Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights |
Chapter I - United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce |
SubChapter A - General |
Part 42 - Trial Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board |
Subpart A - Trial Practice and Procedure |
Fees |
§ 42.15 - Fees. |
Oral Argument, Decision, and Settlement |
§ 42.70 - Oral argument. |
§ 42.71 - Decision on petitions or motions. |
§ 42.72 - Termination of trial. |
§ 42.73 - Judgment. |
§ 42.74 - Settlement. |
§ 42.75 - Director review. |
Certificate |
§ 42.80 - Certificate. |
Testimony and Production |
§ 42.51 - Discovery. |
§ 42.52 - Compelling testimony and production. |
§ 42.53 - Taking testimony. |
§ 42.54 - Protective order. |
§ 42.55 - Confidential information in a petition. |
§ 42.56 - Expungement of confidential information. |
§ 42.57 - xxx |
§ 42.61 - Admissibility. |
§ 42.62 - Applicability of the Federal rules of evidence. |
§ 42.63 - Form of evidence. |
§ 42.64 - Objection; motion to exclude. |
§ 42.65 - Expert testimony; tests and data. |
General |
§ 42.1 - Policy. |
§ 42.2 - Definitions. |
§ 42.3 - Jurisdiction. |
§ 42.4 - Notice of trial. |
§ 42.5 - Conduct of the proceeding. |
§ 42.6 - Filing of documents, including exhibits; service. |
§ 42.7 - Management of the record. |
§ 42.8 - Mandatory notices. |
§ 42.9 - Action by patent owner. |
§ 42.10 - Counsel. |
§ 42.11 - Duty of candor; signing papers; representations to the Board; sanctions. |
§ 42.12 - Sanctions. |
§ 42.13 - Citation of authority. |
§ 42.14 - Public availability. |
Petition and Motion Practice |
§ 42.20 - Generally. |
§ 42.21 - Notice of basis for relief. |
§ 42.22 - Content of petitions and motions. |
§ 42.23 - Oppositions, replies, and sur-replies. |
§ 42.24 - Type-volume or page limits for petitions, motions, oppositions, replies, and sur-replies. |
§ 42.25 - Default filing times. |
Subpart B - Inter Partes Review |
After Institution ofInter Partes Review |
§ 42.120 - Patent owner response. |
§ 42.122 - Multiple proceedings and Joinder. |
§ 42.123 - Filing of supplemental information. |
After Institution of Inter Partes Review |
Instituting Inter Partes Review |
Instituting Inter Partes Review |
After Institution of Inter Partes Review |
§ 42.121 - Amendment of the patent. |
InstitutingInter Partes Review |
§ 42.108 - Institution of inter partes review. |
General |
§ 42.100 - Procedure; pendency. |
§ 42.101 - Who may petition for inter partes review. |
§ 42.102 - Time for filing. |
§ 42.103 - Inter partes review fee. |
§ 42.104 - Content of petition. |
§ 42.105 - Service of petition. |
§ 42.106 - Filing date. |
§ 42.107 - Preliminary response to petition. |
Subpart C - Post-Grant Review |
General |
§ 42.200 - Procedure; pendency. |
§ 42.201 - Who may petition for a post-grant review. |
§ 42.202 - Time for filing. |
§ 42.203 - Post-grant review fee. |
§ 42.204 - Content of petition. |
§ 42.205 - Service of petition. |
§ 42.206 - Filing date. |
§ 42.207 - Preliminary response to petition. |
Instituting Post-Grant Review |
§ 42.208 - Institution of post-grant review. |
After Institution of Post-Grant Review |
§ 42.220 - Patent owner response. |
§ 42.221 - Amendment of the patent. |
§ 42.222 - Multiple proceedings and Joinder. |
§ 42.223 - Filing of supplemental information. |
§ 42.224 - Discovery. |
Subpart D - Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents |
§ 42.300 - Procedure; pendency. |
§ 42.301 - Definitions. |
§ 42.302 - Who may petition for a covered business method patent review. |
§ 42.303 - Time for filing. |
§ 42.304 - Content of petition. |
Subpart E - Derivation |
§ 42.400 - Procedure; pendency. |
§ 42.401 - Definitions. |
§ 42.402 - Who may file a petition for a derivation proceeding. |
§ 42.403 - Time for filing. |
§ 42.404 - Derivation fee. |
§ 42.405 - Content of petition. |
§ 42.406 - Service of petition. |
§ 42.407 - Filing date. |
Instituting Derivation Proceeding |
§ 42.408 - Institution of derivation proceeding. |
After Institution of Derivation Proceeding |
§ 42.409 - Settlement agreements. |
§ 42.410 - Arbitration. |
§ 42.411 - Common interests in the invention. |
§ 42.412 - Public availability of Board records. |