Reexamination
A USPTO proceeding to reconsider the validity of issued patent claims based on newly cited prior art.
Encyclopedia entry: Reexamination
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reexamination
In patent law, reexamination is a proceeding that may be requested from the Patent and Trademark Office to determine whether prior art invalidates one or more claims of a previously granted patent .
In trial procedure , reexamination is an alternative name for a redirect examination .
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