### Question
How does PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS define third-party requester?


### Answer
Under *35 U.S.C. § 100*, **third-party requester** is defined as:

> a person requesting ex parte reexamination under section 302 who is not the patent owner

#### Citation:
  - *35 U.S.C. § 100*
  - Heading: **PART II-PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS > CHAPTER 10-PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS**

