37 CFR 41.101
Notice of proceeding.

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§41.101 Notice of proceeding.

(a)

Notice of a contested case will be sent to every party to the proceeding. The entry of the notice initiates the proceeding.

(b)

When the Board is unable to provide actual notice of a contested case on a party through the correspondence address of record for the party, the Board may authorize other modes of notice, including:

(1)

Sending notice to another address associated with the party, or

(2)

Publishing the notice in the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.