subtitle F, §4606], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–571, required the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to submit to Congress a report on possible inequities of certain inter partes reexamination proceedings no later than 5 years after Nov. 29, 1999.
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