Petitions
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the petition is accompanied by payment of the fee established by the Director under section 311; the petition identifies all real parties in interest; copies of patents and printed publications that the petitioner relies upon in support of the petition; and affidavits or declarations of supporting evidence and opinions, if the petitioner relies on expert opinions; the petition provides such other information as the Director may require by regulation; and the petitioner provides copies of any of the documents required under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) to the patent owner or, if applicable, the designated representative of the patent owner. As soon as practicable after the receipt of a petition under section 311, the Director shall make the petition available to the public. shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 16, 2011]; and shall apply to requests for inter partes reexamination that are filed on or after such date of enactment, but before the effective date set forth in paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection [set out as a note under section 311 of this title]. The provisions of chapter 31 of title 35, United States Code, as amended by this paragraph [amending this section and section 313 of this title], shall continue to apply to requests for inter partes reexamination that are filed before the effective date set forth in paragraph (2)(A) as if subsection (a) [enacting section 319 of this title and amending this section and sections 312 to 318 of this title] had not been enacted.” A petition filed under section 311 may be considered only if— the petition identifies, in writing and with particularity, each claim challenged, the grounds on which the challenge to each claim is based, and the evidence that supports the grounds for the challenge to each claim, including— The amendments made by this paragraph [amending this section and section 313 of this title]— (Source: (Added Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4604(a)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–568; amended Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, §§ 13105(a), 13202(a)(2), (c)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1900–1902; Pub. L. 112–29, § 6(a), (c)(3)(A)(i), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 300, 305.))