§ 42.61. Admissibility.
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/us/cfr/t37/s§ 42.61·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)Evidence that is not taken, sought, or filed in accordance with this subpart is not admissible.
(b)Records of the Office. Certification is not necessary as a condition to admissibility when the evidence to be submitted is a record of the Office to which all parties have access.
(c)Specification and drawings. A specification or drawing of a United States patent application or patent is admissible as evidence only to prove what the specification or drawing describes. If there is data in the specification or a drawing upon which a party intends to rely to prove the truth of the data, an affidavit by an individual having first-hand knowledge of how the data was generated must be filed.