- (a) A practitioner may communicate the fact that the practitioner does or does not practice in particular fields of law.
- (b) A registered practitioner under § 11.6(a) who is an attorney may use the designation “Patents,” “Patent Attorney,” “Patent Lawyer,” “Registered Patent Attorney,” or a substantially similar designation. A registered practitioner under § 11.6(b) who is not an attorney may use the designation “Patents,” “Patent Agent,” “Registered Patent Agent,” or a substantially similar designation. A registered practitioner under § 11.6(d) who is an attorney may use the designation “Design Patent Attorney.” A registered practitioner under § 11.6(d) who is not an attorney may use the designation “Design Patent Agent.” Unless authorized by § 11.14(b), a registered patent agent or design patent agent shall not hold themself out as being qualified or authorized to practice before the Office in trademark matters or before a court.
- (c) [Reserved]
(d) A practitioner shall not state or imply that a practitioner is certified as a specialist in a particular field of law, unless:
- (1) The practitioner has been certified as a specialist by an organization that has been approved by an appropriate state authority or that has been accredited by the American Bar Association; and
- (2) The name of the certifying organization is clearly identified in the communication.
- (e) Individuals granted limited recognition may use the designation “Limited Recognition” but may not hold themselves out as being registered.
[78 FR 20201, Apr. 3, 2013, as amended at 86 FR 28467, May 26, 2021; 88 FR 78650, Nov. 16, 2023]