---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 C.F.R. § 11.21"
title: "37"
number: "11.21"
heading: "Warnings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/11.21"
---

# §11.21. Warnings.


A warning is neither public nor a disciplinary sanction. The OED Director may conclude an investigation with the issuance of a warning. The warning shall contain a statement of facts and identify the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct relevant to the facts.


## Notes

### Amendments

[86 FR 28458, May 26, 2021]

### Source

Source: 73 FR 47689, Aug. 14, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 500; 15 U.S.C. 1123; 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), 32, 41; Sec. 1, Pub. L. 113-227, 128 Stat. 2114.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 35452, June 24, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[86 FR 28458, May 26, 2021]