{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-41.200","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 41.200","heading":"Procedure; pendency.","body":"(a) A patent interference is a contested case subject to the procedures set forth in subpart D of this part.\n(b) Any reference to 35 U.S.C. 102 or 135 in this subpart refers to the statute in effect on March 15, 2013, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Any reference to 35 U.S.C. 141 or 146 in this subpart refers to the statute applicable to the involved application or patent.\n(c) Patent interferences shall be administered such that pendency before the Board is normally no more than two years.","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 E—Patent Interferences"],"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":"86c6155722bcb06813364faa768bff435ad2179882af263712f9b6ab24eb1436","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-41.158","next":"us/37-cfr-41.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}