Notification Of Loss Of Micro Entity Status {PTO-SB-460}

PTO/SB/84 (11-08) Approved for use through 0/31/201. OMB 0651-0035 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number. In re Application of: Application No. Filed: Title: Attorney Docket No. Art Unit: The practitioner named below is authorized to conduct interviews and has the authority to bind the principal concerned. (Note: pursuant to 37 CFR 10.57(c), a practitioner cannot authorize other registered practitioners to conduct interviews without consent of the client after full disclosure.) Furthermore, the practitioner is authorized to file correspondence in the above - identifi ed application pursuant to 37 CFR 1.34: Name Registration Number This is not a Power of Attorney to the above - named practitioner . 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