Question: Name one instance when issuance of a NIRC action would be proper in an inter partes reexamination proceeding. Answer: The following are the only instances when issuance of a NIRC action would be proper in an inter partes reexamination proceeding: There is no timely response by the patent owner to an Office action requiring […]

The post MPEP Q & A 189: Issuance of NIRC Action in Inter Partes Reexamination Proceeding appeared first on Patent Education Series.