35 U.S.C. 23: Testimony in Patent and Trademark Office cases
Taken from the 9th Edition of the MPEP, Revision 07.2022, Published February 2023
35 U.S.C. 23 Testimony in Patent and Trademark Office cases.
The Director may establish rules for taking affidavits and depositions required in cases in the Patent and Trademark Office. Any officer authorized by law to take depositions to be used in the courts of the United States, or of the State where he resides, may take such affidavits and depositions.
(Amended Jan. 2, 1975, Public Law 93-596, sec. 1, 88 Stat. 1949; Nov. 29, 1999, Public Law 106-113, sec. 1000(a)(9), 113 Stat. 1501A-582 (S. 1948 sec. 4732(a)(10)(A)).)