{"data":{"id":"us/35-u.s.c.-323","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"35 U.S.C. § 323","heading":"Preliminary response to petition","body":"If a post-grant review petition is filed under section 321, the patent owner shall have the right to file a preliminary response to the petition, within a time period set by the Director, that sets forth reasons why no post-grant review should be instituted based upon the failure of the petition to meet any requirement of this chapter.","path":["Title 35—PATENTS","CHAPTER 32—POST-GRANT REVIEW"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc35@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:18Z","sha256":"92dcc69e31cdf8e0fffa0887013223658305db00b2a9eceb77706b57779708e3","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/35-u.s.c.-322","next":"us/35-u.s.c.-324"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}