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1481 MANUAL OFPATENT EXAMlNlNGPROCEDURE<br />
Under 37 CFR 1.324(b)(3), a statement is required<br />
from tbe assignee(s) of the patent agreeing to the<br />
change of invent<strong>or</strong>ship in the patent. <strong>The</strong> assignee<br />
statement agreeing to the change of invent<strong>or</strong>ship must<br />
be accompanied by a proper statement under 37 CFR<br />
3.73(b) establishing ownership, unless a proper 37<br />
CFR 3.73(b) statement is already in the file. See<br />
MPEP § 324 as to the requirements of a statement<br />
under 37 CFR 3.73(b).<br />
While a request under 37 CFR 1.48(a) is appropriate<br />
to c<strong>or</strong>rect invent<strong>or</strong>ship in a nonprovisional application,<br />
a petition under 37 CFR 1.324 is tbe<br />
appropriate vehicle to c<strong>or</strong>rect invent<strong>or</strong>ship in a patent.<br />
If a request under 37 CFR 1.48(a) is inadvertently<br />
filed in a patent, tbe request may be treated as a petition<br />
under 37 CFR 1.324, and if it is grantable, f<strong>or</strong>m<br />
paragraph 10.14 set f<strong>or</strong>th below should be used.<br />
Similarly, if a request under 37 CFR 1.48(a) is filed<br />
in a pending application but not acted upon until after<br />
the application becomes a patent, the request may be<br />
treated as a petition under 37 CFR 1.324, and if it is<br />
grantable, f<strong>or</strong>m paragraph 10.14 set f<strong>or</strong>th below<br />
should be used.<br />
<strong>The</strong> statut<strong>or</strong>y basis f<strong>or</strong> c<strong>or</strong>rectionof invent<strong>or</strong>ship<br />
in a patent under 37 CFR 1.324 is35 U.S.C. 256. It is<br />
imp<strong>or</strong>tant to recognize tbat 35 U.S.c. 256 is stricter<br />
tban 35 U.S.c. 116, tbe statut<strong>or</strong>y basis f<strong>or</strong> c<strong>or</strong>rections<br />
of invent<strong>or</strong>ship in applications under 37 CFR 1.48. 35<br />
U.S,c. 256 requires "on application of all the parties<br />
and assignees," while 35 U.S.c. 116 does not have tbe<br />
same requirement. Under 35 U.S.C. 116 and 37 CFR<br />
1.48, waiver requests under 37 CFR 1.183 may be<br />
submitted (see, e.g., MPEP § 201.03, under the heading<br />
"Statement of Lack of Deceptive Intention").<br />
This is not possible under 35 U.S.C. 256 and 37 CFR<br />
1.324. In c<strong>or</strong>rection of invent<strong>or</strong>ship in a nonprovisional<br />
application under 37 CFR 1.48(a), tbe requirement<br />
f<strong>or</strong> a statement by each <strong>or</strong>iginally named<br />
invent<strong>or</strong> may be waived pursuant to 37 CFR 1.183;<br />
however, c<strong>or</strong>rection of invent<strong>or</strong>ship in a patent under<br />
37 CFR 1.324 reqnires petition of all tbe parties, i.e.,<br />
<strong>or</strong>iginally named invent<strong>or</strong>s and assignees, in acc<strong>or</strong>dance<br />
with statute (35 U.S.C. 256) and tbus tbe<br />
reqnirement cannot be waived. C<strong>or</strong>rection of invent<strong>or</strong>ship<br />
requests under 37 CFR 1.324 should be<br />
directed to tbe Supervis<strong>or</strong>y <strong>Patent</strong> Examiner whose<br />
unit handles tbe subject matter of tbe patent. F<strong>or</strong>m<br />
paragraphs 10.13 through 10.18 may be used.<br />
August 2001<br />
1400-66<br />
'If 10.13 Petition Under 37 CFR 1.324, Granted<br />
In re <strong>Patent</strong> No. [2)<br />
Issue Date: [3)<br />
App!. No.: [4)<br />
Filed: [S)<br />
F<strong>or</strong>: [6)<br />
[8)<br />
Supervis<strong>or</strong>y <strong>Patent</strong>Examiner,<br />
An Unit [9),<br />
<strong>Patent</strong> Examining Group [10)<br />
[11)<br />
In re <strong>Patent</strong> No. [2)<br />
Issue Date: [3)<br />
App!. No.: [4)<br />
Filed: [S)<br />
F<strong>or</strong>: [6)<br />
[8)<br />
Supervis<strong>or</strong>y <strong>Patent</strong> Examiner,<br />
AnUnit(9),<br />
<strong>Patent</strong> Examining Group UO)<br />
[11)<br />
: DECISION<br />
: GRANTiNG<br />
: PETiTION<br />
: 37 CFR 1.324<br />
DECISiON<br />
GRANTING<br />
: PETITION<br />
: 37 CPR 1.324<br />
PaperNo. [1)<br />
This is a decision on the petition filed [7] to c<strong>or</strong>rect invent<strong>or</strong>ship<br />
under 37 CPR 1.324.<br />
<strong>The</strong> petition is granted.<br />
<strong>The</strong> patented file is being f<strong>or</strong>warded to Certificate of C<strong>or</strong>rections<br />
Branch f<strong>or</strong> issuance of a certificate naming only the actual<br />
invent<strong>or</strong> <strong>or</strong> invent<strong>or</strong>s.<br />
Examiner Note:<br />
1. Petitions to c<strong>or</strong>rect invent<strong>or</strong>ship of an issued patent are<br />
decided by the Supervis<strong>or</strong>y <strong>Patent</strong> Examiner, as set f<strong>or</strong>th in the<br />
Commissioner's mem<strong>or</strong>andum dated June 2, 1989.<br />
2. In bracket 11, insert the c<strong>or</strong>respondence address of rec<strong>or</strong>d.<br />
3. This f<strong>or</strong>m paragraph is printed with the USPTO letterhead.<br />
4. Prepare Certificate using f<strong>or</strong>m paragraph 10.15.<br />
'If 10.14 Treatment ofRequest Under 37 CFR 1.48 Petition<br />
Under 37 CFR 1.324, Petition Granted<br />
Paper No. [1)<br />
This is a decision on the request under 37 CPR 1.48, filed' [7].<br />
In view of the fact that the patent has already issued, the request<br />
under 37 CPR 1.48 has been treated as .a petition to c<strong>or</strong>rect invent<strong>or</strong>ship<br />
under 37 CPR t.324.<br />
<strong>The</strong> petition is granted.<br />
<strong>The</strong> patented'file is being f<strong>or</strong>warded to Certificate of C<strong>or</strong>rections<br />
Branch f<strong>or</strong> issuance of a certificate naming only the actual<br />
invent<strong>or</strong> <strong>or</strong> invent<strong>or</strong>s.<br />
Examiner Note:<br />
1. Petitions to c<strong>or</strong>rect invent<strong>or</strong>ship of an issued patent are<br />
decided by the Supervis<strong>or</strong>y <strong>Patent</strong>.Examiner, as set f<strong>or</strong>th in the<br />
Commissioner's mem<strong>or</strong>andum dated-June 2, 1989.<br />
2. This f<strong>or</strong>m paragraph is printed with the USPTO letterhead.