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35 U.S.C. 318 Stay of litigation - Patent Laws
35 U.S.C. 318 Stay of litigation
Once an order for inter partes reexamination of a patent has been issued under section 313, the patent owner may obtain a stay of any pending litigation which involves an issue of patentability of any claims of the patent which are the subject of the inter partes reexamination order, unless the court before which such litigation is pending determines that a stay would not serve the interests of justice.
(Added Nov. 29, 1999, Public Law 106-113, sec. 1000(a)(9), 113 Stat. 1501A-570 (S. 1948 sec. 4604(a)).)
PART IV PATENT COOPERATION TREATY
CHAPTER 35 DEFINITIONS
351 Definitions.
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