37 CFR § 11.111 - Former or current Federal Government employees.

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title: "37 CFR § 11.111 - Former or current Federal Government employees."
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title_name: "Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights"
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section_name: "Former or current Federal Government employees."
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# 11.111 Former or current Federal Government employees.

A practitioner who is a former or current Federal Government employee shall not engage in any conduct which is contrary to applicable Federal ethics law, including conflict of interest statutes and regulations of the department, agency or commission formerly or currently employing said practitioner.