North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 27 - STATE BAR › Chapter 01 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR › Subchapter D - RULES OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR › Section .3100 - CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR THE TRADEMARK LAW SPECIALTY › Section 01D .3106 - STANDARDS FOR CONTINUED CERTIFICATION AS A SPECIALIST

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The period of certification is five years. Prior to the
					 expiration of the certification period, a certified specialist who desires
					 continued certification must apply for continued certification within the time
					 limit described in Rule .3106(d). No examination will be required for continued
					 certification. However, each applicant for continued certification as a
					 specialist shall comply with the specific requirements set forth below in
					 addition to any general standards required by the board of all applicants for
					 continued certification.
(a)
				  Substantial Involvement - The specialist must demonstrate that, for each of the
				  five years preceding application for continuing certification, he or she has
				  had substantial involvement in the specialty as defined in Rule .3105(b) of
				  this subchapter.
(b) Continuing
				  Legal Education - The specialist must earn no less than 60 hours of accredited
				  CLE credits in trademark law and related fields during the five years preceding
				  application for continuing certification. No less than six of the credits may
				  be earned in any one year. Of the 60 hours of CLE, at least 34 hours shall be
				  in trademark law, and the balance of 26 hours may be in the related fields set
				  forth in Rule .3105(c) of this subchapter.
(c) Peer Review - The applicant must provide,
				  as references, the names of at least six lawyers or judges, all of whom are
				  licensed and currently in good standing to practice law, have significant legal
				  or judicial experience in trademark law, and are familiar with the competence
				  and qualification of the applicant as a specialist. For an application to be
				  considered, completed peer reference forms must be received from at least three
				  of the references. All other requirements relative to peer review set forth in
				  Rule .3105(d) of this subchapter apply to this standard.
(d) Time for Application - Application for
				  continued certification shall be made not more than 180 days, nor less than 90
				  days, prior to the expiration of the prior period of certification.
(e) Lapse of Certification - Failure of a
				  specialist to apply for continued certification in a timely fashion will result
				  in a lapse of certification. Following such a lapse, recertification will
				  require compliance with all requirements of Rule .3105 of this subchapter,
				  including the examination.
(f)
				  Suspension or Revocation of Certification - If an applicant's certification has
				  been suspended or revoked during the period of certification, the application
				  shall be treated as if it were for initial certification under Rule .3105 of
				  this subchapter.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 84-23;
Adopted by the Supreme
					 Court March 8, 2013;
Amendments Approved by the Supreme Court:
					 March 27, 2019.