MPEP § 402.02 — Appointment of Power of Attorney

Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024 · last revised R-10.2019

For appointment of a power of attorney in applications filed on or after September 16, 2012, see MPEP § 402.02(a). For appointment of a power of attorney in applications filed before September 16, 2012, see MPEP § 402.02(b).

Effective June 25, 2004, the associate power of attorney practice was eliminated. See Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice, 69 FR 29865 (May 2004). The Office no longer accepts a power of attorney signed by a principal to name an associate power of attorney. Appointment of an associate power of attorney filed on or after June 25, 2004 are not accepted. See also MPEP § 406.