Changes to Representation of Others Before The United States Patent and Trademark Office

Resumo

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) is extending the public comment period on proposed rules 1.4(d)(2), 1.8(a)(2)(iii)(A), 1.21(a)(6) through (a)(9), 1.21(a)(11), 1.21(a)(12), 2.11, 2.17, 2.24, 2.33, 2.61, 11.2(b)(4) through 11.2(b)(7), 11.3(b) and (c), 11.5(b), 11.8(d), 11.9(c) (last two sentences), 11.9(d), 11.10(c) (second sentence), 11.10(d) (second sentence), 11.10(e) (second sentence), 11.11(b) through (f), 11.12 through 11.62, and 11.100 through 11.900, as well as the definitions in proposed rule 11.1 of terms that are used only in rules in Subparts B, C and D, USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct, published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2003 (68 FR 69442). This extension applies to all portions of Subparts C and D of the proposed rules, and those portions of Subparts A and B not relating to enrollment of new patent practitioners. This extension will allow additional time following publication on December 12, 2003, for public comment regarding the Office's proposals for annual fees, mandatory continuing education, and processes for handling investigations and disciplinary proceedings.