{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-41.109","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 41.109","heading":"Access to and copies of Office records.","body":"(a) Request for access or copies. Any request from a party for access to or copies of Office records directly related to a contested case must be filed with the Board. The request must precisely identify the records and in the case of copies include the appropriate fee set under § 1.19(b) of this title.\n(b) Authorization of access and copies. Access and copies will ordinarily only be authorized for the following records:\n(1) The application file for an involved patent;\n(2) An involved application; and\n(3) An application for which a party has been accorded benefit under subpart E of this part.\n(c) Missing or incomplete copies. If a party does not receive a complete copy of a record within 21 days of the authorization, the party must promptly notify the Board.","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":"a58e4b322dd952fd69071a5cd53cfc1a59cfc3216a5fcbe46a2e9bf2eaf5c41e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-41.108","next":"us/37-cfr-41.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}