{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-11.201","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 11.201","heading":"Advisor.","body":"In representing a client, a practitioner shall exercise independent professional judgment and render candid advice. In rendering advice, a practitioner may refer not only to law but to other considerations such as moral, economic, social and political factors that may be relevant to the client's situation.","path":["Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 11—REPRESENTATION OF OTHERS BEFORE THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE","Subpart D—USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-37.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:45Z","sha256":"0575f5304ea8815802d173152f5009e4a2934311da4181c1ffd9ef63cb7f67a5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-11.119-11.200","next":"us/37-cfr-11.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}