PART 232—CONDUCT OF PARTIES Authority: 17 U.S.C. 702, 1510. Source: 87 FR 20713, Apr. 8, 2022, unless otherwise noted. § 232.1 General. (a) For purposes of this part, a participant authorized representatives (b) All participants [87 FR 30090, May 17, 2022; 87 FR 36061, June 15, 2022] § 232.2 Representations to the Board. By submitting materials or advocating positions before the Board, a participant participant's (a) It is not being presented for any improper purpose; (b) Any legal contentions are made in good faith based on the participant's (c) Any factual contentions have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, will likely have evidentiary support after a reasonable opportunity for further investigation or discovery; and (d) Any denials of factual contentions have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, are reasonably based on belief or a lack of information. [87 FR 30090, May 17, 2022; 87 FR 36061, June 15, 2022] § 232.3 Bad-faith conduct. (a) General. participant bad-faith conduct, (b) Allegations of bad-faith conduct On the Board's initiative. final determination, participant bad-faith conduct. participant bad-faith conduct (2) On a party's initiative. participant bad-faith conduct bad-faith conduct (c) Establishing bad-faith conduct. participant bad-faith conduct (d) Determining the award. bad-faith conduct final determination. bad-faith conduct, participant's (1) The adversely affected party appeared pro se (2) Extraordinary circumstances are present, such as a demonstrated pattern or practice of bad-faith conduct, [87 FR 30090, May 17, 2022; 87 FR 36061, as amended at June 15, 2022] § 232.4 Bar on initiating and participating in claims. (a) General. participant bad-faith conduct (b) Allegations of multiple instances of bad-faith conduct On the Board's initiative. participant bad-faith conduct. participant (2) On a party's initiative. participant bad-faith conduct bad-faith conduct, bad-faith conduct bad-faith conduct (c) Establishing a pattern of bad-faith conduct. participant's participant bad-faith conduct participant, bad-faith conduct bad-faith conduct participant (d) Penalties. participant authorized representative participant's participant bad-faith conduct (1) A provision that the accused participant authorized representative, (2) In the case of a pattern of bad-faith conduct authorized representative active proceeding (3) In the case of a pattern of bad-faith conduct authorized representative, authorized representative authorized representative [87 FR 30090, May 17, 2022, as amended at 87 FR 36061, June 15, 2022] § 232.5 Legal counsel and authorized representative conduct. (a) Notices of appearance. authorized representative authorized representative, authorized representative authorized representative authorized representative's authorized representative authorized representative (b) Bar admissions. authorized representative authorized representative authorized representative (c) Disbarred legal counsel. (d) Duties toward the Board and the parties. authorized representative (e) Penalties for violation. authorized representative [87 FR 30090, May 17, 2022; 87 FR 36061, June 15, 2022] § 232.6 Representation of business entities. For purposes of this part: (a) Definition. business entity (b) Appearance of a business entity. business entity (1) A member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State, the District of Columbia, or any territory or commonwealth of the United States; (2) A law student who meets the requirements set forth in 37 CFR 234.1; (3) An owner, partner, officer, or member, of the business entity; (4) An authorized employee. (c) Certification. business entity business entity business entity business entity. (d) Subject to standards of professional conduct.