37 CFR Part 11
PART 11—REPRESENTATION OF OTHERS BEFORE THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
- PART 11—REPRESENTATION OF OTHERS BEFORE THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
- Chapter I—United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce › Subchapter A—General
- Subpart A—General Provisions
- General Information
- § 11.1 Definitions.
- § 11.2 Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
- § 11.3 Suspension of rules.
- § 11.4 Computing time.
- Subpart B—Recognition To Practice Before the USPTO
- Patents, Trademarks, and Other Non-Patent Law
- § 11.5 Register of attorneys and agents in patent matters; practice before the Office.
- § 11.6 Registration of attorneys and agents.
- § 11.7 Requirements for registration.
- § 11.8 Oath and registration fee.
- § 11.9 Limited recognition in patent matters.
- § 11.10 Restrictions on practice in patent matters; former and current Office employees; government employees.
- § 11.11 Administrative suspension, inactivation, resignation, reinstatement, and revocation.
- §§ 11.12-11.13 [Reserved]
- § 11.14 Individuals who may practice before the Office in trademark and other non-patent matters.
- § 11.15 Refusal to recognize a practitioner.
- § 11.16 Requirements for admission to the USPTO Law School Clinic Certification Program.
- § 11.17 Requirements for participation in the USPTO Law School Clinic Certification Program.
- § 11.18 Signature and certificate for correspondence filed in the Office.
- Subpart C—Investigations and Disciplinary Proceedings; Jurisdiction, Sanctions, Investigations, and Proceedings
- § 11.19 Disciplinary jurisdiction; grounds for discipline and for transfer to disability inactive status.
- § 11.20 Disciplinary sanctions; Transfer to disability inactive status.
- § 11.21 Warnings.
- § 11.22 Disciplinary investigations.
- § 11.23 Committee on Discipline.
- § 11.24 Reciprocal discipline.
- § 11.25 Interim suspension and discipline based upon conviction of committing a serious crime.
- § 11.26 Settlement.
- § 11.27 Exclusion on consent.
- § 11.28 Incapacitated practitioners in a disciplinary proceeding.
- § 11.29 Reciprocal transfer or initial transfer to disability inactive status.
- § 11.30 Participation in the USPTO Diversion Program.
- § 11.31 [Reserved]
- § 11.32 Instituting a disciplinary proceeding.
- § 11.33 [Reserved]
- § 11.34 Complaint.
- § 11.35 Service of complaint.
- § 11.36 Answer to complaint.
- § 11.37 [Reserved]
- § 11.38 Contested case.
- § 11.39 Hearing officer; responsibilities; review of interlocutory orders; stays.
- § 11.40 Representative for OED Director or respondent.
- § 11.41 Filing of papers.
- § 11.42 Service of papers.
- § 11.43 Motions before a hearing officer.
- § 11.44 Hearings.
- § 11.45 Amendment of pleadings.
- §§ 11.46-11.48 [Reserved]
- § 11.49 Burden of proof.
- § 11.50 Evidence.
- § 11.51 Depositions.
- § 11.52 Written discovery.
- § 11.53 Proposed findings and conclusions; post-hearing memorandum.
- § 11.54 Initial decision of hearing officer.
- § 11.55 Appeal to the USPTO Director.
- § 11.56 Decision of the USPTO Director.
- § 11.57 Review of final decision of the USPTO Director.
- § 11.58 Duties of disciplined practitioner or practitioner in disability inactive status.
- § 11.59 Dissemination of disciplinary and other information.
- § 11.60 Petition for reinstatement of disciplined practitioner.
- §§ 11.61-11.99 [Reserved]
- Subpart D—USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct
- § 11.100 [Reserved]
- Client-Practitioner Relationship
- § 11.101 Competence.
- § 11.102 Scope of representation and allocation of authority between client and practitioner.
- § 11.103 Diligence.
- § 11.104 Communication.
- § 11.105 Fees.
- § 11.106 Confidentiality of information.
- § 11.107 Conflict of interest; Current clients.
- § 11.108 Conflict of interest; Current clients; Specific rules.
- § 11.109 Duties to former clients.
- § 11.110 Imputation of conflicts of interest; General rule.
- § 11.111 Former or current Federal Government employees.
- § 11.112 Former judge, arbitrator, mediator or other third-party neutral.
- § 11.113 Organization as client.
- § 11.114 Client with diminished capacity.
- § 11.115 Safekeeping property.
- § 11.116 Declining or terminating representation.
- § 11.117 Sale of law practice.
- § 11.118 Duties to prospective client.
- §§ 11.119-11.200 [Reserved]
- Counselor
- § 11.201 Advisor.
- § 11.202 [Reserved]
- § 11.203 Evaluation for use by third persons.
- § 11.204 Practitioner serving as third-party neutral.
- §§ 11.205-11.300 [Reserved]
- Advocate
- § 11.301 Meritorious claims and contentions.
- § 11.302 Expediting proceedings.
- § 11.303 Candor toward the tribunal.
- § 11.304 Fairness to opposing party and counsel.
- § 11.305 Impartiality and decorum of the tribunal.
- § 11.306 Trial publicity.
- § 11.307 Practitioner as witness.
- § 11.308 [Reserved]
- § 11.309 Advocate in nonadjudicative proceedings.
- §§ 11.310-11.400 [Reserved]
- Transactions With Persons Other Than Clients
- § 11.401 Truthfulness in statements to others.
- § 11.402 Communication with person represented by a practitioner.
- § 11.403 Dealing with unrepresented person.
- § 11.404 Respect for rights of third persons.
- §§ 11.405-11.500 [Reserved]
- Law Firms and Associations
- § 11.501 Responsibilities of partners, managers, and supervisory practitioners.
- § 11.502 Responsibilities of a subordinate practitioner.
- § 11.503 Responsibilities regarding non-practitioner assistance.
- § 11.504 Professional independence of a practitioner.
- § 11.505 Unauthorized practice of law.
- § 11.506 Restrictions on right to practice.
- § 11.507 Responsibilities regarding law-related services.
- §§ 11.508-11.700 [Reserved]
- Information About Legal Services
- § 11.701 Communications concerning a practitioner's services.
- § 11.702 Communications concerning a practitioner's services: specific rules.
- § 11.703 Solicitation of clients.
- § 11.704 Communication of fields of practice and specialization.
- § 11.705 Firm names and letterheads.
- §§ 11.706-11.800 [Reserved]
- Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
- § 11.801 Registration, recognition and disciplinary matters.
- § 11.802 Judicial and legal officials.
- § 11.803 Reporting professional misconduct.
- § 11.804 Misconduct.
- §§ 11.805-11.900 [Reserved]
- § 11.901 Savings clause.
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