37 CFR § 232.2 - Representations to the Board.

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# 232.2 Representations to the Board.

By submitting materials or advocating positions before the Board, a *participant* certifies that to the best of the *participant's* knowledge, information, and belief, formed after a reasonable inquiry under the circumstances:

(a) It is not being presented for any improper purpose;

(b) Any legal contentions are made in good faith based on the *participant's* reasonable understanding of existing law;

(c) Any factual contentions have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, will likely have evidentiary support after a reasonable opportunity for further investigation or discovery; and

(d) Any denials of factual contentions have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, are reasonably based on belief or a lack of information.

[87 FR 30090, May 17, 2022; 87 FR 36061, June 15, 2022]