[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR1.13]

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              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                COMMERCE
 
PART 1--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 1.13  Copies and certified copies.

    (a) Non-certified copies of patents, patent application 
publications, and trademark registrations and of any

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records, books, papers, or drawings within the jurisdiction of the 
United States Patent and Trademark Office and open to the public, will 
be furnished by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to any 
person, and copies of other records or papers will be furnished to 
persons entitled thereto, upon payment of the appropriate fee.
    (b) Certified copies of patents, patent application publications, 
and trademark registrations and of any records, books, papers, or 
drawings within the jurisdiction of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office and open to the public or persons entitled thereto will 
be authenticated by the seal of the United States Patent and Trademark 
Office and certified by the Director, or in his or her name attested by 
an officer of the United States Patent and Trademark Office authorized 
by the Director, upon payment of the fee for the certified copy.

[65 FR 57051, Sept. 20, 2000]