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Proposed RuleSignificant04-18882004-01-29

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

Patent and Trademark Office

Abstract

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) is extending the public comment period on proposed rules, USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct, published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2003 (68 FR 69442). This will allow additional time following publication on December 12, 2003, for public comments, including whether the Rules of Professional Conduct should include the revisions to the Model Rules as amended by the American Bar Association at the end of its February 2002 Midyear Meeting, also known as the Ethics 2000 revisions.

Action & Dates

Action
Notice of extension of comment period.
Dates
You must submit your comments by Monday, April 12, 2004. The Office may not necessarily consider or include in the Administrative Record for the proposed rule comments that the Office receives after the close of this extended comment period or comments delivered to an address other than those listed below.

CFR References

Public Comment

Comments Close
2004-04-12

Document Excerpt

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 11 [Docket No.: 2002-C-005] RIN 0651-AB55 AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) is extending the public comment period on proposed rules, USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct, published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2003 ( 68 FR 69442 ). This will allow additional time following publication on December 12, 2003, for public comments, including whether the Rules of Professional Conduct should include the revisions to the Model Rules as ( printed page 4270) amended by the American Bar Association at the end of its February 2002 Midyear Meeting, also known as the Ethics 2000 revisions. DATES: You must submit your comments by Monday, April 12, 2004. The Office may not necessarily consider or include in the Administrative Record for the proposed rule comments that the Office receives after the close of this extended comment period or comments delivered to an address other than those listed below. ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent by electronic mail over the Internet addressed to: ethicsrules.comments@uspto.gov . Comments may also be submitted by mail addressed to: Mail Stop OED—Ethics Rules, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450 or by facsimile to (703) 306-4134, marked to the attention of Harry I. Moatz. Although comments may be submi

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Citation: 69 FR 4269