# Final Rule Eliminating Continuing Legal Education Certification and Recognition for Patent Practitioners
> **US Patent and Trademark Office** · Final rule. · Published 2023-01-26 · Effective 2023-02-27 · 88 FR 4906
## Document
- **Document number:** 2023-01552
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Patent and Trademark Office
- **Federal Register citation:** 88 FR 4906
- **CFR reference:** 37 CFR 11
- **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).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/01/26/2023-01552/final-rule-eliminating-continuing-legal-education-certification-and-recognition-for-patent)
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