[Patentpractice] POAs and Liaison Law Firms

[Orvis]

I certainly do not recall. I thought this type of language would be appropriate for the engagement letter.


But maybe this is the answer: That language is included in the power of attorney because you can be certain that the applicant will sign the power of attorney, whereas they might not sign the engagement letter.

Oct 27, 2025 2:22:33 PM Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice <patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com>:

> I know that… but I’m trying to figure out what prompted some of us to discuss on this Listserv… did the USPTO indicate it was cracking down on POAs and representation or something?
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> 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.
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> 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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