Form PTO/AIA/81B Reexamination – Patent Owner Power of Attorney or Revoca

PTO/AIA/81B (07-13)
Approved for use through XX/XX/XXXX. OMB Control Number 0651-0035
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Department of Commerce
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number

REEXAMINATION OR SUPPLEMENTAL
EXAMINATION – PATENT OWNER POWER OF
ATTORNEY OR REVOCATION OF POWER OF
ATTORNEY WITH A NEW POWER OF ATTORNEY
AND CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
FOR REEXAMINATION OR SUPPLEMENTAL
EXAMINATION AND PATENT

Control Number(s)
Filing Date(s)
First Named Inventor
Title
Patent Number
Examiner Name
Attorney Docket No(s)

I. Power of Attorney. This form may be used to change the Power of Attorney in a reexamination or
supplemental examination proceeding (or multiple proceedings where merged). This form may also be used to
change the Power of Attorney in the patent file; in such a case, a copy of this form will be placed in both the patent
file and the reexamination or supplemental examination proceeding.
A. Revocation of Previous Power of Attorney. I hereby revoke all previous patent owner powers of attorney, if
any, given:
in the above-identified reexamination or supplemental examination proceeding control number(s) (more than
one may be changed only if the proceedings are merged).
in the file of the above-identified patent.
(check BOTH boxes if change in BOTH the patent file and the reexamination or supplemental examination
proceeding is requested).
B. Designation of Power of Attorney.
A Power of Attorney is submitted herewith.
OR

I hereby appoint Practitioner(s) associated with the Customer Number identified in the box at
right as my/our attorney(s) or agent(s) to prosecute the proceeding(s)/patent identified above
and selected in section I(A), and to transact all business in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office connected therewith:
OR

I hereby appoint Practitioner(s) named below as my/our attorney(s) or agent(s) to prosecute the proceeding(s)
identified above, and to transact all business in the United States Patent and Trademark Office connected
therewith:
Practitioner(s) Name

Registration Number

Authorization for the Power of Attorney is provided by the signature on page 2 of this form.
This collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.31 and 1.32. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public,
which is to update (and by the USPTO to process) the file of a patent or reexamination proceeding. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C.
122 and 37 CFR 1.14. This information collection is estimated to take 30 minutes to complete, including gathering, preparing, and submitting
the completed application form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments on the amount of time you
require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS.
SEND TO: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
If you need assistance in completing the form, call 1-800-PTO-9199 and select option 2.

PTO/AIA/81B (07-13)
Approved for use through XX/XX/XXXX. OMB Control Number 0651-0035
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Department of Commerce
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number

II. Change of Correspondence Address
Please recognize or change the correspondence address for the above-identified reexamination or supplemental
examination proceeding control number(s) (more than one may be changed only if they are merged proceedings)
and for the file of the above-identified patent to be:
OR

The address associated with the above-identified Customer Number.
The address associated with the Customer Number identified in the box at right:

OR

Firm or
Individual
Name
Address

City
State
Zip
Country
Telephone
Email
NOTE: THE CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS FOR THE REEXAMINATION OR SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMINATION
PROCEEDING CONTROL NUMBER(S) MUST BE THE SAME AS THAT FOR THE PATENT. SEE 37 CFR 1.33.
III. Authorization for Power of Attorney and (if selected) Change of Correspondence Address
I am the:
Inventor, having ownership of the patent being reexamined.
OR

Patent owner.
Statement under 37 CFR 3.73(c) (Form PTO/AIA/96) submitted herewith or filed on ______________________.
Signature of Inventor or
Patent Owner
Name
Title and
Company

Date
Telephone

NOTE: Signatures of all the inventors or patent owners of the entire interest or their representative(s) are
required. If more than one signature is required, submit multiple forms, check the box below, and identify the total
number of forms submitted in the blank below.
A total of __________________ forms are submitted. If you need assistance in completing the form, call 1-800PTO-9199 and select option 2.

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