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37 CFR §42.102

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  1. (a)A petition for inter partes review of a patent must be filed after the later of the following dates, where applicable:
    1. (1)If the patent is a patent described in section 3(n)(1) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, the date that is nine months after the date of the grant of the patent;
    2. (2)If the patent is a patent that is not described in section 3(n)(1) of the Leahy-Smith American Invents Act, the date of the grant of the patent; or
    3. (3)If a post-grant review is instituted as set forth in subpart C of this part, the date of the termination of such post-grant review.
  2. (b)[Reserved]