{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-232.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 232.2","heading":"Representations to the Board.","body":"By submitting materials or advocating positions before the Board, a participant certifies that to the best of the participant's knowledge, information, and belief, formed after a reasonable inquiry under the circumstances:\n(a) It is not being presented for any improper purpose;\n(b) Any legal contentions are made in good faith based on the participant's reasonable understanding of existing law;\n(c) Any factual contentions have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, will likely have evidentiary support after a reasonable opportunity for further investigation or discovery; and\n(d) Any denials of factual contentions have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, are reasonably based on belief or a lack of information.","path":["Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights","CHAPTER II—U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS","SUBCHAPTER B—COPYRIGHT CLAIMS BOARD AND PROCEDURES","PART 232—CONDUCT OF PARTIES"],"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":"48b8db714291da1744fa2fbc06f36f90d7b28285521efca02f03f0988dda0884","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-232.1","next":"us/37-cfr-232.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}