[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: 37CFR10.131]

[Page 364]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 10--REPRESENTATION OF OTHERS BEFORE THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 10.131  Investigations.

    (a) The Director is authorized to investigate possible violations of 
Disciplinary Rules by practitioners. See Sec. 10.2(b)(2).
    (b) Practitioners shall report and reveal to the Director any 
knowledge or evidence required by Sec. 10.24. A practitioner shall 
cooperate with the Director in connection with any investigation under 
paragraph (a) of this section and with officials of the Office in 
connection with any disciplinary proceeding instituted under 
Sec. 10.132(b).
    (c) Any non-practitioner possessing knowledge or information 
concerning a violation of a Disciplinary Rule by a practitioner may 
report the violation to the Director. The Director may require that the 
report be presented in the form of an affidavit.