[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: 37CFR41.30]

[Page 388]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                COMMERCE
 
PART 41_PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart B_Ex Parte Appeals
 
Sec. 41.30  Definitions.


    In addition to the definitions in Sec. 41.2, the following 
definitions apply to proceedings under this subpart unless otherwise 
clear from the context:
    Applicant means either the applicant in a national application for a 
patent or the applicant in an application for reissue of a patent.
    Owner means the owner of the patent undergoing ex parte 
reexamination under Sec. 1.510 of this title.
    Proceeding means either a national application for a patent, an 
application for reissue of a patent, or an ex parte reexamination 
proceeding. Appeal to the Board in an inter partes reexamination 
proceeding is controlled by subpart C of this part.

    Effective Date Note: At 73 FR 32973, June 10, 2008, Sec. 41.30 was 
amended by adding a definition for ``Record'', effective December 10, 
2008. For the convenience of the user, the added text is set forth as 
follows:

 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                COMMERCE
 
PART 41_PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart B_Ex Parte Appeals
 
Sec. 41.30  Definitions.

                                * * * * *

    Record means the official content of the file of an application or 
reexamination proceeding on appeal.