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402.05 Revocation - 400 Representative of Inventor or Owner
402.05 Revocation
37 CFR 1.36 Revocation of power of attorney or authorization; withdrawal of attorney or agent.
A power of attorney or authorization of agent, pursuant to § 1.31, may be revoked at any stage in the proceedings of a case, and a registered attorney or agent may withdraw, upon application to and approval by the Commissioner. A registered attorney or agent, except an associate registered attorney or agent whose address is the same as that of the principal registered attorney or agent, will be notified of the revocation of the power of attorney or authorization, and the applicant or patent owner will be notified of the withdrawal of the registered attorney or agent. An assignment will not of itself operate as a revocation of a power or authorization previously given, but the assignee of the entire interest may revoke previous powers and be represented by a registered attorney or agent of the assignee' s own selection. See § 1.613(d) for withdrawal in an interference.
Upon revocation of the power of attorney, appropriate notification is sent by the technical support staff of the Technology Center.
Revocation of the power of the principal attorney revokes powers granted by him or her to other attorneys.
Revocation of the power of attorney becomes effective on the date that the revocation is RECEIVED in the Office (not on the date of ACCEPTANCE).
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