Reissue, Reexamination, and Supplemental Examination Strategies and Insights – October 2025

In the mid-2000s, the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) determined that reexaminations would be more consistent and legally correct if performed by a centralized set of experienced and specially trained Examiners. As a result, the USPTO formed the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) and staffed it with 15 year+ Examiners and legal experts….
By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.