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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AD74 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: Changes to Duration of Attorney Recognition 
Abstract:

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is revising 37 CFR 2.17(g) to indicate that, for the purposes of an application or registration, recognition of a qualified attorney as the applicant's or registrant's representative will continue until the owner revokes the appointment or the attorney withdraws from representation.

 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 2.17   
Legal Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2    15 U.S.C. 1123   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2025 
NPRM Comment Period End  09/00/2025 
Final Action  11/00/2025 
Final Action Effective  01/00/2026 
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 
Agency Contact:
Cristiana Schwab
Acting TMEP Editor
Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313
Phone:571 272-3514
Email: cristiana.schwab@uspto.gov