{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-42.72","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 42.72","heading":"Termination of trial.","body":"The Board may terminate a trial without rendering a final written decision, where appropriate, including where the trial is consolidated with another proceeding or pursuant to a joint request under 35 U.S.C. 317(a) or 327(a).","path":["Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 42—TRIAL PRACTICE BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD","Subpart A—Trial Practice and Procedure"],"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":"3f4270943b1d981d2d146423b8abe8b7deeb3848d72cf0e4c0eb5d0726eb43fa","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-42.71","next":"us/37-cfr-42.73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}