[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR10.111]

[Page 363]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 10--REPRESENTATION OF OTHERS BEFORE THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 10.111  Avoiding even the appearance of impropriety.

    (a) A practitioner shall not accept private employment in a matter 
upon the merits of which he or she has acted in a judicial capacity.
    (b) A practitioner shall not accept private employment in a matter 
in which he or she had personal responsibility while a public employee.
    (c) A practitioner shall not state or imply that the practitioner is 
able to influence improperly or upon irrelevant grounds any tribunal, 
legislative body, or public official.