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§ 1.675 Examination of witness, reading and signing transcript of deposition. - PATENT RULES
§ 1.675 Examination of witness, reading and signing transcript of deposition.
(a) Each witness before giving an oral deposition shall be duly sworn according to law by the officer before whom the deposition is to be taken.
(b) The testimony shall be taken in answer to interrogatories with any questions and answers recorded in their regular order by the officer or by some other person, who shall be subject to the provisions of § 1.674(b), in the presence of the officer unless the presence of the officer is waived on the record by agreement of all parties.
(c) All objections made at the time of the deposition to the qualifications of the officer taking the deposition, the manner of taking it, the evidence presented, the conduct of any party, and any other objection to the proceeding shall be noted on the record by the officer. Evidence objected to shall be taken subject to any objection.
(d) Unless the parties agree in writing or waive reading and signature by the witness on the record at the deposition, when the testimony has been transcribed a transcript of the deposition shall, unless the witness refuses to read and/or sign the transcript of the deposition, be read by the witness and then signed by the witness in the form of:
(1) An affidavit in the presence of any notary or
(2) A declaration.
[49 FR 48469, Dec. 12, 1984, added effective Feb. 11, 1985; para. (d) revised, 60 FR 14488, Mar 17, 1995, effective Apr. 21, 1995]
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