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§ 10.67 Settling similar claims of clients. - Appendix R Patent Rules
§ 10.67 Settling similar claims of clients.
A practitioner who represents two or more clients shall not make or participate in the making of an aggregate settlement of the claims of or against the practitioner's clients, unless each client has consented to the settlement after being advised of the existence and nature of all the claims involved in the proposed settlement, of the total amount of the settlement, and of the participation of each person in the settlement.
[Added 50 FR 5179, Feb. 6, 1985, effective Mar. 8, 1985]
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