(a) All inter partes reexamination proceedings, including any appeals to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, will be conducted with special dispatch within the Office, unless the Director makes a determination that there is good cause for suspending the reexamination proceeding. (b) The inter partes reexamination proceeding will be conducted in accordance with §§ 1.104 through 1.116 , the sections governing the application examination process, and will result in the issuance of an inter partes reexamination