The owner or a person who is properly authorized to sign on behalf of the owner may sign the §8 Declaration. That is:
- A person with legal authority to bind the owner;
- A person with firsthand knowledge of the facts and actual or implied authority to act on behalf of the owner; or
- An attorney as defined in 37 C.F.R. §11.1 who is qualified to practice under 37 C.F.R. §11.14 and who has actual written or verbal power of attorney or an implied power of attorney from the owner.