United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 19 February 2002
Notice of Examination for Registration Wednesday, October 16, 2002 An examination for persons seeking registration before the United States Patent and Trademark Office as patent attorneys and agents will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2002, pursuant to the provisions of 37 CFR 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7. The deadline for filing applications along with the $40.00 non-refundable application fee and the $310.00 examination fee and all necessary showings required by 37 CFR 10.7(a) and (b) is Friday, July 5, 2002. Once an applicant is accepted to sit for the examination, the $310.00 examination fee is nonrefundable for any reason, even if the applicant does not sit for the examination. Deferment of the $310.00 examination fee is addressed in the General Requirements Bulletin. In the case of applicants who are not admitted to the examination for any reason, including those who fail to meet the qualifications for admission, the $310.00 examination fee will be refunded. Applications which do not contain all necessary information for consideration and fees for the registration examination, or which are not timely filed by the July 5, 2002 deadline will not be considered for the October 16, 2002 examination. A timely filed application is one that is received in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on or before July 5th or mailed on or before July 5th in full compliance with the certificate of mailing provisions of 37 CFR 1.8, or mailed on or before July 5th in full compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.10. Please consult the provisions of 37 CFR 1.8 and 1.10 inasmuch as a mere postmark on an application containing envelope is not sufficient to meet the deadline. Inasmuch as applications must bear applicant's original signature, 37 CFR 1.4(e), they may not be filed by facsimile or electronically. Checks or authorizations to charge a fee on a credit card accompanying an application filed after the deadline will be processed for collection of the nonrefundable $40 application fee. The $310 examination fee, if collected, will be refunded under separate cover. Persons filing applications after the deadline must file a complete new application, as well as both the application and examination fees, for the subsequent examination scheduled for Tuesday, April 15, 2003. All persons who wish to become recognized to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office in patent cases must, pursuant to the above noted rules, pass the registration examination, except those persons who actively served four years or more in the patent examining corps of the United States Patent and Trademark Office for whom the examination may be waived. Passing the examination does not qualify one for registration for practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office in trademark cases. Such recognition is governed by 37 CFR 10.14. For further information, or to request an application form, please contact the Office of Enrollment and Discipline, in person at Suite 1103, 2221 South Clark Street, Crystal Plaza 6, Arlington, Virginia; by calling (703) 306-4097; or by faxing your inquiry or request to (703) 306-4134. The General Requirements Bulletin and Application forms will be available, and may also be found on the Internet after March 2002, at the following Web address: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/oed/ HARRY I. MOATZ Director of Enrollment and Discipline