MPEP 400 Representative of Inventor or Owner

Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - MPEP

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400 Representative of Inventor or Owner

400 Representative of Inventor or Owner
-    401 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Cannot Aid in Selection of Attorney
-    402 Power of Attorney ; Acting in a Representative Capacity
-    -    402.01 Exceptions as to Registration
-    -    402.02 Appointment of Associate Attorney or Agent
-    -    402.05 Revocation
-    -    402.06 Attorney or Agent Withdraws
-    -    402.07 Assignee Can Revoke Power of Attorney of Applicant and Appoint New Power of Attorney
-    -    402.08 Application in Interference
-    -    402.09 International Application
-    -    402.10 Appointment/Revocation by Less Than All Applicants or Owners
-    403 Correspondence - With Whom Held
-    -    403.01 Correspondence Held With Associate Attorney
-    -    403.02 Two Attorneys for Same Application
-    404 Conflicting Parties Having Same Attorney
-    405 Attorney Not of Record
-    406 Death of Attorney
-    407 Suspended or Excluded Practitioner
-    408 Telephoning Attorney
-    409 Death, Legal Incapacity, or Unavailability of Inventor
-    -    409.01 Death of Inventor
-    -    -    409.01(a) Prosecution by Administrator or Executor
-    -    -    409.01(b) Proof of Authority of Administrator or Executor
-    -    -    409.01(c) After Administrator or Executor Has Been Discharged
-    -    -    409.01(d) Exception in Some Foreign Countries
-    -    -    409.01(e) If Applicant of Assigned Application Dies
-    -    -    409.01(f) Intervention of Executor Not Compulsory
-    -    409.02 Insanity or Other Legal Incapacity
-    -    409.03 Unavailability of Inventor
-    -    -    409.03(a) At Least One Joint Inventor Available
-    -    -    409.03(b) No Inventor Available
-    -    -    409.03(c) Legal Representatives of Deceased Inventor Not Available
-    -    -    409.03(d) Proof of Unavailability or Refusal
-    -    -    409.03(e) Statement of Last Known Address
-    -    -    409.03(f) Proof of Proprietary Interest
-    -    -    409.03(g) Proof of Irreparable Damage
-    -    -    409.03(h) Processing and Acceptance of a 37 CFR 1.47 Application
-    -    -    409.03(i) Rights of the Nonsigning Inventor
-    -    -    409.03(j) Action Following Acceptance of a 37 CFR 1.47 Application
-    410 Representations to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office