Posts Tagged: "power of attorney"

Beijing’s IP Court Now Requiring Evidence Supporting Power of Signatories on Corporate Documents

In the People’s Republic of China, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) administers the registration of trademarks for entities seeking to sell goods or services within the country. Trademark applicants who are dissatisfied with an adverse decision at the CNIPA’s Trademark Office can ultimately appeal the decision to the specialized intellectual property court in Beijing, which has exclusive jurisdiction over appeals of CNIPA trademark actions. However, recent analysis from IP professionals working in China has revealed that foreign companies, especially U.S. corporations, now face heightened requirements for submitting legal documents required when appealing Trademark Office decisions to Beijing’s IP court.

Steve Brachmann

February 8, 2019

Change Needed to USPTO Power of Attorney Form

I bet most patent attorneys and patent agents have never thought about it, but if you look at the Power of Attorney form provided by the United States Patent and Trademark Office the attorney or agent does not need to sign. In fact, there isn’t even a place on the form for the patent attorney or patent agent to sign. I never thought about it myself, at least not until an inventor decided to submit a Power of Attorney form in two pending cases naming me as the attorney of record. The trouble is that I didn’t represent the inventor, and in fact had previously told the inventor in no uncertain terms that I would not engage the inventor as a client. So I was shanghaied, so to speak. The worst part is that despite the truth of the situation, the Office of Petitions has not yet seen fit to release me as the attorney of record in one of the two cases.

Gene Quinn

January 19, 2011