[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: 37CFR10.20] [Page 352] TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 10--REPRESENTATION OF OTHERS BEFORE THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE--Table of Contents Sec. 10.20 Canons and Disciplinary Rules. (a) Canons are set out in Secs. 10.21, 10.30, 10.46, 10.56, 10.61, 10.76, 10.83, 10.100, and 10.110. Canons are statements of axiomatic norms, expressing in general terms the standards of professional conduct expected of practitioners in their relationships with the public, with the legal system, and with the legal profession. (b) Disciplinary Rules are set out in Secs. 10.22--10.24, 10.31-- 10.40, 10.47--10.57, 10.62--10.68, 10.77, 10.78, 10.84, 10.85, 10.87-- 10.89, 10.92, 10.93, 10.101--10.103, 10.111, and 10.112. Disciplinary Rules are mandatory in character and state the minimum level of conduct below which no practitioner can fall without being subjected to disciplinary action.