How can a registered attorney or agent acting in a representative capacity grant access to inspect a patent application?
A person acting in a representative capacity under 37 CFR 1.34 may execute a power to inspect an application only if: The patent practitioner was named in the application transmittal papers filed under 37 CFR 1.53 or the national stage documents filed under 37 CFR 1.495, and A power of attorney has not been appointed…
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Claiming priority to a PCT international application can be done in two ways: In a U.S. national stage application under 35 U.S.C. 371: The priority claim is made in the PCT application No further action is needed when entering the national stage In a U.S. nonprovisional application under 35 U.S.C. 111(a): File within 12 months…
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