Final Rule Eliminating Continuing Legal Education Certification and Recognition for Patent Practitioners
other · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2023-01-26 · Effective 2023-02-27 · 88 FR 4906
Document
Document number
2023-01552
Federal Register citation
88 FR 4906
CFR reference
37 CFR 11
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2023-01-26
Effective date
2023-02-27
Commerce docket
Docket No. PTO-C-2022-0028
Abstract
This final rule adopts, without change, an interim final rule with a request for comments published in the Federal Register on November 14, 2022, that eliminated provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations related to voluntary continuing legal education (CLE) certification and recognition for registered patent practitioners and individuals granted limited recognition to practice in patent matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office).