If the applicant’s domicile is located outside the United States or its territories, the applicant must be represented before the USPTO by a qualified U.S. attorney. 37 C.F.R. §2.22(a)(19). See TMEP §601.01 and §803.05(a) for determining whether an applicant is domiciled outside the United States or its territories.

If the application includes the attorney’s name, postal address, email address, and bar information, the insufficient information fee will not be required if the application is amended to clarify the information or to correct an inadvertent error. However, if the application includes clearly invalid attorney identification information, or the listed attorney does not appear to be qualified to practice before the USPTO or to have consented to represent the applicant, the insufficient information fee is required. See 37 C.F.R. §2.22(b). The insufficient information fee is also required if the attorney bar information, appears valid on its face but is later determined to be invalid. See id. See TMEP §811.01 for additional information regarding the requirements for applicant’s attorney’s identification information. See TMEP §602.01(a) and §811.01 for submissions that include clearly invalid attorney identification information or the bar information appears valid on its face but is later determined to be invalid.