{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-11.705","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 11.705","heading":"Firm names and letterheads.","body":"(a) A practitioner shall not use a firm name, letterhead or other professional designation that violates § 11.701. A trade name may be used by a practitioner in private practice if it does not imply a connection with a government agency or with a public or charitable legal services organization and is not otherwise in violation of § 11.701.\n(b) [Reserved]\n(c) The name of a practitioner holding a public office shall not be used in the name of a law firm, or in communications on its behalf, during any substantial period in which the practitioner is not actively and regularly practicing with the firm.","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":"0a98eef34369257f3f2004214212556b32554f10130485c2a8086afa27b7fdef","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-11.704","next":"us/37-cfr-11.706-11.800"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}