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§ 1.627 Preliminary statement; sealing before filing, opening of statement. - PATENT RULES
§ 1.627 Preliminary statement; sealing before filing, opening of statement.
(a) The preliminary statement and copies of any drawing or written description shall be filed in a sealed envelope bearing only the name of the party filing the statement and the style (e.g., Jones v. Smith) and number of the interference. The sealed envelope should contain only the preliminary statement and copies of any drawing or written description. If the preliminary statement is filed through the mail, the sealed envelope should be enclosed in an outer envelope addressed in accordance with § 1.1(a)(1)(iii).
(b) A preliminary statement may be opened only at the direction of an administrative patent judge.
[49 FR48416, Dec. 12, 1984, added effective Feb. 11, 1985; para. (b) revised, 60 FR 14488, Mar. 17, 1995, effective Apr. 21, 1995; para. (a) revised, 68 FR 14332, Mar. 25, 2003, effective May 1, 2003]
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