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(74)Attorney of record for foreign firms

A U.S. correspondent that receives your instructions, acts at the USPTO, and reports back in the format your docket expects.

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What we handle

U.S. correspondence
We become the attorney of record, so USPTO communications on your cases come to us and are reported to you.
National phase and direct filings
PCT national stage entries and Paris Convention filings, handled as one stream of work.
Reporting
Each USPTO communication reported with its due date and our recommendation.
Instructions by email
Instructions in English by email, confirmed in writing before we act.
Estimates before action
An estimate for each step before we incur it, so your client approves the cost first.
Trademark representation
The U.S. attorney foreign-domiciled trademark applicants are required to have.

What to send us

Everything we need to open the matter in one email. Hold back confidential technical detail until we confirm the conflict check and engagement.

Build the email
  • Your firm name, contact, and reference for the matter
  • The application, PCT, or registration number
  • The deadline you are working to
  • The parties, for our conflict check
  • Your reporting preferences: format, language, and who to copy

How the matter runs

The same five steps on every matter, reported to you at each one.

  1. Introduction

    Tell us your firm, your clients' fields, and the work you expect to send.

  2. Conflict check

    Run for each new matter before confidential material changes hands.

  3. Power of attorney

    Filed so the USPTO corresponds with us.

  4. Reporting

    Every communication reported with its due date.

  5. Instructions and action

    We act on your written instruction and confirm when done.

Questions firms ask

How do you report USPTO communications?

By email, with the document, the due date, a short explanation, and our recommendation.

Which language do you work in?

English. We receive instructions and report in English.

How are costs handled?

We give an estimate before each step, so you can approve it with your client before we act.

What time zone do you work in?

Pacific Time, in Carlsbad, California. Our evening overlaps the Asian business morning.

Ready to send the matter?

Email the number, the deadline, and the parties. We reply with the conflict check and the engagement terms.

Email ck@ckiplaw.com
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