37 CFR §42.408
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- (a)An administrative patent judge institutes, and may as necessary reinstitute, the derivation proceeding on behalf of the Director.
- (b)Additional derivation proceeding. The petitioner may suggest the addition of a patent or application to the derivation proceeding. The suggestion should make the showings required under § 42.405 and explain why the suggestion could not have been made in the original petition.