Instructions for Transmittal For Power of Attorney To One Or More Registered Practitioners/Power Of Attorney By Applicant

• Legal Form Number: AIA/82
• Court: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board
• Section: United States Patent and Trademark Office

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Instructions for AIA/82

Transmittal for Power of Attorney to Prosecute Applications Before the USPTO

This transmittal form is to be used by the applicant for patent to appoint one or more registered

practitioners as having power of attorney in the application file. The form has two parts: A and

B.

Part A of this form is used to identify the application to which the power of attorney is directed

and must be signed in accordance with 37 CFR 1.33(b) (e.g., a patent practitioner). Part B of this

form is the power of attorney. The correspondence address may also be specified on Part B of

this form. For example, an inventor who is named as the applicant could sign Parts A and B of

the form, or the inventor could sign only Part B of the form, and the patent practitioner could

complete and sign Part A of the form.

Where there are multiple applicant parties (e.g., multiple assignees), a power of attorney signed

by each party must be submitted. A power of attorney may be given only by the applicant for

patent (e.g., if the applicant for patent is the assignee, the inventors may not give a power of

attorney).

If desired, Part B may be executed once by the applicant, and copies could be used for

submission to the Office. Then, Part A of the form could be completed and signed by a patent

practitioner and submitted with a copy of Part B into each respective application for which

power is being given.

Part B of this form must be submitted together with Part A or an equivalent (e.g., signed

transmittal letter) to identify the application to which the power is directed. See 37 CFR 1.5.

Where an assignee-applicant is providing a power of attorney, compliance with 37 CFR 3.71 and

3.73 is not required. An assignee who is not the applicant must become the applicant to give a

power of attorney and comply with 37 CFR 3.71 and 3.73. See Forms AIA/80 and AIA/96.

These instructions track the various boxes and information items that must be supplied to

complete the form.

AIA/82A

Application Number: Print or type the application number of the patent application. Leave this

field blank if the power of attorney is being submitted with the application papers, or the

application number is not yet known.

Filing Date: Print or type the date the patent application was filed. Leave this field blank if the

declaration is being submitted with application papers.

First Named Inventor: Print or type the last name of the first-listed inventor.

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