[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR1.36]

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              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                COMMERCE
 
PART 1--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B--National Processing Provisions
 
Sec. 1.36  Revocation of power of attorney or authorization; withdrawal of 
registered attorney or agent.

    A power of attorney or authorization of agent, pursuant to Sec. 
1.31, may be revoked at any stage in the proceedings of a case, and a 
registered attorney or agent may withdraw, upon application to and 
approval by the Director. A registered attorney or agent, except an 
associate registered attorney or agent whose address is the same as that 
of the principal registered attorney or

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agent, will be notified of the revocation of the power of attorney or 
authorization, and the applicant or patent owner will be notified of the 
withdrawal of the registered attorney or agent. An assignment will not 
of itself operate as a revocation of a power or authorization previously 
given, but the assignee of the entire interest may revoke previous 
powers and be represented by a registered attorney or agent of the 
assignee's own selection. See Sec. 1.613(d) for withdrawal in an 
interference.

[65 FR 54662, Sept. 8, 2000]

                       Who May Apply for a Patent