# Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents in Legal Proceedings
> **US Department of Commerce** · Final rule. · Published 1996-08-19 · 61 FR 42807
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-21067
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Commerce
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 42807
- **CFR reference:** 37 CFR 15
- **Publication date:** 1996-08-19
- **Commerce docket:** Docket No. 960722200-6200-01
## Abstract

This final rule removes parts dealing with service of process on Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) employees in their official capacity and with testimony by employees and production of documents in legal proceedings. The PTO will rely on analogous Commerce Department regulations found in title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/08/19/96-21067/service-of-process-testimony-by-employees-and-the-production-of-documents-in-legal-proceedings)
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