114.06 Individual Not Entitled to Represent Others
An individual who is not entitled, under 37 CFR § 11.14(a), 37 CFR § 11.14(b), 37 CFR § 11.11(c), or 37 CFR § 11.14(e) to practice before the Office in trademark cases, will not be permitted to represent a party in a proceeding before the Board. See TBMP § 114.03-TBMP § 114.05 regarding entitlement to practice before the USPTO in trademark matters.
If it comes to the attention of the Board that an individual who is not entitled, under 37 CFR § 11.11(a), 37 CFR § 11.14(b), 37 CFR § 11.14(c) or 37 CFR § 11.14(d), to practice before the Office in trademark cases, is attempting to represent a client in a Board proceeding, the Board will notify the individual that he or she is not entitled to do so. If the individual signs and files a submission on behalf of a client to a Board proceeding, the submission will not be considered unless a new copy thereof, signed by the party or by an authorized representative who is entitled to practice before the Office in trademark cases, is filed.
Moreover, no Board correspondence intended for the party will be sent to that individual. Rather, the Board will send such correspondence to the party itself, or to the party’s attorney or other authorized representative entitled to practice before the Office in trademark cases. [ Note 1.] See TBMP § 117 (Correspondence – With Whom Held).
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