[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR205.3]

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              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
                                CONGRESS
 
PART 205_LEGAL PROCESSES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 205.3  Waiver of rules.

    In extraordinary situations, when the interest of justice requires, 
the General Counsel may waive or suspend the rules of this part, sua 
sponte or on petition of an interested party, subject to such 
requirements as the General Counsel may impose on the parties. However, 
the inclusion of certain legal processes within the scope of these 
rules, e.g., state legal proceedings, does not represent a waiver of any 
claim of immunity, privilege, or other defense by the Office in a legal 
proceeding, including but not limited to, sovereign immunity, 
preemption, or lack of relevance. This rule does not create any right or 
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a party 
against the Copyright Office, the Library of Congress, or the United 
States.