MPEP Section 1906, Supervisory Review of an Examiner's Decision Adverse to Protestor

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1906 Supervisory Review of an Examiner's Decision Adverse to Protestor

As pointed out in MPEP § 1901.07, a protestor cannot appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences from an adverse decision of the examiner. Further, a decision by >the< examiner adverse to a protestor is final, and under the restricted protestor participation permitted under 37 CFR 1.291(*>d<) is not petitionable to the * >Director<.