{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-41.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 41.12","heading":"Citation of authority.","body":"(a) For any United States Supreme Court decision, citation to the United States Reports is preferred.\n(b) For any decision other than a United States Supreme Court decision, citation to the West Reporter System is preferred.\n(c) Citations to authority must include pinpoint citations whenever a specific holding or portion of an authority is invoked.\n(d) Non-binding authority should be used sparingly. If the authority is not an authority of the Office and is not reproduced in the United States Reports or the West Reporter System, a copy of the authority should be provided.","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 A—General Provisions"],"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":"733491876d45293515cc65d1b810b98c0c06cbcc3e4acc980582291399d56d4d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-41.11","next":"us/37-cfr-41.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}