37 C.F.R. § 41.200 Procedure; pendency.
Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
(a) A patent interference is a contested case subject to the procedures set forth in subpart D of this part. (b) A claim shall be given its broadest reasonable construction in light of the specification of the application or patent in which it appears. (c) Patent interferences shall be administered such that pendency before the Board is normally no more than two years.
Title 37: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
PART 41—PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES
Subpart E—Patent Interferences
§ 41.200 Procedure; pendency.
