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Comment ClosedPTOProposed RulePTO-P-2025-0008

Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner

Introduced December 29, 2025Comment period ends January 29, 2026View on regulations.gov ↗

What This Means

This USPTO regulation would require foreign patent applicants and owners to use a patent practitioner based in the United States when filing or prosecuting patent applications.

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Details

TypeFederal Regulation
AgencyPTO
DocketPTO-P-2025-0008
Regulations.gov IDPTO-P-2025-0008-0001
IntroducedDecember 29, 2025
Comment DeadlineJanuary 29, 2026