{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-222.17","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 222.17","heading":"Withdrawal of claims; dismissal.","body":"(a) General. A party may request to withdraw its own claim or counterclaim by filing a written request with the Board seeking withdrawal, and therefore dismissal. Such written request shall consist of a brief statement seeking dismissal and shall follow the procedures set forth in § 220.5(a)(1) of this subchapter.\n(b) Withdrawal before a response. If the written request is received before a response to the claim or counterclaim is filed with the Board, the Board shall dismiss the claim or counterclaim without prejudice, unless all parties agree in a written stipulation filed with the Board that the claim or counterclaim shall be dismissed with prejudice.\n(c) Withdrawal after a response. If the written request is received after a response to the claim or counterclaim is filed with the Board, the Board shall issue a final determination dismissing the claim or counterclaim with prejudice, unless the Board determines in the interests of justice that such dismissal shall be without prejudice or all parties agree in a written stipulation filed with the Board that the claim or counterclaim shall be dismissed without prejudice.\n(d) Effect of dismissal. Dismissal of a claim or counterclaim under this section will not affect any remaining claims or counterclaims in the proceeding.","path":["Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights","CHAPTER II—U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS","SUBCHAPTER B—COPYRIGHT CLAIMS BOARD AND PROCEDURES","PART 222—PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-37.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:45Z","sha256":"7f349f21668a5330468e5b876c350a304fbb9e56a05d1b3a503e5ed1127cca2c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-222.16","next":"us/37-cfr-222.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}