The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a press release concerning a new rule regarding foreign applicants and patent owners that is open for comment. Details can be found here. The press release states:
USPTO issues NPRM requiring foreign patent applicants to
be represented by registered practitioners
Today, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
is issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) directed to requiring foreign
applicants and patent owners to be represented by a registered patent
practitioner before the Office.
The USPTO is proposing to amend the Rules of Practice in
Patent Cases before the Office to require patent applicants and patent owners
whose domicile is not located within the United States or its territories to be
represented by a registered patent practitioner. The proposed requirement would
bring the United States in line with the predominant global practice in
jurisdictional patent offices that maintain requirements that such parties be
represented by a licensed or registered person of that country. Moreover, this
requirement would additionally increase efficiency and enable the USPTO to
better use available mechanisms to enforce compliance with U.S. statutory and
regulatory requirements and practice in patent matters and to respond and take
appropriate actions with respect to false certifications, misrepresentations,
and fraud.
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