T.M.E.P. § 1705.08
Request for Reconsideration of Denial of Petition

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1705.08 Request for Reconsideration of Denial of Petition

Under 37 C.F.R. 2.146(j), if a petition is denied, the petitioner may request reconsideration by: (1) filing the request for reconsideration within two months of the mailing date of the decision denying the petition; and (2) paying a second petition fee under 37 C.F.R. 2.6.

If the petitioner presents new facts that warrant equitable relief, the request for reconsideration may be granted. Any request for reconsideration that merely reiterates or expands on arguments previously presented will be denied.

Since contested matters must be brought to a conclusion within a reasonable time, a second request for reconsideration of a decision on petition will be granted only in rare situations, when the petitioner presents significant facts or evidence not previously available to the petitioner. In re American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, 33 USPQ2d 1535 (Comm'r Pats. 1993).