37 CFR § 351.6 - Discovery in distribution proceedings.

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title: "37 CFR § 351.6 - Discovery in distribution proceedings."
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title_name: "Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights"
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# 351.6 Discovery in distribution proceedings.

In distribution proceedings, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall designate a 45-day period beginning with the filing of written direct statements within which parties may request of an opposing party nonprivileged underlying documents related to the written exhibits and testimony. However, all parties shall be given a reasonable opportunity to conduct discovery on amended statements.

[71 FR 53328, Sept. 11, 2006]