{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-41.102","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 41.102","heading":"Completion of examination.","body":"Before a contested case is initiated, except as the Board may otherwise authorize, for each involved application and patent:\n(a) Examination or reexamination must be completed, and\n(b) There must be at least one claim that:\n(1) Is patentable but for a judgment in the contested case, and\n(2) Would be involved in the contested case.","path":["Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 41—PRACTICE BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD","Subpart D—Contested Cases"],"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":"a72ff9c38b6d25040b6324ac18fb8c5d470e037e9f23f01d8e1cac625cf3f2f8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-41.101","next":"us/37-cfr-41.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}