§11.804. Misconduct.
37 C.F.R. § 11.804
It is professional misconduct for a practitioner to:
Violate or attempt to violate the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induce another to do so, or do so through the acts of another;
Commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the practitioner's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a practitioner in other respects, or be convicted of a crime that reflects adversely on the practitioner's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a practitioner in other respects;
Engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation;
Engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice;
State or imply an ability to influence improperly a government agency or official or to achieve results by means that violate the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct or other law;
Knowingly assist a judge, hearing officer, administrative law judge, administrative patent judge, administrative trademark judge, or judicial officer in conduct that is a violation of applicable rules of judicial conduct or other law;
Knowingly assist an officer or employee of the Office in conduct that is a violation of applicable rules of conduct or other law;
Be publicly disciplined on ethical or professional misconduct grounds by any duly constituted authority of:
A State,
The United States, or
A country having disciplinary jurisdiction over the practitioner; or
Engage in other conduct that adversely reflects on the practitioner's fitness to practice before the Office.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[78 FR 20201, Apr. 3, 2013, as amended at 86 FR 28467, May 26, 2021]
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.
Amendments
[78 FR 20201, Apr. 3, 2013, as amended at 86 FR 28467, May 26, 2021]