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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   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 AGeneral Provisions11.1 – 11.4
General Information11.1 – 11.4
§ 11.1Definitions.
§ 11.2Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
§ 11.3Suspension of rules.
§ 11.4Computing time.
Subpart BRecognition To Practice Before the USPTO11.5 – 11.18
Patents, Trademarks, and Other Non-Patent Law11.5 – 11.18
§ 11.5Register of attorneys and agents in patent matters; practice before the Office.
§ 11.6Registration of attorneys and agents.
§ 11.7Requirements for registration.
§ 11.8Oath and registration fee.
§ 11.9Limited recognition in patent matters.
§ 11.10Restrictions on practice in patent matters; former and current Office employees; government employees.
§ 11.11Administrative suspension, inactivation, resignation, reinstatement, and revocation.
§§ 11.12-11.13 [Reserved]
§ 11.14Individuals who may practice before the Office in trademark and other non-patent matters.
§ 11.15Refusal to recognize a practitioner.
§ 11.16Requirements for admission to the USPTO Law School Clinic Certification Program.
§ 11.17Requirements for participation in the USPTO Law School Clinic Certification Program.
§ 11.18Signature and certificate for correspondence filed in the Office.
Subpart CInvestigations and Disciplinary Proceedings; Jurisdiction, Sanctions, Investigations, and Proceedings11.19 – 11.99
Subpart DUSPTO Rules of Professional Conduct11.100 – 11.901
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