37 CFR 2.191: Action of the Office based on the written record
Taken from the USPTO's TM Federal Statutes and Rules, Last Revised in January 2023
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§2.191 Action of the Office based on the written record.
All business with the Office must be transacted in writing. The action of the Office will be based exclusively on the written record. No consideration will be given to any alleged oral promise, stipulation, or understanding when there is disagreement or doubt.
[Added 68 FR 48286, Aug. 13, 2003, effective Sept. 12, 2003; 81 FR 69950, Oct. 7, 2016, effective January 14, 2017; 84 FR 37081, July 31, 2019, effective Feb. 15, 2020]