UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: REQUIRED USE BY FOREIGN APPLICANTS AND PATENT OWNERS OF A PATENT PRACTITIONER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a proposed rule called: Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 29 by John A. Squires, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Summary: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is proposing to amend the Rules of Practice in Patent Cases to require patent applicants and patent owners whose domicile is not located within the United States (U.S.) or its territories (hereinafter foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners) to be represented by a registered patent pr...