[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: 37CFR10.34] [Page 355] TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 10--REPRESENTATION OF OTHERS BEFORE THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE--Table of Contents Sec. 10.34 Communication of fields of practice. A registered practitioner may state or imply that the practitioner is a specialist as follows: (a) A registered practitioner who is an attorney may use the designation ``Patents,'' ``Patent Attorney,'' ``Patent Lawyer,'' ``Registered Patent Attorney,'' or a substantially similar designation. (b) A registered practitioner who is not an attorney may use the designation ``Patents,'' ``Patent Agent,'' ``Registered Patent Agent,'' or a substantially similar designation, except that any practitioner who was registered prior to November 15, 1938, may refer to himself or herself as a ``patent attorney.''