[Patentpractice] Seems one now has to beg repeatedly to get a POA/Correspondence Change

[Timothy Snowden]

Yep. I just started my own firm and had that multiple times. I had 
several POAs rejected because it was 'changing the assignee' ... and the 
applicant was the sole inventor.

On 3/12/2025 12:58 PM, Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice wrote:
>
> Yes, of course.
>
> Note, essentially the same was filed in related case, which was 
> accepted in the related case.
>
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> *From:*Randall Svihla <rsvihla at nsiplaw.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 12, 2025 1:57 PM
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> *Cc:* Suzannah K. Sundby <suzannah at canadylortz.com>
> *Subject:* RE: Seems one now has to beg repeatedly to get a 
> POA/Correspondence Change
>
> Hi, Suzannah
>
> Did you file a Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c) establishing the right 
> of the new assignee to take action in the application?
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> Best regards,
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> Randall S. Svihla
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> NSIP Law
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> Washington, D.C.
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> *From:*Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On 
> Behalf Of *Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 12, 2025 1:51 PM
> *To:* patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com
> *Cc:* Suzannah K. Sundby <suzannah at canadylortz.com>
> *Subject:* [Patentpractice] Seems one now has to beg repeatedly to get 
> a POA/Correspondence Change
>
> Venting:
>
> Sequence of events requesting change of applicant to new assignee + 
> POA & Correspondence Address Change:
>
> 8/8/2024Mail Non-Final Rejection
>
> 2/4/2025Filed Response, with EOT, Change of POA & Correspondence 
> (included changing the applicant to the new assignee thus also 
> included a corrected ADS)
>
> 2/10/2025USPTO mailed Notice denying the POA/correspondence change 
> request.Note: USPTO denial was improper.
>
> 2/10/2025Refiled POA/correspondence change request presenting same 
> information differently
>
> 2/12/2025USPTO mailed Notice of Informal or Non-Responsive Amendment, 
> claiming that it could not be entered/accepted since I did not have 
> POA (note, if the response filed February 4 was not entered, then the 
> application would technically be abandoned bc after 6 month date).I 
> also called the USPTO to have them review/fix… but person said they 
> couldn’t really help except have someone review the change request papers.
>
> 2/14/2025So, I filed a response to the BOGUS/IMPROPER Notice telling 
> them that a formal acceptance of a POA form is not necessary, as my 
> signature itself indicates that I am duly authorized to make the 
> submission.I again point out that I filed a proper change request, but 
> filed again presenting the same requisite information for the 
> POA/correspondence change request in a different format.
>
> 2/20/2025USPTO denied entry of the POA/correspondence change request.
>
> 2/26/2025Notice of Allowance mailed, but USPTO still did not accept 
> the POA/correspondence change request.
>
> 3/5/2025I refiled the POA/correspondence change request again 
> presenting the same information in a different format.
>
> 3/6/2025Corrected Filing Receipt mailed that finally updated the 
> applicant to the new assignee.
>
> 3/11/2025USPTO finally accepted and entered the POA BUT DID NOT update 
> change the new correspondence address.
>
> So, I just filed a paper titled “Request for Change of Correspondence” 
> stating:
>
> The undersigned respectfully requests Supervisory review and 
> processing of its last change request, /i.e/., Change of Power of 
> Attorney and Correspondence Address, that was filed March 5, 2025.
>
> The undersigned is _begging_ whomever is reading the instant Request 
> to please properly process its last change request, /i.e/., Change of 
> Power of Attorney (POA) and Correspondence Address, that was filed 
> March 5, 2025.
>
> The undersigned has filed multiple POA and correspondence change 
> requests in the instant application, which each followed the requisite 
> rules, yet were erroneously denied acceptance.As such, the undersigned 
> ‘played the game’ and resubmitted numerous times presenting the 
> requisite information in various ways.As of today, the POA has been 
> accepted, but the correspondence address has not been updated.
>
> It is noted that the undersigned has been using the same form for over 
> 10 years, which form a USPTO person in the Office of Initial Patent 
> Examination Department instructed was the best/preferred way to 
> indicate the correspondence address change (to prevent confusion by 
> the USPTO when processing).That is, the POA form that was submitted on 
> March 5, 2025 request that the correspondence is changed to the above 
> indicated Customer Number as follows:
>
> [Excerpt]
>
> Please, I beg you to properly change the correspondence address of the 
> instant application to the Customer Number indicated above—as was 
> requested on the many previously filed requests, including the Change 
> of POA form that was filed on March 5, 2025 _which was accepted and 
> entered_.
>
> Fingers crossed.
>
> Please pray for me and my sanity.
>
> Suzannah K. Sundby <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/>*|* Partner
>
> _canady + lortz__LLP_ <http://www.canadylortz.com/>
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> 1050 30th Street, NW
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> F: 202.540.8020
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> suzannah at canadylortz.com <mailto:suzannah at canadylortz.com>
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