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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AB55 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Changes to Representation of Others Before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Abstract: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) amends its regulations to update the procedures regarding enrollment and discipline. The office also replaces the current USPTO Code of Professional Responsibility, which is based on the Model Code of Professional Responsibility of the American Bar Association, with USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct, which are based largely on the Model Rules of Professional Conduct of the American Bar Association. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1 and 2    37 CFR 10 and 11   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 500(a)    35 USC 2(b) 2(D)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/12/2003  68 FR 66648   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/12/2004    
Notice  03/03/2004  69 FR 9986   
Comment Period End  06/11/2004    
Final Action - Part I  06/24/2004  69 FR 35428   
Supplemental NPRM  02/28/2007  72 FR 9196   
Supplemental NPRM Comment Period End  05/29/2007    
Final Action (Disciplinary)  08/14/2008  73 FR 47650   
Final Action Effective (Disciplinary)  09/15/2008    
Final Action (Annual Fee)  11/00/2008    
Final Action (Continuing Education)  11/00/2008    
Final Action (Ethics)  06/00/2009    
Additional Information: See 69 FR 9986-9987. Final rules: disciplinary; annual fee; continuing education; ethics.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 0651-AB38 
Agency Contact:
Harry I. Moatz
Director, Office of Enrollment and Discipline
Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313
Phone:571 272-4097
Fax:571 273-6069
Email: harry.moatz@uspto.gov