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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
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Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights |
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Chapter I - United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce |
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SubChapter A - General |
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Part 41 - Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board |
| Subpart A - General Provisions |
| § 41.1 - Policy. |
| § 41.2 - Definitions. |
| § 41.3 - Petitions. |
| § 41.4 - Timeliness. |
| § 41.5 - Counsel. |
| § 41.6 - Public availability of Board records. |
| § 41.7 - Management of the record. |
| § 41.8 - Mandatory notices. |
| § 41.9 - Action by owner. |
| § 41.10 - Correspondence addresses. |
| § 41.11 - Ex Parte communications in inter partes proceedings. |
| § 41.12 - Citation of authority. |
| § 41.20 - Fees. |
| Subpart B - Ex Parte Appeals |
| § 41.30 - Definitions. |
| § 41.31 - Appeal to Board. |
| § 41.33 - Amendments and affidavits or other Evidence after appeal. |
| § 41.35 - Jurisdiction over appeal. |
| § 41.37 - Appeal brief. |
| § 41.39 - Examiner's answer. |
| § 41.40 - Tolling of time period to file a reply brief. |
| § 41.41 - Reply brief. |
| § 41.43 - Examiner's response to reply brief. |
| § 41.45 - Appeal forwarding fee. |
| § 41.47 - Oral hearing. |
| § 41.50 - Decisions and other actions by the Board. |
| § 41.52 - Rehearing. |
| § 41.54 - Action following decision. |
| § 41.56 - Sanctions. |
| Subpart C - Inter Partes Appeals |
| § 41.60 - Definitions. |
| § 41.61 - Notice of appeal and cross appeal to Board. |
| § 41.63 - Amendments and affidavits or other evidence after appeal. |
| § 41.64 - Jurisdiction over appeal in inter partes reexamination. |
| § 41.66 - Time for filing briefs. |
| § 41.67 - Appellant's brief. |
| § 41.68 - Respondent's brief. |
| § 41.69 - Examiner's answer. |
| § 41.71 - Rebuttal brief. |
| § 41.73 - Oral hearing. |
| § 41.77 - Decisions and other actions by the Board. |
| § 41.79 - Rehearing. |
| § 41.81 - Action following decision. |
| Subpart D - Contested Cases |
| § 41.100 - Definitions. |
| § 41.101 - Notice of proceeding. |
| § 41.102 - Completion of examination. |
| § 41.103 - Jurisdiction over involved files. |
| § 41.104 - Conduct of contested case. |
| § 41.106 - Filing and service. |
| § 41.108 - Lead counsel. |
| § 41.109 - Access to and copies of Office records. |
| § 41.110 - Filing claim information. |
| § 41.120 - Notice of basis for relief. |
| § 41.121 - Motions. |
| § 41.122 - Oppositions and replies. |
| § 41.123 - Default filing times. |
| § 41.124 - Oral argument. |
| § 41.125 - Decision on motions. |
| § 41.126 - Arbitration. |
| § 41.127 - Judgment. |
| § 41.128 - Sanctions. |
| § 41.150 - Discovery. |
| § 41.151 - Admissibility. |
| § 41.152 - Applicability of the Federal Rules of Evidence. |
| § 41.153 - Records of the Office. |
| § 41.154 - Form of evidence. |
| § 41.155 - Objection; motion to exclude; motion in limine. |
| § 41.156 - Compelling testimony and production. |
| § 41.157 - Taking testimony. |
| § 41.158 - Expert testimony; tests and data. |
| Subpart E - Patent Interferences |
| § 41.200 - Procedure; pendency. |
| § 41.201 - Definitions. |
| § 41.202 - Suggesting an interference. |
| § 41.203 - Declaration. |
| § 41.204 - Notice of basis for relief. |
| § 41.205 - Settlement agreements. |
| § 41.206 - Common interests in the invention. |
| § 41.207 - Presumptions. |
| § 41.208 - Content of substantive and responsive motions. |