{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-41.8","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 41.8","heading":"Mandatory notices.","body":"(a) In an appeal brief (§§ 41.37, 41.67, or 41.68) or at the initiation of a contested case (§ 41.101), and within 20 days of any change during the proceeding, a party must identify:\n(1) Its real party-in-interest, and\n(2) Each judicial or administrative proceeding that could affect, or be affected by, the Board proceeding.\n(b) For contested cases, a party seeking judicial review of a Board proceeding must file a notice with the Board of the judicial review within 20 days of the filing of the complaint or the notice of appeal. The notice to the Board must include a copy of the complaint or notice of appeal. See also §§ 1.301 to 1.304 of this title.","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":"764035e0712a871117d56e3e0a65e39da70ab9453468bc0f0874f43fb8f1490d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-41.7","next":"us/37-cfr-41.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}