{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-1.525","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 1.525","heading":"Order for ex parte reexamination.","body":"(a) If a substantial new question of patentability is found pursuant to § 1.515 or § 1.520, the determination will include an order for ex parte reexamination of the patent for resolution of the question. If the order for ex parte reexamination resulted from a petition pursuant to § 1.515(c), the ex parte reexamination will ordinarily be conducted by an examiner other than the examiner responsible for the initial determination under § 1.515(a).\n(b) The notice published in the Official Gazette under § 1.11(c) will be considered to be constructive notice and ex parte reexamination will proceed.","path":["Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 1—RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES","Subpart D—Ex Parte Reexamination of Patents"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-37.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:45Z","sha256":"f3ba764d33558987c3453c0913fe50c0c3d1d75fb7559cf8a4c2dc3d6a06c33e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-1.520","next":"us/37-cfr-1.530"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}