inter partes definition

inter partes means between two or more parties – Black’s Law Dictionary, 9th Edn.
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inter partes means that the patent owner gets to participate in the proceeding, distinguishing it from the ex parte reexamination proceeding of 35 U.S.C. § 302. 78 Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, Pub. L. No. 112-29, 125 Stat. 284, 315––16 (2011) (codified at 35 U.S.C. § 122(e) (2012)). Under pre-AIA law, third parties had limited opportunities to submit patents or publications that were believed to be relevant to published patent applications. The submission could only be made within two months after the patent application was published, or prior to the mailing of a notice of allowance, whichever was earlier. The third party was not permitted to include any explanation of the submitted patents or publications or why they were considered to be relevant. See generally Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, 77 Fed. Reg. 42,150 (July 17, 2012).
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