37 CFR §11.704
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- (a)A practitioner may communicate the fact that the practitioner does or does not practice in particular fields of law.
- (b)A registered practitioner under § 11.6(a) who is an attorney may use the designation “Patents,” “Patent Attorney,” “Patent Lawyer,” “Registered Patent Attorney,” or a substantially similar designation. A registered practitioner under § 11.6(b) who is not an attorney may use the designation “Patents,” “Patent Agent,” “Registered Patent Agent,” or a substantially similar designation. A registered practitioner under § 11.6(d) who is an attorney may use the designation “Design Patent Attorney.” A registered practitioner under § 11.6(d) who is not an attorney may use the designation “Design Patent Agent.” Unless authorized by § 11.14(b), a registered patent agent or design patent agent shall not hold themself out as being qualified or authorized to practice before the Office in trademark matters or before a court.
- (c)[Reserved]
- (d)A practitioner shall not state or imply that a practitioner is certified as a specialist in a particular field of law, unless:
- (e)Individuals granted limited recognition may use the designation “Limited Recognition” but may not hold themselves out as being registered.