[Patentpractice] POAs and Liaison Law Firms

[David Boundy]

That says you can take instructions from your foreign instructing counsel,
and that instructions don't have to come direct from the ultimate client.
 Keeps you from getting whipsawed / stuck with liability if the client
changes his/her mind.

On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice <
patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Can someone please remind me why we collectively thought it best to
> include language in our POAs that indicates the applicant/assignee who
> uses another [e.g., foreign] law firm/agent as a go-between to send
> instructions to us?
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> What did the USPTO do or say that made us decide to include something like
> the following in our POAs?
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> *“The assignee authorizes its U.S. attorneys and agents to accept and
> follow instructions from the liaison firm/attorney that is responsible for
> communicating its instructions to the U.S. attorneys and agents. The
> assignee will ensure that its U.S. attorneys and agents will be
> appropriately notified of any change in the responsible liaison
> firm/attorney.”*
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> Suzannah K. Sundby <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/> *|* Partner
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