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37 CFR 11.802: Judicial and legal officials

Taken from the USPTO's TM Federal Statutes and Rules, Last Revised in January 2018

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§11.802    Judicial and legal officials.

  • (a) A practitioner shall not make a statement that the practitioner knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge, adjudicatory officer or public legal officer, or of a candidate for election or appointment to judicial or legal office.
  • (b) A practitioner who is a candidate for judicial office shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

[Added 78 FR 20180, April 3, 2013, effective May 3, 2013]