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Subject: 0. What is this document?

This document describes what you need to do in order to cross-post an
article to news.answers and, if appropriate, one or more of the other
moderated *.answers newsgroups (alt.answers, comp.answers, de.answers,
humanities.answers, misc.answers, rec.answers, sci.answers,
soc.answers, and talk.answers). If you're not familiar with these
newsgroups, please read the posting "Introduction to the *.answers
newsgroups". For help with writing the FAQ itself, try the "FAQs
about FAQs". See Section 4 for how to get a copy of either of these.

Patent Agent FAQ

Q: What is a patent agent?

In the USA, A patent agent is someone who is licensed by the United
States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to represent clients in
patent proceedings before the USPTO.

Q: Is that the same as a patent attorney?

Yes and No. Yes, as far as the USPTO is concerned about patent
proceedings. No, in that a patent attorney can represent a client
outside of a USPTO patent proceeding, such as in trademark
proceedings in the USPTO, in an appeal of a USPTO decision to
federal court, or in patent litigation.

Licensing of patent agents and attorneys outside the USA may be
different, and is not addressed in this FAQ.

Q: Can patent agents give legal advice?

Archive-name: diabetes/faq/part1
Posting-Frequency: biweekly
Last-modified: 21 May 2003 (excludes change list and Table of Contents)

Changes: add aspartame topic in research section (14 July 2005)

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Subject: READ THIS FIRST

Copyright 1993-2005 by Edward Reid. Re-use beyond the fair use provisions
of copyright law and convention requires the author's permission.

Advice given in m.h.d is *never* medical advice. That includes this FAQ.
Never substitute advice from the net for a physician's care. Diabetes is a
critical health topic and you should always consult your physician or
personally understand the ramifications before taking any therapeutic action
based on advice found here or elsewhere on the net.

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Subject: Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION (found in all parts)
READ THIS FIRST
Table of Contents
GENERAL (found in part 1)
Where's the FAQ?
What's this newsgroup like?
Abuse of the newsgroup
The newsgroup charter...

Patent Agent FAQ

Q: What is a patent agent?

In the USA, A patent agent is someone who is licensed by the United
States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to represent clients in
patent proceedings before the USPTO.

Q: Is that the same as a patent attorney?

Yes and No. Yes, as far as the USPTO is concerned about patent
proceedings. No, in that a patent attorney can represent a client
outside of a USPTO patent proceeding, such as in trademark
proceedings in the USPTO, in an appeal of a USPTO decision to
federal court, or in patent litigation.

Licensing of patent agents and attorneys outside the USA may be
different, and is not addressed in this FAQ.

Q: Can patent agents give legal advice?