11.8 Oath and registration fee.

• (a) After an individual passes the examination, or the examination is waived, the OED Director shall promptly publish a solicitation for information concerning the individual’s good moral character and reputation. The solicitation shall include the individual’s name, and business or communication postal address.
• (b) An individual shall not be registered as an attorney under § 11.6(a) , registered as an agent under § 11.6(b) or (c) , registered as a design patent practitioner under § 11.6(d) , or granted limited recognition under § 11.9(b) unless, within two years of the mailing date of a notice of passing the registration examination or of a waiver of the examination, the individual files with the OED Director a completed Data Sheet, an oath or declaration prescribed by the USPTO Director, and the registration fee set forth in § 1.21(a)(2) of this subchapter. An individual seeking registration as an attorney under § 11.6(a) must provide a certificate of good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State that is no more than six months old.
• (c) An individual who does not comply with the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section within the two-year period will be required to retake the registration examination.
• (d) [Reserved]

[Added, 69 FR 35427, June 24, 2004, effective July 26, 2004; para. (d) added, 73 FR 67750, Nov. 17, 2008, effective Dec. 17, 2008; para. (d) removed and reserved, 78 FR 20180, Apr. 3, 2013, effective May 3, 2013; para. (b) revised, 88 FR 78644, Nov. 16, 2023, effective Jan. 2, 2024]