[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: 37CFR10.9]

[Page 349]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 10--REPRESENTATION OF OTHERS BEFORE THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 10.9  Limited recognition in patent cases.

    (a) Any individual not registered under Sec. 10.6 may, upon a 
showing of circumstances which render it necessary or justifiable, be 
given limited recognition by the Director to prosecute as attorney or 
agent a specified application or specified applications, but limited 
recognition under this paragraph shall not extend further than the 
application or applications specified.
    (b) When registration of a resident alien under paragraph (a) or (b) 
of Sec. 10.6 is not appropriate, the resident alien may be given limited 
recognition as may be appropriate under paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c) An individual not registered under Sec. 10.6 may, if appointed 
by applicant to do so, prosecute an international application only 
before the U.S. International Searching Authority and the U.S. 
International Preliminary Examining Authority, provided: The individual 
has the right to practice before the national office with which the 
international application is filed (PCT Art. 49, Rule 90 and Sec. 1.455) 
or before the International Bureau when acting as Receiving Office 
pursuant to PCT Rules 83.1bis and 90.1.

[50 FR 5172, Feb. 6, 1985, as amended at 58 FR 4348, Jan. 14, 1993; 60 
FR 21440, May 2, 1995]