{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-11.21","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 11.21","heading":"Warnings.","body":"A warning is neither public nor a disciplinary sanction. The OED Director may conclude an investigation with the issuance of a warning. The warning shall contain a statement of facts and identify the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct relevant to the facts.","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 C—Investigations and Disciplinary Proceedings; Jurisdiction, Sanctions, Investigations, and Proceedings"],"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":"65c70f54a3700212e873d01cc1d51776a36e90ce79a92597266eb55adaa47e85","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-11.20","next":"us/37-cfr-11.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}