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Title 37

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  1. Title 37 —Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
  2. Chapter I —United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce
  3. Subchapter A —General
  4. Part 11 —Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  5. Subpart C   View Full Text
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Title 37Patents, Trademarks, and CopyrightsPart / Section
Chapter IUnited States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce1 – 199
Subchapter AGeneral1 – 90
Part 11Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office11.1 – 11.901
Subpart CInvestigations and Disciplinary Proceedings; Jurisdiction, Sanctions, Investigations, and Proceedings11.19 – 11.99
§ 11.19Disciplinary jurisdiction; grounds for discipline and for transfer to disability inactive status.
§ 11.20Disciplinary sanctions; Transfer to disability inactive status.
§ 11.21Warnings.
§ 11.22Disciplinary investigations.
§ 11.23Committee on Discipline.
§ 11.24Reciprocal discipline.
§ 11.25Interim suspension and discipline based upon conviction of committing a serious crime.
§ 11.26Settlement.
§ 11.27Exclusion on consent.
§ 11.28Incapacitated practitioners in a disciplinary proceeding.
§ 11.29Reciprocal transfer or initial transfer to disability inactive status.
§ 11.30Participation in the USPTO Diversion Program.
§ 11.31 [Reserved]
§ 11.32Instituting a disciplinary proceeding.
§ 11.33 [Reserved]
§ 11.34Complaint.
§ 11.35Service of complaint.
§ 11.36Answer to complaint.
§ 11.37 [Reserved]
§ 11.38Contested case.
§ 11.39Hearing officer; responsibilities; review of interlocutory orders; stays.
§ 11.40Representative for OED Director or respondent.
§ 11.41Filing of papers.
§ 11.42Service of papers.
§ 11.43Motions before a hearing officer.
§ 11.44Hearings.
§ 11.45Amendment of pleadings.
§§ 11.46-11.48 [Reserved]
§ 11.49Burden of proof.
§ 11.50Evidence.
§ 11.51Depositions.
§ 11.52Written discovery.
§ 11.53Proposed findings and conclusions; post-hearing memorandum.
§ 11.54Initial decision of hearing officer.
§ 11.55Appeal to the USPTO Director.
§ 11.56Decision of the USPTO Director.
§ 11.57Review of final decision of the USPTO Director.
§ 11.58Duties of disciplined practitioner or practitioner in disability inactive status.
§ 11.59Dissemination of disciplinary and other information.
§ 11.60Petition for reinstatement of disciplined practitioner.
§§ 11.61-11.99 [Reserved]
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