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402.01 Exceptions as to Registration - 400 Representative of Inventor or Owner
402.01 Exceptions as to Registration
37 CFR 10.9 Limited recognition in patent cases.
(a) Any individual not registered under § 10.6 may, upon a showing of circumstances which render it necessary or justifiable, be given limited recognition by the Director to prosecute as attorney or agent a specified application or specified applications, but limited recognition under this paragraph shall not extend further than the application or applications specified.
(b) When registration of a resident alien under paragraphs (a) or (b) of § 10.6 is not appropriate, the resident alien may be given limited recognition as may be appropriate under paragraph (a) of this section.
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Sometimes in a joint application one of the coinventors gives to the other the power of attorney in the application. Such power will be recognized even though the one to whom it is given is not registered.
If a request for special recognition accompanies the application, the Office of Initial Patent Examination will forward the file to the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
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