This is a newly created sample form which may be used by a registered patent
attorney or registered patent agent who is of record to indicate, in writing,
that another registered practitioner has authority to take action in a patent
application (for example, that the registered patent practitioner may conduct
an interview). As indicated in Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP),
Section 713.05, "interviews are not granted to persons who lack proper
authority from the applicant or attorney or agent of record in the form of
a paper on file in the application." This newly created sample form is
intended to assist applicants in establishing that the patent attorney or
patent agent has proper authority to conduct an interview, or take other actions
where the patent practitioner is not required to be of record in the patent
application.
Office procedures do not permit a power of attorney to be given to a person
who is not associated with a Customer Number, if the Power of Attorney for
the patent application is specified as a power of attorney to the patent practitioners
associated with Customer Number XYX. Use of this newly created sample form
will allow applicants to clearly indicate that the patent practitioner is
authorized to take action in a patent application, without changing the list
of patent practitioners associated with the patent application. Use of this
sample form does not give the practitioner a power of attorney.