[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 37, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 37CFR1.961] [Page 214] TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 1--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES--Table of Contents Subpart H--Inter Partes Reexamination of Patents That Issued From an Original Application Filed in the United States on or After November 29, 1999 Sec. 1.961 Jurisdiction over appeal in inter partes reexamination. Jurisdiction over the inter partes reexamination proceeding passes to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences upon transmittal of the file, including all briefs and examiner's answers, to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. Prior to the entry of a decision on the appeal, the Commissioner may sua sponte order the inter partes reexamination proceeding remanded to the examiner for action consistent with the Commissioner's order.