37 CFR § 41.7 Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

§ 41.7 Management of the record.

Current through Aug 26, 2026 · Read all of Part 41

(a) The Board may expunge any paper directed to a Board proceeding, or filed while an application or patent is under the jurisdiction of the Board, that is not authorized under this part or in a Board order, or that is filed contrary to a Board order.

(b) A party may not file a paper previously filed in the same Board proceeding, not even as an exhibit or appendix, without Board authorization or as required by rule.

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