# 37 CFR § 42.4: Notice of trial

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-42.4

## Section

- **Citation:** 37 CFR § 42.4
- **Heading:** Notice of trial
- **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 42—TRIAL PRACTICE BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD > Subpart A—Trial Practice and Procedure > General

## Text

(a) Institution of trial. The Board institutes the trial on behalf of the Director.
(b) Notice of a trial will be sent to every party to the proceeding. The entry of the notice institutes the trial.
(c) The Board may authorize additional modes of notice, including:
(1) Sending notice to another address associated with the party, or
(2) Publishing the notice in the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the Federal Register.

## Nearby sections

- [37 CFR § 42.1 § 42.1 Policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-42.1.md)
- [37 CFR § 42.2 § 42.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-42.2.md)
- [37 CFR § 42.3 § 42.3 Jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-42.3.md)
- [37 CFR § 42.4 § 42.4 Notice of trial.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-42.4.md)
- [37 CFR § 42.5 § 42.5 Conduct of the proceeding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-42.5.md)
- [37 CFR § 42.6 § 42.6 Filing of documents, including exhibits; service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-42.6.md)
- [37 CFR § 42.7 § 42.7 Management of the record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-42.7.md)
- [37 CFR § 42.8 § 42.8 Mandatory notices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-42.8.md)
- [37 CFR § 42.9 § 42.9 Action by patent owner.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-42.9.md)
- [37 CFR § 42.10 § 42.10 Counsel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-42.10.md)
- [37 CFR § 42.11 § 42.11 Duty of candor; signing papers; representations to the Board; sanctions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-42.11.md)
- [37 CFR § 42.12 § 42.12 Sanctions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-42.12.md)
- [37 CFR § 42.13 § 42.13 Citation of authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-42.13.md)
- [37 CFR § 42.14 § 42.14 Public availability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-42.14.md)

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