[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: 37CFR10.38]

[Page 356]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 10--REPRESENTATION OF OTHERS BEFORE THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 10.38  Agreements restricting the practice of a practitioner.

    (a) A practitioner shall not be a party to or participate in a 
partnership or employment agreement with another practitioner that 
restricts the right of a practitioner to practice before the Office 
after the termination of a relationship created by the agreement, except 
as a condition to payment of retirement benefits.
    (b) In connection with the settlement of a controversy or suit, a 
practitioner shall not enter into an agreement that restricts the 
practitioner's right to practice before the Office.