# 37 CFR § 41.7: Management of the record

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.7

## Section

- **Citation:** 37 CFR § 41.7
- **Heading:** Management of the record
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights > 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

## Text

(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.

## Nearby sections

- [37 CFR § 41.1 § 41.1 Policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.1.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.2 § 41.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.2.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.3 § 41.3 Petitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.3.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.4 § 41.4 Timeliness.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.4.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.5 § 41.5 Counsel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.5.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.6 § 41.6 Public availability of Board records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.6.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.7 § 41.7 Management of the record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.7.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.8 § 41.8 Mandatory notices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.8.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.9 § 41.9 Action by owner.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.9.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.10 § 41.10 Correspondence addresses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.10.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.11 § 41.11 Ex Parte communications in inter partes proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.11.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.12 § 41.12 Citation of authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.12.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.20 § 41.20 Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.20.md)
- [37 CFR § 41.30 § 41.30 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-41.30.md)

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