37 CFR §11.804
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It is professional misconduct for a practitioner to:
- (a)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;
- (b)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;
- (c)Engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation;
- (d)Engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice;
- (e)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;
- (f)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;
- (g)Knowingly assist an officer or employee of the Office in conduct that is a violation of applicable rules of conduct or other law;
- (h)Be publicly disciplined on ethical or professional misconduct grounds by any duly constituted authority of: