(a) Applications for patents must be made to the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. An application transmittal letter limited to the transmittal of the documents and fees comprising a patent application under this section may be signed by a juristic applicant or patent owner.
CFR 37-1.51-2013 history
2013CFR 37-1.51-2013 Patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Part1:Rules of practice in patent cases. Section1.51:General requisites of an application.