§ 42.400 Procedure; pendency.
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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 E—Derivation
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(a) A derivation proceeding is a trial subject to the procedures set forth in subpart A of this part.
(b) The Board may for good cause authorize or direct the parties to address patentability issues that arise in the course of the derivation proceeding.
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