[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: 37CFR10.6]

[Page 357]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                COMMERCE
 
PART 10--REPRESENTATION OF OTHERS BEFORE THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE--
Table of Contents
 
Sec. 10.6  Registration of attorneys and agents.

    (a) Attorneys. Any citizen of the United States who is an attorney 
and who fulfills the requirements of this part may be registered as a 
patent attorney to practice before the Office. When appropriate, any 
alien who is an attorney, who lawfully resides in the United States, and 
who fulfills the requirements of this part may be registered as a patent 
attorney to practice before the Office, provided: Registration is not 
inconsistent with the terms upon which the alien was admitted to, and 
resides in, the United States and further provided: The alien may remain 
registered only (1) if the alien continues to lawfully reside in the 
United States and registration does not become inconsistent with the 
terms upon which the alien continues to lawfully reside in the United 
States or (2) if the alien ceases to reside in the United States, the 
alien is qualified to be registered under paragraph (c) of this section. 
See also Sec. 10.9(b).
    (b) Agents. Any citizen of the United States who is not an attorney 
and who fulfills the requirements of this part may be registered as a 
patent agent to practice before the Office. When appropriate, any alien 
who is not an attorney, who lawfully resides in the United States, and 
who fulfills the requirements of this part may be registered as a patent 
agent to practice before the Office, provided: Registration is not 
inconsistent with the terms upon which the alien was admitted to, and 
resides in, the United States, and further provided: The alien may 
remain registered only (1) if the alien continues to lawfully reside in 
the United States and registration does not become inconsistent with the 
terms upon which the alien continues to lawfully reside in the United 
States or (2) if the alien ceases to reside in the United States, the 
alien is qualified to be registered under paragraph (c) of this section. 
See also Sec. 10.9(b).

    Note: All individuals registered prior to November 15, 1938, were 
registered as attorneys, whether they were attorneys or not, and such 
registrations have not been changed.

    (c) Foreigners. Any foreigner not a resident of the United States 
who shall file proof to the satisfaction of the Director that he or she 
is registered and in good standing before the patent office of the 
country in which he or she resides and practices and who is possessed of 
the qualifications stated in Sec. 10.7, may be registered as a patent 
agent to practice before the Office for the limited purpose of 
presenting and prosecuting patent applications of applicants located in 
such country, provided: The patent office of such country allows 
substantially reciprocal privileges to those admitted to practice before 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Registration as a patent 
agent under this paragraph shall continue only during the period that 
the conditions specified in this paragraph obtain.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0651-0012)

[50 FR 5172, Feb. 6, 1985, as amended at 53 FR 38950, Oct. 4, 1988]