ROSTER .oF REGISTERED ATTORNEYS ENTITLED TO-PRACTICE BEFORE THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. ) REVISED J'ANU ARY :20, IC)04. pruc~· TWENTY <;:ENTS. f WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT' PRINTING OFFICE. 19°4· EXTRACTS FRO~i THE RULES OF PRACTICE. I ~ , . APPOINTMENT. RULE 17. An applicant or an a~3Signee of the entire interest may [I prosecute his own case, but he is advised, unless f~miliar with . r:· such matters, to employ a competent attorney, as the value of ! patents depends largely upon the skillful preparation of the speci­ i I fication and claims. The office can not aid in the selection of·.an I attorney. REGISTR..;\-TION. A register of attorneys will be'kept in this office, on which will be eUter-ed the names of all persons entitled to represent applimlnts before the Patent Office in the presentation al).d prosecution of applications for. patent. The names of persons in the following .classes will, upon their written request,. be entered upon this i j register. / . !I '. (q.) Any person/who on June 18, 1897, was engaged as attorney or a'ient in the a6tive prosecution of applications for patent before this office, or had been so engaged at any time within five years prior thereto and is not disbarred, or is or was during such period .( a menlber of a firm so engaged and not disbarred, providE;3d that such person shall, if required, furnish information as to one or . I more applications for patent so prosecuted by him. , I (b) Any attorney at law who is in gOod standing in any court I of record in the United States or any of the States or Territories thereof and shall furnish' a certificate of the clerk 'of such·United States, State, or Territorial court, duly authenticated under the . seal' of 'the court, that he.is an attorney in good standing. .l'l i-- -(0) Any person who has been regularly recognized as an attorney j or ,agent to represent claimants before the Department of the· Interior or any bureau thereof and is in good standing, provided that such person shall furnish a statement of the date of his admission to practice as such attorney or agent, and shall further show, if required by the Commissioner, that he is possessed of the IJ I necessary qu.alifications. t.o render applicants for patents valuable I service, and is othE;3rwise comp~tent to advise and assist them in i the presentation and prosecution of their applications before the 1-· I Patent OffiC8. (3)' ., 4 EXTRACTS FROlVI THE RULES: OF PRACTICE., EXTRACTS FRO1\{ THE RULES OF PRACTICE. 5 (d) Any person 'not an attorney at law who shall file a certifi­ NAl\IES OF MEMBERS OF A FIRM MUST BE GIVEN. cate from a judge of a United St~tes, State, or Territorial court, dulY,autHenticated under the seal of the court, that such person is A power of atto'rlley· purporting to have been given to a fil~m or of good moral character and of good I'epute and possessed, of the copartnership will not be recognized, ,either in favo!' of the firm necessary qualifications to enable him, to render applicants for or of any of its members, unless all its members shall be named patents valuable 'service, and is otherwise competent to, advise in such power of attorney. ' and assist them in the presentation and prosecution of their appli- cations before the Patent Office. , SUBSTITUTION AND ASSOCIATION. (e) Any firm which on June 18, 1897, was engaged in the active RULE i9. Substitution or association can be made by an attorney prosecution as attorneys or ag~nts of applications for patents upon the written authorization of his principal; but such authori­ before the Patent Office, or had been so engaged at any time within zation will not e1?power th~ se~ond agent to appoint a ~hird. five years prior thereto, providec1 such firm or any member thereof is not disbarred, provided the names of the individuals composing REVOCATION. the firm are ,stated; and, provided, also, that such firm shall,' if required, f,urnish 'information as to one or more applications , RUL1TI, 20. Powers of attorney may be revoked at any stage in the proceedings of a ca~e upon application to a:nd approval by the prosecuted beforethe Patent Office by them.' !, , , (f) Any firm not entitled to regis,tration under the preceding Commissioner; and when so revoked the office will communicate sections which shall show that the individuals composing the,flrm directly with the applicant, or sUGh other attoi'ney as he may are each and all recognized as patent attorneys or agents, or are" appob:l_t. An attorney, will be promptly notified by the docket each and all entitled to be so recognized under the preceding clerk of the revocation of his power of attorney~ An assignment sections of this rule. of an undivided interest will not operate as a revocation of the The Commissioner ,may demand additional proo,f of qualifica­ 'p~nverpreviously :given; but the assignee of the entire interest tionsand reServe the right to decline to recognize any attorney, may be represented!y an attorney of his own ~election. agent, 0'1' other person applying for registration under this rule. 4, ACqESS TO PENDING APPLICATIONS.' LIlVIITED RECOGNITION. Order No. ,127' l.-H81~eafter no person except the applicant, the Any person or firm not regtstered' and not entitled to be recog- assignee ~hose assignment is of record, or the attorney of record ,nized under this rule as an attorney or agent to ~epresent applicaIlts will be permitted to have access to the file of any application, generally may, 'upon a showing of circumstances' which render it' except' as provided for under the interference rules, unless written 'necessary or justifiable, be ~>ecognized by the Commission'er to authority from the applicant, assignee, or attorney, identifying prosecute as attorney or agent cert~in, specified application or appli­ the application to be inspected, is filed in the case to become a part cations, but this limited recognition shall not extend furth81: than' of the ,record thereof, or qpon the written order of the Commis­ the application or applications named,.', , , sioner" which will also become 'a part of'the record of the case.- I [0. G., April,4, 1899.] NONRECOGNITION. JULY 1, i900. No person not registered as apove provided will he permitted to prosecute applications before thepa:tent Office. ' , , , POWER OF ATTORNEY '1'0 BE FILED. RULE 18. Before any attorney, original 'or associate, will be , allowed to inspect papers or take action of any kind, his power of' attorney must befiled. But general powers given by a principal' to an associate can not be, considered. In ,each application the' written authorization, must be flIed . ALPHABETICAL LIST OF A1'TORNEYS HEGISTERED TO' PRACTICE . BEFORE THE UNITED STATES pATENT OFFICE. REVISED JANUARY 20, 1904. Registration No. 1999 Abbot, H. S., Longbeach, Los Angeles County, Cal. 448 Abbott, E. W., 10 Whitney Opera House Block, Detroit, Mich. 4475 Abbott, O. A., Michelsen Building, Grand Island, Nebr. I . l. 152 Abbott, Phillips, 206 Broadway, New York. N. Y . 2972 Abbott, V. H., Carrollton, Ky. - ,. 1653 Acker, J. Fred, 361 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 553 Acker, N. A., 14 Sansome street, San Francisco, Cal: .. 1652 ~cker, SamueIN., 1434 S street NW., Washington, D. C. 1916 Adams, Albert H., 1147 Monadnock Building, Chicago, Ill. 3090 Adams, Alton D., box 1377, Boston, Mass. 4875 Adams, .Emily, H., 10 Colman Block, Seattle, ·Wash. ,574 Adams, Frank E., room 10 Colman Block, Seattle, Wash. 6108 Adams, James ML, 118 South Mechanic street, Jackson, Mich. 5789 Adams, John RIl\{cGill Bqilding, Washington, D. C. 1467t\,Adamson, Charles E., Muncie, Ind. 1251'-Adcock,' Edmund, suite 906 Marquette Building, Chicago, Ill. 1785 . Addington, A. H., Ridgeville, Ind. 2966 Addington, Keene H., 100 Washington street, Chicago, Ill. 4719 Adler, Isaac, 1008 Granite Building, Rochester, N. Y. 2426 Adriaans, J.H., 494 Louisiana avenue, Washington, D. C. 4614 Agramonte,.C. H.l\:L Y., I-a Independencia No. 4, City of Mexico, Mexico. 5026 Aiken, Albert" C., Mills Building, San Francisco, Cal. 5255 Akers, C. N., Gilfillan Block, St. Paul, Minn. 531 Albee, G. H., 103 The Avenue, Neenah, Wis . ' .4711 ,Albertine, P., jr., Winterthur, Switzerland. 2622 Aldrich, Geo. S., St. Louis, Mich; -- 3009 Aldrich, Geo. S., 160 Market street, Newark, N. J. 3080 Aldrich, J olm, 307 Main. street, Springfield, Mass. 4328 Aleinikoff, Nicholas.' 93 Nassau street, New York, N. Y. 6273 Alexander, Edward R., 705 G'street NW., Washington, D. C. 5719 Alexander, .Eugene D., 31 Nassau street, New York, N. Y. 3003 Alexander, Harry J., Noblesville, Ind. 663 Alexander, John B., 331 Nasby Building, Toledo, Ohio. 1783 Alexander, T. H., 607 Seventh street NW., Washington, D. C. 5872 Alexander & Colby, 120 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 646 Alexander & Davis, 709 G street, Washington, D. C. 446 'Alexander & Dowell, 607 Seventh street NW., Washington, D. C. 592 Allen, A. M., 304 Bell Block, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1222 . Allen, Charles E., No.2 City Hall, Burlington, Vt. 1171 Allen, FrankH., Norwich, Conn. 2110 Allen, Frederick 1.,75 Genesee street, Auburn, N. Y. ) (7) 8 LIST OF ATTORNEYS. LIST OF ATTORNEYS. 9· Registration Registration No. No. 5046 Allen, F. Sturges, 220 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 173 Arnott, Eugene L., Greenfield, Ohio; 4946 Allen, Lafon, Louisville, Ky. 6281 Aronson, Jacob Jay, 150 Nassau street, New York, N. Y. 6143 Allen, Lewis A., 291 Main avenue, Passaic, N. J. 4735 Aronson, Oscar, 87 Nassau street,New York, N. Y. 2306 Allen, Thomas Con., University Chambers, 16'9 Phillip' street, Sydney; .