37 CFR § 233.1 - General.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t37/s233.1"
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title: "37 CFR § 233.1 - General."
title_number: 37
title_name: "Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights"
section_number: "233.1"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "COPYRIGHT CLAIMS BOARD AND PROCEDURES"
part_number: "233"
part_name: "LIMITATION ON PROCEEDINGS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "17 U.S.C. 702, 1510."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 30092, May 17, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "233"
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# 233.1 General.

This part prescribes rules pertaining to the management of the Copyright Claims Board's (Board's) docket and prevention of abuse of the Board's proceedings.