# TMEP § 1501.07: Examining Attorney’s Request for Reconsideration

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.07

## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 1501.07
- **Heading:** Examining Attorney’s Request for Reconsideration
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO TMEP / Chapter 1500 - Post-Examination Procedures / TMEP § 1501.07

## Text

In
In re Ferrero S.p.A
., 22 USPQ2d
1800 (TTAB 1992),
recon. denied
, 24 USPQ2d 1061 (TTAB 1992), an
augmented panel of the Board expressly overruled prior precedent and held that an
examining attorney may request reconsideration of a Board decision reversing the
examining attorney in an ex parte appeal.
The examining attorney’s request must be filed within one
month from the date of the Board’s decision.
37 C.F.R.
§2.144
. No new evidence can be introduced with the request. The
request should point out any errors of fact or law in the Board’s decision.
To request reconsideration, the examining attorney must
prepare a request and a supporting brief and submit the request to the managing attorney
for concurrence in the decision to seek reconsideration. If the managing attorney
concurs, the managing attorney will submit the request for reconsideration and brief to
the Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy for approval.
If that Office approves the request, the examining
attorney will file the request with the Board and send a copy to the applicant. The
Board will set an appropriate time for the applicant to respond to the request. The
examining attorney may not file a reply brief in response to the applicant’s brief.
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