{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-227.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 227.2","heading":"Submission of evidence by claimant or counterclaimant in support of default determination.","body":"(a) General. If a respondent or counterclaim respondent fails to appear or ceases to participate in the proceeding and the Board elects to proceed to a default determination, the Board shall require the claimant or counterclaimant to submit written direct testimony, as set forth in § 222.15(b) of this subchapter.\n(b) Additional evidence. Following submission of the claimant's or counterclaimant's written testimony in support of a default determination, the Board shall consider the claimant's or counterclaimant's submissions and may request any additional evidence from the claimant or counterclaimant within the claimant's or counterclaimant's possession.","path":["Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights","CHAPTER II—U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS","SUBCHAPTER B—COPYRIGHT CLAIMS BOARD AND PROCEDURES","PART 227—DEFAULT"],"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":"24ffceb79e955f897a07f94bf35793ba6a575b407b75df6aff8e21917d6f2fa6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-227.1","next":"us/37-cfr-227.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}