37 CFR 1.34 — Acting in a representative capacity
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024
When a patent practitioner acting in a representative capacity appears in person or signs a paper in practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office in a patent case, his or her personal appearance or signature shall constitute a representation to the United States Patent and Trademark Office that under the provisions of this subchapter and the law, he or she is authorized to represent the particular party on whose behalf he or she acts. In filing such a paper, the patent practitioner must set forth his or her registration number, his or her name and signature. Further proof of authority to act in a representative capacity may be required.
[46 FR 29181, May 29, 1981; para. (a), 50 FR 5171, Feb. 6, 1985, effective Mar. 6, 1985; revised, 65 FR 54604, Sept. 8, 2000, effective Nov. 7, 2000; revised, 69 FR 29865, May 26, 2004, effective June 25, 2004; revised, 70 FR 56119, Sept. 26, 2005, effective Nov. 25, 2005]
Cited by
- 104 Power to Inspect Application
- 1306 Issue Fee
- 1490 Disclaimers
- 1808 Change in or Revocation of the Appointment of an Agent or a Common Representative
- 1820 Signature of Applicant
- 201.06(c) 37 CFR 1.53(b) and 37 CFR 1.63(d) Divisional-Continuation Procedure
- 201.06(d) 37 CFR 1.53(d) Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
- 2210 Request for Ex Parte Reexamination under 35 U.S.C. 302
- 2213 Representative of Requester
- 2222 Address of Patent Owner
- 2224 Correspondence
- 2590 Acceptance of Delayed Payment of Maintenance Fee in Expired Patent to Reinstate Patent
- 2752 Patent Term Extension Applicant
- 2804 Representative of Patent Owner
- 2805 Correspondence with Patent Owner; Patent Owner Address
- 2911 Representation
- 402 Power of Attorney; Naming Representative
- 402.02(a) Appointment in Application Filed On or After September 16, 2012
- 402.04 Acting in a Representative Capacity
- 402.05(a) Applicant Revocation - Application Filed On or After September 16, 2012
- 402.05(b) Applicant Revocation - Application Filed Before September 16, 2012
- 402.06 Attorney or Agent Withdraws
- 403.01(a) Correspondence in Applications Filed On or After September 16, 2012
- 403.01(b) Correspondence in Applications Filed Before September 16, 2012
- 405 Interviews With Patent Practitioner Not of Record
- 407 Suspended or Excluded Patent Practitioner
- 408 Interviews With Patent Practitioner of Record
- 502.03 Communications via Internet Electronic Mail (email)
- 502.05 Correspondence Transmitted by EFS-Web
- 509.03 Claiming Small Entity Status
- 509.04(c) Parties Who Can Sign the Micro Entity Certification
- 601.03(a) Change of Correspondence Address in Applications Filed On or After September 16, 2012
- 602.01(c) Correction of Inventorship, Name of Inventor, and Order of Names in an Application
- 711 Abandonment of Patent Application
- 711.01 Express or Formal Abandonment
- 713.01 General Policy, How Conducted
- 713.05 Interviews Prohibited or Granted, Special Situations
- 714.01(a) Unsigned or Improperly Signed Amendment
- 714.01(c) Signed by Attorney or Agent Not of Record
- 37 CFR 1.27 Definition of small entities and establishing status as a small entity to permit payment of small entity fees; when a determination of entitlement to small entity status and notification of loss of entitlement to small entity status are required; fraud on the Office
- 37 CFR 1.32 Power of attorney
- 37 CFR 1.33 Correspondence respecting patent applications, reexamination proceedings, and other proceedings
- 37 CFR 1.33 (pre-AIA) Correspondence respecting patent applications, reexamination proceedings, and other proceedings
- 37 CFR 1.138 Express abandonment
- 37 CFR 1.510 Request for ex parte reexamination
- 37 CFR 1.915 Content of request for inter partes reexamination
- 37 CFR 1.1041 Representation in an international design application
- 37 CFR 42.1 Policy