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Requirement To Identify All Real Parties in Interest to a Third Party Request for an Ex Parte Reexamination
The Patent and Trademark Office published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on July 22, 2026. Comments closed on August 21, 2026.
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What the agency says
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is proposing to amend the rules of practice to require a third party request for ex parte reexamination to include a statement by the third party requester identifying all real parties in interest to the ex parte reexamination request. This statement would be kept confidential upon request. This proposed requirement would provide the Office with a mechanism to evaluate statutory estoppel provisions. It would also enhance the Office's ability to respond to false certifications, misrepresentations, and fraud.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-14793
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of proposed rulemaking
- Agency
- Commerce Department; Patent and Trademark Office
- Published
- July 22, 2026
- Comments due
- August 21, 2026
- Dates
- Comments must be received by August 21, 2026 to ensure consideration.
- Docket
- Docket No. PTO-P-2025-0545
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0651-AD94
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 37 CFR 1
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Biologics; Courts; Freedom of information; Inventions and patents; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Small businesses
- Pages
- 5
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