Under 35 U.S.C. 2 and 37 CFR 1.31-1-36
and 1.363 this information is used by the public to submit a
request to grant or revoke power of attorney or authorization of
agent in an application or patient to withdraw as attorney or agent
of record, or to designate or change the correspondence address for
one or more applications or patents. The USPTO uses the information
to determine who is uthorized to take action in an appliation or
patent on behalf of the applicant, patentee, or assignee, and to
send correspondence related to the application or patent to the
correct address. The USPTO believes that the primary
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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.