37 C.F.R. § 1.151 Rules applicable.
Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
The rules relating to applications for patents for other inventions or discoveries are also applicable to applications for patents for designs except as otherwise provided. (35 U.S.C. 171)
Title 37: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
PART 1—RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES
Subpart B—National Processing Provisions
Design Patents
§ 1.151 Rules applicable.