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Chapter 600: Attorney, Representative, and Signature

601: Requirement for Representation Based on Domicile of Mark Owner

601.01: Determining an Owner’s Domicile

601.01(a): Owners with a Non-U.S. Domicile

601.01(b): Owners with a U.S. Domicile

601.01(c): Examination Procedures for Reviewing Domicile Addresses

601.01(c)(i): Determining the Acceptability of Domicile Addresses

601.01(c)(ii): Evaluating a New Domicile Address Provided in Response to a Domicile Address Requirement

601.01(c)(iii): Reviewing General Arguments or Evidence Provided in Response to a Domicile Address Requirement

601.01(c)(iv): Reviewing "No Fixed Physical Address" Explanation

601.01(c)(iv)(A): Response Options for Applicants or Registrants with "No Fixed Physical Address"

601.01(c)(iv)(B): Reviewing the Name, Title, and Domicile Address of an Individual with Legal Authority to Bind the Juristic Entity

601.01(c)(v): Checking the Record for a Petition to the Director to Waive the Domicile Address Requirement

601.01(d): Domicile Address Must Be Kept Current

601.01(e): Hiding the Domicile Address

601.02: Communications with Applicant or Registrant Who Is Represented by an Attorney

602: Persons Authorized to Practice Before USPTO in Trademark Matters

602.01: Attorneys Licensed to Practice in the United States

602.01(a): Attorney Identification Information Required

602.01(b): Invalid Attorney Identification Information

602.02: Non-Attorneys

602.03: Foreign Attorneys and Agents

602.03(a): Canadian Trademark Attorneys and Agents

602.03(b): Documents Filed by Foreign Attorneys and Agents Not Reciprocally Recognized

602.03(c): Representatives of Holders of International Registrations

603: Standards of Conduct

604: Recognition as a Representative

604.01: Three Ways to Be Recognized as a Representative

604.02: Attorney Bar Information Required

604.03: Duration of Recognition

604.04: Change of Attorney

605: Powers of Attorney

605.01: Requirements for Power of Attorney

605.02: Power of Attorney Relating to More than One Application or Registration

605.03: Associate Powers of Attorney

605.04: Power of Attorney Filed After Registration

606: Revocation of Power of Attorney

607: Withdrawal of Attorney of Record

608: Unauthorized Practice

608.01: Actions by Unauthorized Persons Not Permitted

608.02: Individuals Excluded, Suspended, or Unauthorized to Practice Before the USPTO

609: Correspondence, with Whom Held

609.01: Establishing the Correspondence Address

609.01(a): Correspondence in Section 66(a) Applications and Registrations

609.02: Changing the Correspondence Address

609.02(a): When the Correspondence Address May be Changed Without Using the TEAS Change of Address or Representation Form

609.02(b): Requirements for Request to Change Correspondence Address

609.02(c): Processing Requests to Change the Correspondence Address Before Registration

609.02(d): Changing the Correspondence Address in Multiple Applications or Registrations

609.02(e): Changing the Correspondence Address After Registration

609.02(f): Correspondence After Recordation of Change of Ownership

609.03: Applicant and Registrant Have Duty to Maintain Current and Accurate Correspondence Address

610: Designation of Domestic Representative by Parties Not Domiciled in the United States

611: Signature on Correspondence Filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office

611.01: Signature and Certificate

611.01(a): Signature as Certificate

611.01(b): Requirements for Signature

611.01(c): Signature of Documents Filed Electronically

611.01(c)(i): Electronic Signatures Generated Using Document-signing Software

611.01(c)(ii): Requirements for Electronic Signatures Generated Using Document-signing Software

611.02: Signatures by Authorized Parties Required

611.02(a): TEAS Signature Radio Buttons

611.03: Proper Person to Sign

611.03(a): Verification

611.03(b): Responses, Amendments to Applications, Requests for Express Abandonment, Requests for Reconsideration of Final Actions, and Requests to Divide

611.03(c): Powers of Attorney and Revocations of Powers of Attorney

611.03(d): Petitions to Revive

611.03(e): Petitions to the Director

611.03(f): Amendment, Correction, or Surrender of Registration

611.03(g): Renewal Applications

611.03(h): Designations and Revocations of Domestic Representative

611.03(i): Requests to Change Correspondence Address in an Application or Registration

611.04: Examples of Authorized and Potentially Unauthorized Signatories

611.05: Processing Documents Signed by an Improper Party

611.05(a): Notice of Incomplete Response when Authority of Person Signing Response Is Unclear

611.05(b): Replying to a Notice of Incomplete Response

611.05(c): Unsatisfactory Response or Failure to Respond

611.06: Guidelines on Persons with Legal Authority to Bind Certain Juristic Entities

611.06(a): Joint Owners

611.06(b): Signature by Partnership

611.06(c): Signature by Joint Venture

611.06(d): Signature by Corporation

611.06(e): Signature by Foreign Companies and Corporations

611.06(f): Signature by Unincorporated Association

611.06(g): Signature by Limited Liability Company

611.06(h): Signature by Limited Liability Partnership