originally Q7) If I file a power of attorney giving power of attorney to both a list of patent practitioners and a Customer Number, does it matter which is listed first?
A21. No, the Office will enter only the Customer Number when both a Customer Number and a list of practitioners is provided. See Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, Section 403. Back to Top M. Separate Paper Listing Names to be Of Record Q22. (originally Q1) Regarding new rule 1.32(c)(3): It states, “If a power of attorney names more than ten patent practitioners, such power of attorney must be accompanied by a separate paper indicating which ten patent practitioners named in the power of attorney are to be recognized by the Office as being of record ” Does the paper need to be signed? Who may sign that separate paper? What happens if the separate paper is not signed? A22. Yes, a signature is required for the separate paper (see 37 CFR 1.33(b)). Persons who may provide the signature include one of the attorneys or agents named in the power of attorney naming more than ten patent practitioners, a patent attorney or agent acting in a representative capacity, the assignee acting pursuan
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- originally Q7) If I file a power of attorney giving power of attorney to both a list of patent practitioners and a Customer Number, does it matter which is listed first?
- originally Q6) Will a power of attorney giving power of attorney to both a list of patent practitioners and to a Customer Number be accepted?
- originally Q11) Can the separate paper list patent practitioners who are not listed on the power of attorney?
