[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR1.31]

[Page 36-37]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 1--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B--National Processing Provisions
 
Sec. 1.31  Applicants may be represented by a registered attorney or agent.

     Prosecution of Application and Appointment of Attorney or Agent


    An applicant for patent may file and prosecute his or her own case, 
or he or she may be represented by a registered attorney, registered 
agent, or other individual authorized to practice before the Patent and 
Trademark Office in patent cases. See Secs. 10.6 and 10.9 of this

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subchapter. The Patent and Trademark Office cannot aid in the selection 
of a registered attorney or agent.

[50 FR 5171, Feb. 6, 1985]