37 CFR § 43.1 - Scope.

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title: "37 CFR § 43.1 - Scope."
title_number: 37
title_name: "Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights"
section_number: "43.1"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "43"
part_name: "DECISION CIRCULATION AND REVIEW WITHIN THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), 6, 134, 135, 311, 316, 321, and 326."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 49814, June 12, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 43.1 Scope.

This part sets forth procedures for the pre-issuance circulation and review within the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of draft panel decisions rendered in proceedings pending under parts 41 and 42 of this chapter and sets forth the controlling legal authority, policy, and guidance applicable to the decisions of the Board.