37 CFR § 41.109 - Access to and copies of Office records.

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title: "37 CFR § 41.109 - Access to and copies of Office records."
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title_name: "Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights"
section_number: "41.109"
section_name: "Access to and copies of Office records."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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part_name: "PRACTICE BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD"
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authority: "35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), 3(a)(2)(A), 21, 23, 32, 41, 134, 135, and Public Law 112-29."
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# 41.109 Access to and copies of Office records.

(a) *Request for access or copies.* Any request from a party for access to or copies of Office records directly related to a contested case must be filed with the Board. The request must precisely identify the records and in the case of copies include the appropriate fee set under § 1.19(b) of this title.

(b) *Authorization of access and copies.* Access and copies will ordinarily only be authorized for the following records:

(1) The application file for an involved patent;

(2) An involved application; and

(3) An application for which a party has been accorded benefit under subpart E of this part.

(c) *Missing or incomplete copies.* If a party does not receive a complete copy of a record within 21 days of the authorization, the party must promptly notify the Board.