37 CFR 232.2 – Representations to the Board
By submitting materials or advocating positions before the Board, a participant certifies that to the best of the participant’s knowledge, information, and belief, formed after a reasonable inquiry under the circumstances:
Terms Used In 37 CFR 232.2
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
(a) It is not being presented for any improper purpose;
(b) Any legal contentions are made in good faith based on the participant’s reasonable understanding of existing law;
(c) Any factual contentions have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, will likely have evidentiary support after a reasonable opportunity for further investigation or discovery; and
(d) Any denials of factual contentions have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, are reasonably based on belief or a lack of information.