---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 C.F.R. § 11.305"
title: "37"
number: "11.305"
heading: "Impartiality and decorum of the tribunal."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/11.305"
---

# §11.305. Impartiality and decorum of the tribunal.


A practitioner shall not:

- (a) Seek to influence a judge, hearing officer, administrative law judge, administrative patent judge, administrative trademark judge, juror, prospective juror, employee or officer of the Office, or other official by means prohibited by law;
- (b) Communicate ex parte with such a person during the proceeding unless authorized to do so by law, rule or court order; or
- (c) [Reserved]
- (d) **Engage in conduct intended to disrupt any proceeding before a tribunal.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 78 FR 20201, Apr. 3, 2013, 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.