U.S. Patent Act
..Part III. Patents and Protection of Patent Rights
....Chapt. 30. Prior Art Citations
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After the times for filing the statement and reply provided for by section 304 of this title [35 USCS Sect. 304] have expired, reexamination will be conducted according to the procedures established for initial examination under the provisions of sections 132 and 133 of this title [35 USCS Sects. 132,133]. In any reexamination proceeding under this chapter 35 USCS Sects. 301 et seq.], the patent owner will be permitted to propose any amendment to his patent and a new claim or claims thereto, in order to distinguish the invention as claimed from the prior art cited under the provisions of section 301 of this title 35 USCS Sect. 301], or in response to a decision adverse to the patentability of a claim of a patent. No proposed amended or new claim enlarging the scope of a claim of the patent will be permitted in a reexamination proceeding under this chapter 35 USCS Sects. 301 et seq.]. All reexamination proceedings under this section, including any appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, will be conducted with special dispatch within the Office.
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