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§ 41.200 Procedure; pendency. - Appendix R Patent Rules
§ 41.200 Procedure; pendency.
(a) A patent interference is a contested case subject to the procedures set forth in subpart D of this part.
(b) [Reserved]
(c) Patent interferences shall be administered such that pendency before the Board is normally no more than two years.
[Added, 69 FR 49959, Aug. 12, 2004, effective Sept. 13, 2004; para. (b) removed and reserved, 75 FR 19958, Apr. 15, 2010, effective Apr. 15, 2010]
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