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Proposed RuleSignificant04-46522004-03-03

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

Commerce Department, Patent and Trademark Office

Abstract

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) is extending the public comment period on proposed rules 1.4(d)(2), 1.8(a)(2)(iii)(A), 1.21(a)(6) through (a)(9), 1.21(a)(11), 1.21(a)(12), 2.11, 2.17, 2.24, 2.33, 2.61, 11.2(b)(4) through 11.2(b)(7), 11.3(b) and (c), 11.5(b), 11.8(d), 11.9(c) (last two sentences), 11.9(d), 11.10(c) (second sentence), 11.10(d) (second sentence), 11.10(e) (second sentence), 11.11(b) through (f), 11.12 through 11.62, and 11.100 through 11.900, as well as the definitions in proposed rule 11.1 of terms that are used only in rules in Subparts B, C and D, USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct, published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2003 (68 FR 69442). This extension applies to all portions of Subparts C and D of the proposed rules, and those portions of Subparts A and B not relating to enrollment of new patent practitioners. This extension will allow additional time following publication on December 12, 2003, for public comment regarding the Office's proposals for annual fees, mandatory continuing education, and processes for handling investigations and disciplinary proceedings.

Action & Dates

Action
Notice of extension of comment period.
Dates
You must submit your comments by Friday, June 11, 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.

Public Comment

Comments Close
2004-06-11

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. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Subparts 1, 2, 10 and 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 1.4(d)(2), 1.8(a)(2)(iii)(A), 1.21(a)(6) through (a)(9), 1.21(a)(11), 1.21(a)(12), 2.11, 2.17, 2.24, 2.33, 2.61, 11.2(b)(4) through 11.2(b)(7), 11.3(b) and (c), 11.5(b), 11.8(d), 11.9(c) (last two sentences), 11.9(d), 11.10(c) (second sentence), 11.10(d) (second sentence), 11.10(e) (second sentence), 11.11(b) through (f), 11.12 through 11.62, and 11.100 through 11.900, as well as the definitions in proposed rule 11.1 of terms that are used only in rules in Subparts B, C and D, USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct, published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2003 ( 68 FR 69442 ). This extension applies to all portions of Subparts C and D of the proposed rules, and those portions of Subparts A and B not relating to enrollment of new patent practitioners. This extension will allow additional time following publication on December 12, 2003, for public comment regarding the Office's proposals for annual fees, mandatory continuing education, and processes for handling investigations and disciplinary proceedings. DATES: You must submit your comments by Friday, June 11, 2004. The Office may not necessarily consider or include

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Citation: 69 FR 9986