CFR > Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights > CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > PART 41—PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES > SUBPART B—Ex Parte Appeals (§41.30 to §41.56) > 41.54—Action following decision.

41.54—Action following decision.

After decision by the Board, the proceeding will be returned to the examiner, subject to appellant's right of appeal or other review, for such further action by appellant or by the examiner, as the condition of the proceeding may require, to carry into effect the decision.

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Effective Date Note: At 73 FR 32977, June 10, 2008, § 41.54 was revised, effective December 10, 2008. Per a subsequent final rule published at 73 FR 74972, Dec. 10, 2008, the effective date of this action was delayed indefinitely. For the convenience of the user, the revised text is set forth as follows: § 41.54 Action following decision. After a decision by the Board and subject to appellant's right to seek judicial review, the application or reexamination proceeding will be returned to the jurisdiction of the examiner for such further action as may be appropriate consistent with the decision by the Board.