2013 US Code
Title 35 - Patents
Part III - PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS (§§ 251 - 329)
Chapter 32 - POST-GRANT REVIEW (§§ 321 - 329)
Section 323 - Preliminary response to petition
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, 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 32 - POST-GRANT REVIEW Sec. 323 - Preliminary response to petition |
| Contains | section 323 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 112-29, §6(d), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 306. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 125 Stat. 306 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 112-29 |
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If a post-grant review petition is filed under section 321, the patent owner shall have the right to file a preliminary response to the petition, within a time period set by the Director, that sets forth reasons why no post-grant review should be instituted based upon the failure of the petition to meet any requirement of this chapter.
(Added Pub. L. 112–29, §6(d), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 306.)
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning Sept. 16, 2011, and applicable only to patents described in section 3(n)(1) of Pub. L. 112–29 (35 U.S.C. 100 note), with certain exceptions and limitations, see section 6(f)(2), (3) of Pub. L. 112–29, set out as a note under section 321 of this title.
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