37 C.F.R. § 1.182

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All situations not specifically provided for in the regulations of this part will be decided in accordance with the merits of each situation by or under the authority of the Director, subject to such other requirements as may be imposed, and such decision will be communicated to the interested parties in writing. Any petition seeking a decision under this section must be accompanied by the petition fee set forth in § 1.17(f).

[69 FR 56544, Sept. 21, 2004]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1972–2022 · leading case: Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research v. Lee
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research v. Lee (2014) cafc · cites it 5× “On December 13, 2011, the Foundation’s attorney of record filed a petition under 37 C.F.R. § 1.182 to withdraw the statutory disclaimer.”
Canady v. Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH (2002) dcd · cites it 2× “’ Opp’n at 6; 37 C.F.R. § 1.182 . On June 17, 2002, the PTO merged the second and third accepted requests under 37 C.”
Bayer Ag and Bayer Corporation v. Carlsbad Technology, Inc. (2002) cafc · cites it 3× “at 20,207, the PTO corrected its records to indicate that Bayer had disclaimed the term of the '444 patent beyond December 9, 2003 in accordance with 35 U.”
Amgen, Inc. v. Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc. (2001) mad “6, 1992 Petition under 37 C.F.R. § 1.182 at 10 — 12); Trial Tr. at 2986:24 to 2989:2.”
Fina Technology, Inc. And Fina Oil and Chemical Company v. John A. Ewen v. Abbas Razavi, Intervenor (2001) cafc · cites it 2× “04(f) (7th ed. rev. 1 2000). According to the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, “no changes will be made [by the Director to the order of inventors] except when a petition under 37 C.”
Helfgott & Karas, P.C., and Dov Sheffer and R.S.R. Adtec Ltd. v. Q. Todd Dickenson, Director of the United States Patent (2000) cafc “The Commissioner responded by treating this initial request “as a petition under 37 C.F.R. § 1.182 ,” and dismissed it as being untimely “under 37 C.”
Syntex (u.s.a.) Inc. v. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (1989) cafc “The petition referenced a general PTO regulation, 37 C.F.R. § 1.182 (1988), as authority for its filing.”
In Re Yamazaki (2012) cafc · cites it 2× “Accordingly, on April 8, 1999, with the Original Application still pending, Yamazaki submitted a petition under 37 C.F.R. § 1.182 requesting that the PTO withdraw the recorded terminal disclaimer (“Petition to Withdraw”).”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. Alpine Electronics of America, Inc. (2009) txwd · cites it 2× “53 (b) and amend the specification of the 2nd Application under 37 C.F.R. § 1.182 to claim priority under 35 U.”
Aristocrat Technologies Australia PTY Ltd. v. International Game Technology and IGT (2007) cand “Any reconsideration request should include a cover letter entitled “Renewed Petition Under 37 CFR 1.182. No petition fee is required.”
Cooper Technologies, Co. v. Dudas (2007) vaed “On June 19, 2007, the Patent Office denied Cooper’s 37 C.F.R. § 1.182 Petition and ordered that the reexamination proceed.”
Hallmark Cards, Inc. v. Lehman (1997) dcd “Hallmark then filed a petition under 37 C.F.R. § 1.182 urging reversal of the decision to issue the Certificates.”
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