37 CFR 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— <em>Ex Parte</em> communications in <em>inter partes</em> proceedings.
- § 41.12— Citation of authority.
- § 41.20— Fees.
Subpart B — <em>Ex Parte</em> 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.
- § 41.45— Appeal forwarding fee.
- § 41.47— Oral hearing.
- § 41.50— Decisions and other actions by the Board.
- § 41.52— Rehearing.
- § 41.54— Action following decision.
Subpart C — <em>Inter Partes</em> 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 <em>inter partes</em> 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.