37 CFR § 1.132
Affidavits or declarations traversing rejections or objections
November 5, 2020
When any claim of an application or a patent under reexamination is rejected or objected to, any evidence submitted to traverse the rejection or objection on a basis not otherwise provided for must be by way of an oath or declaration under this section.
[65 FR 57057, Sept. 20, 2000]