Changes to Representation of Others Before The United States Patent and Trademark Office
other · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2013-04-03 · Effective 2013-05-03 · 78 FR 20180
Document
Document number
2013-07382
Federal Register citation
78 FR 20180
CFR reference
37 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2013-04-03
Effective date
2013-05-03
Commerce docket
Docket No. PTO-C-2012-0034
Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) is adopting the new USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct (USPTO Rules), which are based on the American Bar Association's (ABA) Model Rules of Professional Conduct (ABA Model Rules), which were published in 1983, substantially revised in 2003 and updated through 2012. The Office has also revised the existing procedural rules governing disciplinary investigations and proceedings. These changes will enable the Office to better protect the public while also providing practitioners with substantially uniform disciplinary rules across multiple jurisdictions.