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§ 1.642 Addition of application or patent to interference. - PATENT RULES
§ 1.642 Addition of application or patent to interference.
During the pendency of an interference, if the administrative patent judge becomes aware of an application or a patent not involved in the interference which claims the same patentable invention as a count in the interference, the administrative patent judge may add the application or patent to the interference on such terms as may be fair to all parties.
[49 FR 48416, Dec. 12, 1984, added effective Feb. 11, 1985; revised. 60 FR 14488, Mar. 17, 1995, effective Apr. 21, 1995]
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