35 USC 33 - Sec. 33. Unauthorized representation as practitioner
35 USC - US Code - Title 35: Patents (January 2003)
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Whoever, not being recognized to practice before the Patent and Trademark Office, holds himself out or permits himself to be held out as so recognized, or as being qualified to prepare or prosecute applications for patent, shall be fined not more than $1,000 for each offense.
Historical And Revision Notes Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., Sec. 11a (May 9, 1938, ch. 188, 52 Stat. 342). This is a criminal statute.The language has been considerably simplified and the upper limit of the penalty is increased.AMENDMENTS 1975 - Pub. L. 93-596 substituted "Patent and Trademark Office" for "Patent Office". EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1975 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 93-596 effective Jan. 2, 1975, see section 4 of Pub. L. 93-596, set out as a under section 1111 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. Section Referred To In Other Sections This section is referred to in title 5 section 500.
