{"section":{"filename":"s407.html","chapter":"400","section_number":"407","title":"Suspended or Excluded Patent Practitioner","revision_tag":"R-11.2013","bytes":32373,"sha256":"aa552d261164dad40af1965a55ea246feaef3c91f4c6e943276326f6def60811","subsection_count":0,"max_depth":0,"subsections":[]},"quality":"structured","cited_authorities":{"file_section":"407","cases":[],"statutes":[],"cross_references":[{"key":"mpep:105","section_number":"105","title":"Suspended or Excluded Practitioner Cannot 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Accordingly, the Office action is being mailed to the address of the applicant\n                           first named in the application. Applicant(s) may file a new power of attorney in the\n                           application to have a registered attorney or agent represent them before the Office.\n                        </p><p id=\"fp-pt-d52e18\">In the absence of an attorney or agent of record, for applications filed\n                           before September 16, 2012, all papers filed in the application must be signed: (1) by all\n                           named applicants unless one named applicant has been given a power of attorney to sign on\n                           behalf of the remaining applicants, and the power of attorney is of record in the application;\n                           or (2) if there is an assignee of record of an undivided part interest, by all named\n                           applicants retaining an interest and such assignee; or (3) if there is an assignee of the\n                           entire interest, by such assignee; or (4) by a registered patent attorney or agent not of\n                           record who acts in a representative capacity under the provisions of <b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#d0e317605\">37 CFR 1.34</a></b>. \n                        </p><p id=\"d1fcb2_25944_3bc\">For applications filed on or after September 16, 2012, all papers must\n                           be signed by: (1) a patent practitioner of record; (2) a patent practitioner not of record who\n                           acts in a representative capacity under the provisions of <b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#d0e317605\">37 CFR 1.34</a></b>; or (3) the\n                           applicant, except that papers submitted on behalf of a juristic entity applicant must be\n                           signed by a patent practitioner. \n                        </p><p id=\"fp-pt-d52e24\">Applicants may obtain a list of registered patent attorneys and agents\n                           located in their area by consulting the USPTO website, <b><a href=\"https://oedci.uspto.gov/OEDCI/\" target=\"_blank\">https://oedci.uspto.gov/OEDCI/</a></b>, or by\n                           calling the Office of Enrollment and Discipline at (571) 272-4097. \n                        </p>","placeholders":[{"index":1,"position_in_text":56,"inferred_slot_type":null},{"index":2,"position_in_text":73,"inferred_slot_type":null}],"appears_in_section_ids":["se_qqfcoupe"]},{"id":"pb_q5y5mo54","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_q5y5mo54","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-11.2013","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"","rendered_text_plain":"","provenance":{"source_file":"s407.html","source_anchor":"d0e22682","source_sha256":"aa552d261164dad40af1965a55ea246feaef3c91f4c6e943276326f6def60811"},"node_type":"prose_block","kind":"decorative","host_section_id":"se_qqfcoupe","tags":["validation:decorative_empty"]},{"id":"fp_b7hmzuzm","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/fp_b7hmzuzm","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-11.2013","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"","rendered_text_plain":"","provenance":{"source_file":"s407.html","source_anchor":"fp4.08","source_sha256":"aa552d261164dad40af1965a55ea246feaef3c91f4c6e943276326f6def60811"},"node_type":"form_paragraph","akn_urn":"/akn/us/statement/manual/uspto/2024/mpep/eng@2024-02-29!fp_4_08","canonical_url":"https://mpep.io/akn/us/statement/manual/uspto/2024/mpep/eng@2024-02-29!fp_4_08","form_paragraph_number":"4.08","title":"Attorney/Agent Suspended (Plural Practitioners)","body_html":"<p id=\"fp-pt-d53e9\">The present application was filed\n                           containing a power of attorney to <b id=\"\">[1]</b> and <b id=\"\">[2]</b>. A correspondence\n                           address was supplied for <b id=\"\">[3]</b>. No address was supplied for <b id=\"\">[4]</b>. \n                        </p><p id=\"fp-pt-d53e24\"><b id=\"\">[5]</b> was <b id=\"\">[6]</b> from practice before the Patent and Trademark Office\n                           (Office). The Office does not communicate with attorneys or agents who have been suspended or\n                           excluded from practice.\n                        </p><p id=\"fp-pt-d53e33\">As a correspondence address, other than\n                           to <b id=\"\">[7]</b>, is not of record, this Office action is being mailed to <b id=\"\">[8]</b>\n                           at his/her last known address as listed on the register of patent attorneys and agents. To\n                           ensure that a copy of this Office action is received in a timely manner to allow for a timely\n                           reply, a copy of the Office action is being mailed directly to the address of the applicant\n                           first named in the application. Any reply by applicant(s) should be by way of the remaining\n                           practitioner(s) of record and should include a new correspondence address.\n                        </p>","placeholders":[{"index":1,"position_in_text":68,"inferred_slot_type":null},{"index":2,"position_in_text":76,"inferred_slot_type":null},{"index":3,"position_in_text":123,"inferred_slot_type":null},{"index":4,"position_in_text":156,"inferred_slot_type":null},{"index":5,"position_in_text":161,"inferred_slot_type":null},{"index":6,"position_in_text":169,"inferred_slot_type":null},{"index":7,"position_in_text":387,"inferred_slot_type":null},{"index":8,"position_in_text":448,"inferred_slot_type":null}],"appears_in_section_ids":["se_qqfcoupe"]},{"id":"se_t5clkkgx","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/se_t5clkkgx","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-11.2013","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"","rendered_text_plain":"","provenance":{"source_file":"s407.html","source_anchor":"stub-105","source_sha256":"aa552d261164dad40af1965a55ea246feaef3c91f4c6e943276326f6def60811"},"node_type":"section","akn_urn":"/akn/us/statement/manual/uspto/2024/mpep/eng@2024-02-29!sec_105","canonical_url":"https://mpep.io/akn/us/statement/manual/uspto/2024/mpep/eng@2024-02-29!sec_105","section_number":"105","chapter":"100","depth":0,"title":"Section 105","children_ids":[]}],"edges":[{"id":"e_mqwthrsg","edge_type":"cross-references","source_id":"pb_3mmgrk6m","target_id":"se_t5clkkgx","properties":{"link_text":"MPEP § 105","target_anchor":"d0e2679","source_offset":{"start":4,"end":14}},"provenance":{"source_file":"s407.html","source_anchor":"d0e22526","source_sha256":"aa552d261164dad40af1965a55ea246feaef3c91f4c6e943276326f6def60811"}},{"id":"e_xfwg36e6","edge_type":"appears-in","source_id":"fp_kmbf3cf7","target_id":"se_qqfcoupe","properties":{"insertion_anchor":"fp4.07","hosting_chapter":"400"},"provenance":{"source_file":"s407.html","source_anchor":"fp4.07","source_sha256":"aa552d261164dad40af1965a55ea246feaef3c91f4c6e943276326f6def60811"}},{"id":"e_mbmwtsob","edge_type":"appears-in","source_id":"fp_b7hmzuzm","target_id":"se_qqfcoupe","properties":{"insertion_anchor":"fp4.08","hosting_chapter":"400"},"provenance":{"source_file":"s407.html","source_anchor":"fp4.08","source_sha256":"aa552d261164dad40af1965a55ea246feaef3c91f4c6e943276326f6def60811"}}]}}