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.
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§ 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.