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Public Law 75–188
To prevent fraud, deception, or other improper practice in connection with business before the United States Patent Office, and for other purposes.
Approved May 9, 1938
Statutory text
AN ACT
To prevent fraud, deception, or other improper practice in connection with business before the United States Patent Office, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That it shall be unlawful for any person who has not been duly recognized to practice before the United States Patent Office in accordance with the provisions of section 487 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 35, sec. 11) and the rules of the Patent Office to hold himself out or knowingly permit himself to be held out as a patent solicitor, patent agent, or patent attorney, or otherwise in any manner hold himself out, either directly or indirectly, as authorized to represent applicants for patent in their business before the Patent Office, and it shall be unlawful
Persons disbarred and not subsequently reinstated.
for any person who has, under the authority of section 487 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C, title 35, sec. 11) been disbarred or excluded from practice before the Patent Office, and has not been reinstated, to hold himself out in any maimer whatever as entitled to represent or assist persons in the transaction of business before the Patent Office or any division thereof; and any offense against
Offense a misdemeanor; penalty.
the foregoing provision shall be a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine of not less than $50 and not exceeding $500.
Approved, May 9, 1938.