USPTO Issues Updated Guidance on Patent Reexamination Practice | Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

USPTO Issues Updated Guidance on Patent Reexamination Practice | Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

On April 1, 2026, the USPTO issued new steering establishing a “Pre-Order Procedure Regarding Substantial New Question Determination in Ex Parte Reexamination Procedures,” additional signaling modifications to the company’s long-standing practices for correcting errors in issued patents. Overview of the Guidance The steering introduces a brand new briefing possibility permitting patent homeowners to deal with…

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