37 CFR § 11.802 - Judicial and legal officials.

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title: "37 CFR § 11.802 - Judicial and legal officials."
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title_name: "Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights"
section_number: "11.802"
section_name: "Judicial and legal officials."
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# 11.802 Judicial and legal officials.

(a) A practitioner shall not make a statement that the practitioner knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge, adjudicatory officer or public legal officer, or of a candidate for election or appointment to judicial or legal office.

(b) A practitioner who is a candidate for judicial office shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct.