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§ 1.437
The drawings
§ 1.496
Examination of international applications in the national stage
§ 1.552
Scope of reexamination in ex parte reexamination proceedings
§ 1.610
Content of request for supplemental examination
§ 1.620
Conduct of supplemental examination proceeding
§ 1.73
Summary of the invention
§ 1.809
Examination procedures
§ 1.839
Incorporation by reference
§ 1.902
Processing of prior art citations during an inter partes reexamination proceeding
§ 1.937
Conduct of inter partes reexamination
§ 1.94
Return of models, exhibits or specimens
§ 1.945
Response to Office action by patent owner in inter partes reexamination
§ 1.949
Examiner’s Office action closing prosecution in inter partes reexamination
§ 1.953
Examiner’s Right of Appeal Notice in inter partes reexamination
§ 1.956
Patent owner extensions of time in inter partes reexamination
§ 1.991
Merger of concurrent reissue application and inter partes reexamination proceeding
§ 1.997
Issuance and publication of inter partes reexamination certificate concludes inter partes reexamination proceeding
§ 104.23
Expert or opinion testimony
§ 11.10
Restrictions on practice in patent matters; former and current Office employees; government employees
§ 11.101
Competence
§ 11.103
Diligence
§ 11.5
Register of attorneys and agents in patent matters; practice before the Office
§ 11.505
Unauthorized practice of law
§ 11.8
Oath and registration fee
§ 11.804
Misconduct
§ 11.9
Limited recognition in patent matters
§ 3.1
Definitions
§ 3.21
Identification of patents and patent applications
§ 3.34
Correction of cover sheet errors
§ 3.54
Effect of recording
§ 3.56
Conditional assignments
§ 4.2
Definitions
§ 41.10
Correspondence addresses
§ 41.102
Completion of examination
§ 41.128
Sanctions
§ 41.2
Definitions
§ 41.206
Common interests in the invention
§ 41.207
Presumptions
§ 41.208
Content of substantive and responsive motions
§ 41.4
Timeliness
§ 41.54
Action following decision
§ 41.6
Public availability of Board records
§ 41.60
Definitions
§ 41.73
Oral hearing
§ 41.8
Mandatory notices
§ 41.81
Action following decision
§ 42.11
Duty of candor; signing papers; representations to the Board; sanctions
§ 42.122
Multiple proceedings and Joinder
§ 42.2
Definitions
§ 42.20
Generally
§ 42.222
Multiple proceedings and Joinder
§ 42.73
Judgment
§ 5.11
License for filing in, or exporting to, a foreign country an application on an invention made in the United States or technical data relating thereto
§ 5.13
Petition for license; no corresponding application
§ 5.15
Scope of license
§ 5.5
Permit to disclose or modification of secrecy order
§ 90.1
Scope
§ 1127
15 U.S.C. 1127
§ 401
17 U.S.C. 401
§ 909
17 U.S.C. 909
§ 2071
18 U.S.C. 2071
§ 1746
28 U.S.C. 1746
§ 10
Publications
§ 105
Inventions in outer space
§ 142
Notice of appeal
§ 162
Description, claim
§ 163
Grant
§ 173
Term of design patent
§ 267
Time for taking action in Government applications
§ 307
Certificate of patentability, unpatentability, and claim cancellation
§ 311
(note) Inter partes review applicability provisions
§ 319
Appeal
§ 329
Appeal
§ 351
Definitions
§ 389
Examination of international design application
§ 401
35 U.S.C. 401
§ 501
35 U.S.C. 501
§ 2014
42 U.S.C. 2014
§ 2182
42 U.S.C. 2182
§ 2185
42 U.S.C. 2185
§ 2321
7 U.S.C. 2321
§ 1.335
Filing of notice of arbitration awards
§ 1.423
[Reserved]
§ 1.424
Assignee, obligated assignee, or person having sufficient proprietary interest as applicant in an international application
§ 1.451
The priority claim and priority document in an international application
§ 1.455
Representation in international applications
§ 1.74
Reference to drawings
§ 1.93
Specimens
§ 1.95
Copies of exhibits
§ 3.24
Requirements for documents and cover sheets relating to patents and patent applications
§ 3.26
English language requirement
§ 3.58
Governmental registers
§ 3.61
Domestic representative
§ 37
37 CFR 1.5
§ 41.200
Procedure; pendency
§ 114
Models, specimens
§ 144
Decision on appeal
§ 152
Issue of patent to assignee
§ 22
Printing of papers filed
§ 26
Effect of defective execution