Louis A. Piccone v. United States Patent and Trademark Office
ERISA SocialSecurity DueProcess Patent Trademark
I. Are Attorneys undergoing bar disciplinary
proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office to determine whether they may continue to
practice their chosen profession, entitled to material
exculpatory information obtained by government
investigative attorneys in view of this Court 's decision
in Brady v. Maryland , 373 U.S. 83 (1963), federal
regulations such as 37 C.F.R. 11.801, and Rule 3.8(d)
of the Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct?
II. When delegated authority, including delegated
authority to execute official government documents,
violates federal regulation, including specific federal
regulations as to whom may sign documents such as
37 C.F.R. § 11.34(a)(5), and is contrary to the
Congressional intent expressed in 35 U.S.C. § 26
statute, is the presumption that said delegation was
authorized as held in U.S. Telecom Ass 'n v. FCC, 359
F.3d 554, (D.C. Cir. 2004) overcome?
Are attorneys entitled to material exculpatory information in bar disciplinary proceedings?