[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR1.31]

[Page 40]
 
              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. 1.31  Applicant may be represented by one or more patent practitioners or joint inventors.

     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 give a power of attorney so as to be represented by one 
or more patent practitioners or joint inventors. The United States 
Patent and Trademark Office cannot aid in the selection of a patent 
practitioner.

[70 FR 56127, Sept. 26, 2005]