Representative of Patent Owner

Where an attorney or agent files a request on behalf of a

patent owner, he or she may act under a power of attorney under

37 CFR 1.32

, or

in a representative capacity under

37 CFR 1.34

. In order to act in a

representative

capacity under

37 CFR 1.34

, an attorney or agent must

provide his or her registration number, name, and signature. In order to act under a power

of attorney from a patent owner, an attorney or agent must be provided with a power of

attorney by the patent owner. Pursuant to

37 CFR 1.32(c)

a

"power of attorney may only name as

representative"

either one or more inventors or registered patent

practitioners. Thus, an attorney or agent representing a patent owner must be a registered

patent practitioner. A patent owner may not be represented during a supplemental

examination proceeding or any resulting

ex parte

reexamination

proceeding by an attorney or other person who is not registered to practice before the

Office.

Any correspondence from the Office will be directed to the patent owner at the

address indicated

in the file of the patent for which supplemental

examination is requested, pursuant to

37 CFR 1.33(c)

, regardless of the

address of the person filing the request

. If the patent owner wishes the Office to direct correspondence regarding the

supplemental examination proceeding to an address other than the official correspondence

address of record in the file of the patent, then the patent owner must file a change of

correspondence address

in the file of the patent

.

A change of correspondence

address should also be filed in the supplemental examination proceeding. See

MPEP §

2805

.