Part 42 — Trial Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Subpart A — Trial Practice and Procedure
- § 42.1— Policy.
- § 42.2— Definitions.
- § 42.3— Jurisdiction.
- § 42.4— Notice of trial.
- § 42.5— Conduct of the proceeding.
- § 42.6— Filing of documents, including exhibits; service.
- § 42.7— Management of the record.
- § 42.8— Mandatory notices.
- § 42.9— Action by patent owner.
- § 42.10— Counsel.
- § 42.11— Duty of candor; signing papers; representations to the Board; sanctions.
- § 42.12— Sanctions.
- § 42.13— Citation of authority.
- § 42.14— Public availability.
- § 42.15— Fees.
- § 42.20— Generally.
- § 42.21— Notice of basis for relief.
- § 42.22— Content of petitions and motions.
- § 42.23— Oppositions, replies, and sur-replies.
- § 42.24— Type-volume or page limits for petitions, motions, oppositions, replies, and sur-replies.
- § 42.25— Default filing times.
- § 42.51— Discovery.
- § 42.52— Compelling testimony and production.
- § 42.53— Taking testimony.
- § 42.54— Protective order.
- § 42.55— Confidential information in a petition.
- § 42.56— Expungement of confidential information.
- § 42.57— Privilege for patent practitioners.
- § 42.61— Admissibility.
- § 42.62— Applicability of the Federal rules of evidence.
- § 42.63— Form of evidence.
- § 42.64— Objection; motion to exclude.
- § 42.65— Expert testimony; tests and data.
- § 42.70— Oral argument.
- § 42.71— Decision on petitions or motions.
- § 42.72— Termination of trial.
- § 42.73— Judgment.
- § 42.74— Settlement.
- § 42.75— Director review.
- § 42.80— Certificate.
Subpart B — <em>Inter Partes</em> Review
- § 42.100— Procedure; pendency.
- § 42.101— Who may petition for <em>inter partes</em> review.
- § 42.102— Time for filing.
- § 42.103— <em>Inter partes</em> review fee.
- § 42.104— Content of petition.
- § 42.105— Service of petition.
- § 42.106— Filing date.
- § 42.107— Preliminary response to petition.
- § 42.108— Institution of <em>inter partes</em> review.
- § 42.120— Patent owner response.
- § 42.121— Amendment of the patent.
- § 42.122— Multiple proceedings and Joinder.
- § 42.123— Filing of supplemental information.
Subpart C — Post-Grant Review
- § 42.200— Procedure; pendency.
- § 42.201— Who may petition for a post-grant review.
- § 42.202— Time for filing.
- § 42.203— Post-grant review fee.
- § 42.204— Content of petition.
- § 42.205— Service of petition.
- § 42.206— Filing date.
- § 42.207— Preliminary response to petition.
- § 42.208— Institution of post-grant review.
- § 42.220— Patent owner response.
- § 42.221— Amendment of the patent.
- § 42.222— Multiple proceedings and Joinder.
- § 42.223— Filing of supplemental information.
- § 42.224— Discovery.
Subpart D — Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents
Subpart E — Derivation
- § 42.400— Procedure; pendency.
- § 42.401— Definitions.
- § 42.402— Who may file a petition for a derivation proceeding.
- § 42.403— Time for filing.
- § 42.404— Derivation fee.
- § 42.405— Content of petition.
- § 42.406— Service of petition.
- § 42.407— Filing date.
- § 42.408— Institution of derivation proceeding.
- § 42.409— Settlement agreements.
- § 42.410— Arbitration.
- § 42.411— Common interests in the invention.
- § 42.412— Public availability of Board records.