37 CFR §41.204
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- (a)Priority statement.
- (1)A party may not submit evidence of its priority in addition to its accorded benefit unless it files a statement setting forth all bases on which the party intends to establish its entitlement to judgment on priority.
- (2)The priority statement must:
- (i)State the date and location of the party's earliest corroborated conception,
- (ii)State the date and location of the party's earliest corroborated actual reduction to practice,
- (iii)State the earliest corroborated date on which the party's diligence began, and
- (iv)Provide a copy of the earliest document upon which the party will rely to show conception.
- (3)If a junior party fails to file a priority statement overcoming a senior party's accorded benefit, judgment shall be entered against the junior party absent a showing of good cause.
- (b)Other substantive motions. The Board may require a party to list the motions it intends to file, including sufficient detail to place the Board and the opponent on notice of the precise relief sought.
- (c)Filing and service. The Board will set the times for filing and serving statements required under this section.