United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 18 February 2003

                    Notice of Examination for Registration
                         Wednesday, October 15, 2003

   An examination for persons seeking registration before the
United States Patent and Trademark Office as patent attorneys and
agents will be held on Wednesday, October 15, 2003, pursuant to the
provisions of 37 CFR   10.5, 10.6, and 10.7. The deadline for filing
applications along with the $40.00 non-refundable application fee and
the $310.00 examination fee and all necessary showings required by 37
CFR   10.7(a) and (b) is Monday, July 7, 2003.

   Once an applicant is accepted to sit for the examination, the $310.00
examination fee is nonrefundable for any reason, even if the applicant
does not sit for the examination. Deferment of the $310.00 examination
fee is addressed in the General Requirements Bulletin.

   In the case of applicants who are not admitted to the examination for
any reason, including those who fail to meet the qualifications for
admission, the $310.00 examination fee will be refunded. Applications
which do not contain all necessary information for consideration and
fees for the registration examination, or which are not timely filed by
the July 7, 2003 deadline will not be considered for the October 15,
2003 examination. A timely filed application is one that is received in
the United States Patent and Trademark Office on or before July 7,
2003, or mailed on or before July 7, 2003, in full compliance with the
certificate of mailing provisions of 37 CFR   1.8, or mailed on or
before July 7, 2003 in full compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR
1.10. Please consult the provisions of 37 CFR    1.8 and 1.10
inasmuch as a mere postmark on an application-containing envelope is
not sufficient to meet the deadline. Inasmuch as applications must bear
applicant's original signature, 37 CFR   1.4(e), they may not be filed
by facsimile or electronically. Checks or authorizations to charge a
fee on a credit card accompanying an application filed after the
deadline will be processed for collection of the nonrefundable $40
application fee. The $310 examination fee, if collected, will be
refunded under separate cover. Persons filing applications after the
deadline must file a complete new application, as well as both the
application and examination fees, for the subsequent examination
scheduled for Wednesday, April 14, 2004.

   All persons who wish to become recognized to practice before the United
States Patent and Trademark Office in patent cases must, pursuant to
the above noted rules, pass the registration examination, except those
persons who actively served four years or more in the patent examining
corps of the United States Patent and Trademark Office for whom the
examination may be waived. Passing the examination does not qualify one
for registration for practice before the United States Patent and
Trademark Office in trademark cases. Such recognition is governed by 37
CFR   10.14.

   For further information, please contact the Office of Enrollment and
Discipline, in person at Suite 1103, 2221 South Clark Street, Crystal
Plaza 6, Arlington, Virginia; by calling (703) 306-4097; or by faxing
your inquiry or request to (703) 306-4134. The General Requirements
Bulletin and Application forms will be available on the Internet after
April 2003, at the following Web address:
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/oed/. The printed Bulletin
will be available from the Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED) as
single copies for a prepaid fee of $15.00 per copy.

January 24, 2003                                             HARRY I. MOATZ
                                      Director of Enrollment and Discipline