Who can be the applicant in a nonprovisional international design application?

The applicant in a nonprovisional international design application can be:

• The inventor(s)
• The assignee
• The person to whom the inventor is under an obligation to assign the invention
• The person who otherwise shows sufficient proprietary interest in the matter

According to MPEP 2920.02, “The rules governing the applicant for patent set forth in 37 CFR 1.42 – 1.46 are generally applicable to nonprovisional international design applications.” This means that the same rules for regular patent applications apply to international design applications as well.

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• assignee
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