Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights |
Chapter I - United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce |
SubChapter A - General |
Part 11 - Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office |
Subpart D - USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct |
Client-Practitioner Relationship |
§ 11.111 - Former or current Federal Government employees.
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§ 11.111 Former or current Federal Government employees.
A practitioner who is a former or current Federal Government employee shall not engage in any conduct which is contrary to applicable Federal ethics law, including conflict of interest statutes and regulations of the department, agency or commission formerly or currently employing said practitioner.