C.F.R. » Title 37 » CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL › PART 41—PRACTICE BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD › Subpart A—General Provisions

37 C.F.R. § 41.7

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(a) The Board may expunge any paper directed to a Board proceeding, or filed while an application or patent is under the jurisdiction of the Board, that is not authorized under this part or in a Board order, or that is filed contrary to a Board order.

(b) A party may not file a paper previously filed in the same Board proceeding, not even as an exhibit or appendix, without Board authorization or as required by rule.

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Cited in 1 case, 2011–2011 · leading case: In re Riggs, 457 F. App'x 923 (Fed. Cir. 2011).
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In re Riggs, 457 F. App'x 923 (Fed. Cir. 2011). · cites it 2× “Appellants argue that the Board possessed jurisdiction when the Supplemental Examiner’s Answer was filed and that the language of 37 C.F.R. § 41.7 , stating “[t]he Board may expunge any paper .”
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