Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form

Instruction Sheet for Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form
1. If this form is signed by a registered practitioner not of record, the authority to
submit the Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form is pursuant to limited
authority to act in a representative capacity under 37 CFR 1.34 and further
proof of authority to act in a representative capacity may be required.
See 37 CFR 1.34.
The Office will accept the signed form as an indication that the registered
practitioner not of record is authorized to conduct an interview on behalf of the
principal in pursuant to 37 CFR 1.34.
For more information, see the “Conducting an Interview with a Registered
Practitioner Acting in a Representative Capacity” notice which is available on
the USPTO Web site at: http://www.uspto.gov/patents/law/notices/2010.jsp.
2. This is not a power of attorney to any named practitioner. Accordingly, any
registered practitioner not of record named on the form does not have
authority to sign a request to change the correspondence address, a request
for express abandonment, a disclaimer, a power of attorney, or other
document requiring the signature of the applicant, assignee of the entire
interest or an attorney of record. If appropriate, a separate power of attorney
to the named practitioner should be executed and filed in the US Patent and
Trademark Office.
3. Any interview concerning an unpublished application under 35 U.S.C. § 122(b)
with a registered practitioner not of record, pursuant to 37 CFR 1.34, will be
conducted based on the information and files supplied by the practitioner in
view of the confidentiality requirements of 35 U.S.C. § 122(a).