[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 37, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 37CFR1.167] [Page 89] TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 1--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES--Table of Contents Subpart B--National Processing Provisions Sec. 1.167 Examination. Applications may be submitted by the Patent and Trademark Office to the Department of Agriculture for study and report. [62 FR 53196, Oct. 10, 1997] Reissues Authority: Secs. 1.171 to 1.179 also issued under 35 U.S.C. 251.