{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-11.38","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 11.38","heading":"Contested case.","body":"Upon the filing of an answer by the respondent, a disciplinary proceeding shall be regarded as a contested case within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. 24. Evidence obtained by a subpoena issued under 35 U.S.C. 24 shall not be admitted into the record or considered unless leave to proceed under 35 U.S.C. 24 was previously authorized by the hearing officer.","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":"44d2681c631eb3eacc69bb2ae4857e031e84b5bd47e6b01cb1106b304c702fc7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-11.37","next":"us/37-cfr-11.39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}