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405 Attorney Not of Record - 400 Representative of Inventor or Owner
405 Attorney Not of Record
Papers may be filed in patent applications by registered attorneys or agents not of record under 37 CFR 1.34(a). Filing of such papers is considered to be a representation that the attorney or agent is authorized to act in a representative capacity on behalf of applicant. However, interviews with a registered attorney or agent not of record will be conducted based only on the information and files supplied by the attorney or agent in view of 35 U.S.C. 122. Powers of attorney may not be signed by an attorney or agent not of record.
A change of correspondence address or a document granting access (i.e., a power to inspect) may only be signed by an attorney or agent who is not of record if an executed oath or declaration has not been filed in the application. See 37 CFR 1.33(a) (correspondence address) and 1.14(d)(4)
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