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USPTO issues NPRM requiring foreign patent applicants to be represented by registered practitioners
Today, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) directed to requiring foreign applicants and patent owners to be represented by a registered patent practitioner before the Office.
The USPTO is proposing to amend the Rules of Practice in Patent Cases before the Office to require patent applicants and patent owners whose domicile is not located within the United States or its territories to be represented by a registered patent practitioner. The proposed requirement would bring the United States in line with the predominant global practice in jurisdictional patent offices that maintain requirements that such parties be represented by a licensed or registered person of that country. Moreover, this requirement would additionally increase efficiency and enable the USPTO to better use available mechanisms to enforce compliance with U.S. statutory and regulatory requirements and practice in patent matters and to respond and take appropriate actions with respect to false certifications, misrepresentations, and fraud.
The full text of the notice will be found at the Federal Register and on the Patent Related Notices webpage.
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