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§ 11.502 — Responsibilities Of A Subordinate Practitioner

37 C.F.R. § 11.502

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(a) A practitioner is bound by the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct notwithstanding that the practitioner acted at the direction of another person.

(b) A subordinate practitioner does not violate the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct if that practitioner acts in accordance with a supervisory practitioner's reasonable resolution of an arguable question of professional duty.

37 C.F.R. § 11.501 37 C.F.R. § 11.503

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