[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
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[CITE: 37CFR41.5]

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              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                COMMERCE
 
PART 41_PRACTICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 41.5  Counsel.

    While the Board has jurisdiction:
    (a) Appearance pro hac vice. The Board may authorize a person other 
than a registered practitioner to appear as counsel in a specific 
proceeding.
    (b) Disqualification. (1) The Board may disqualify counsel in a 
specific proceeding after notice and an opportunity to be heard.
    (2) A decision to disqualify is not final for the purposes of 
judicial review until certified by the Chief Administrative Patent 
Judge.
    (c) Withdrawal. Counsel may not withdraw from a proceeding before 
the Board unless the Board authorizes such withdrawal. See Sec. 10.40 
of this title regarding conditions for withdrawal.
    (d) Procedure. The Board may institute a proceeding under this 
section on its own or a party in a contested case may request relief 
under this section.
    (e) Referral to the Director of Enrollment and Discipline. Possible 
violations of the disciplinary rules in part 10 of this title may be 
referred to the Office of Enrollment and Discipline for investigation. 
See Sec. 10.131 of this title.