MPEP § 713.03 — Interview for “Sounding Out” Examiner Not Permitted

Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024 · last revised R-08.2012

Interviews that are solely for the purpose of “sounding out” the examiner, as by a local attorney acting for an out-of-town attorney, should not be permitted when it is apparent that any agreement that would be reached is conditional upon being satisfactory to the principal attorney.