What are the requirements for a registered practitioner to obtain access to an application?

What are the requirements for a registered practitioner to obtain access to an application?

According to MPEP 405, a registered practitioner may obtain access to an application if they fulfill the following requirements:

• The practitioner must be acting in a representative capacity
• The practitioner must have proper authority from the applicant or attorney or agent of record
• Written consent from the applicant, attorney, or agent of record must be provided

The MPEP states: ‘Access will be given to the entire application file history in the absence of a specific request from the authorizing party for only a portion of the file.’ This means that unless specified otherwise, the practitioner will be granted full access to the application file.

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