37 C.F.R. § 41.30 Definitions.
Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
In addition to the definitions in §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 §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.
Title 37: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
PART 41—PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES
Subpart B—
§ 41.30 Definitions.
