Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: April 5, 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 E - Derivation |
After Institution of Derivation Proceeding |
§ 42.411 - Common interests in the invention.
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§ 42.411 Common interests in the invention.
The Board may decline to institute, or if already instituted the Board may issue judgment in, a derivation proceeding between an application and a patent or another application that are commonly owned.