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37 CFR 42.4: Notice of trial.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
- CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
- SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL
- PART 42—TRIAL PRACTICE BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
- Subpart A—Trial Practice and Procedure
(a) Institution of trial. The Board institutes the trial on behalf of the Director.
(b) Notice of a trial will be sent to every party to the proceeding. The entry of the notice institutes the trial.
(c) The Board may authorize additional modes of notice, including:
(1) Sending notice to another address associated with the party, or
(2) Publishing the notice in the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the Federal Register.
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