§41.101. Notice of proceeding.
37 C.F.R. § 41.101
Notice of a contested case will be sent to every party to the proceeding. The entry of the notice initiates the proceeding.
When the Board is unable to provide actual notice of a contested case on a party through the correspondence address of record for the party, the Board may authorize other modes of notice, including:
Sending notice to another address associated with the party, or
Publishing the notice in the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), 3(a)(2)(A), 21, 23, 32, 41, 134, 135, and Public Law 112-29.
Source
Source: 69 FR 50003, Aug. 12, 2004, unless otherwise noted.