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How Can I Correct the Inventors Listed on a Provisional Patent Application?

by Clifford D. Hyra on June 29, 2011

Listing the correct inventors on your patent application is important. Having an incorrect listing can result in invalidity or unenforceability of your patent, loss of ownership rights, and other serious issues. Determining the correct inventorship for a patent application is a legal matter that should be determined by your patent attorney. Two types of errors [...]

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What If One of the Inventors Won’t Sign the Patent Application?

by Clifford D. Hyra on June 11, 2010

The oath or declaration required to be submitted with a patent application must identify each inventor by full name (37 CFR §1.63). Anyone who contributes to the conception of the claimed invention qualifies as an inventor and must be listed (MPEP §2137.01(II)). Ordinarily, each listed inventor must sign the oath or declaration. However, sometimes it [...]

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