§11.705. Firm names and letterheads.
37 C.F.R. § 11.705
A practitioner shall not use a firm name, letterhead or other professional designation that violates § 11.701. A trade name may be used by a practitioner in private practice if it does not imply a connection with a government agency or with a public or charitable legal services organization and is not otherwise in violation of § 11.701.
[Reserved]
The name of a practitioner holding a public office shall not be used in the name of a law firm, or in communications on its behalf, during any substantial period in which the practitioner is not actively and regularly practicing with the firm.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
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.