37 C.F.R. § 41.103 Jurisdiction over involved files.
Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
The Board acquires jurisdiction over any involved file when the Board initiates a contested case. Other proceedings for the involved file within the Office are suspended except as the Board may order.
Title 37: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
PART 41—PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES
Subpart D—Contested Cases
§ 41.103 Jurisdiction over involved files.

