How is inventorship handled in a Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)?

Inventorship in a Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) is generally maintained from the prior application. However, if there’s a need to add or change inventors, specific procedures must be followed.

According to MPEP ¶ 2.33: “Any request to add an inventor must be in the form of a request under 37 CFR 1.48. Otherwise, the inventorship in the CPA shall be the same as in the prior application.”

This means that if you want to add or change inventors in a CPA, you must file a formal request under 37 CFR 1.48, which outlines the procedure for correction of inventorship in patent applications.

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