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www iptoday com intellectual property today news register login home issues news classified jobs reports poster subscribe links contact rfc express 2015 top patent firms 2014 top trademark firms advertising opportunities click here back to science technology news uspto updates professional conduct rules and registration examination for patent attorneys wednesday april 03 2013 revisions reflect ongoing efforts to modernize law practice before the uspto the u s department of commerce s united states patent and trademark office uspto today announced updates to the registration examination and significant changes to the uspto rules of professional conduct uspto rules which govern practitioners who practice before the uspto uspto s office of enrollment and discipline oed developed the revisions which update the questions on the registration examination and more closely align the uspto rules with widely adopted general legal ethics guidelines as part of its ongoing effort to modernize the practice of law before the uspto since 2011 oed has reinvented itself in both enrollment and discipline to support practitioners while protecting the intellectual property community as a whole on the discipline side the new uspto rules conform to the model rules of professional conduct of the american bar association versions of which have been adopted by 49 states and the district of columbia this rulemaking is the first major update of the uspto s professional conduct rules since 1985 and codifies many obligations that already apply to the practice of law under duties owed to clients specifically the uspto rules streamline practitioners professional responsibility obligations bringing uspto obligations in line with most practitioners state bar requirements the rulemaking also eliminates the annual practitioner maintenance fee the uspto published a notice of proposed rulemaking on october 18 2012 and carefully reviewed and addressed the relevant comments a comparison chart of the aba model rules of professional conduct and the uspto rules is located on the uspto s website on the enrollment side in an effort to ensure that individuals seeking registration before the uspto are being tested on new topics including supreme court decisions and relevant statutes the uspto is also updating the content of the registration examination on april 2 2013 to include provisions of the leahy smith america invents act aia that took effect on march 16 2013 this update is the third aia related examination update and fourth update in the past 2 years additionally the uspto continues to foster interest in the intellectual property field with recent expansions of the law school clinic certification pilot program the federal register publication can be found at www federalregister gov articles 2013 04 03 2013 07382 changes to representation of others before united states patent and trademark office for non media queries contact will covey deputy general counsel for enrollment and discipline and director of the office of enrollment and discipline at 571 272 4097 or will covey uspto gov stay current with the uspto by subscribing to receive email updates at our subscription center at www uspto gov subscribe back to science technology news looking for sale auction executive search jobs blogs expert witness ip law firms patent tm searches patent drafting patent translations situations wanted sequence searching listing copyright 2015 intellectual property today home issues news classified jobs reports poster subscribe links contact legal statement privacy policy terms of use rfc express sitemap