MPEP § 602.08 — Inventor and Application Information (Annotated Rules)
§602.08 Inventor and Application Information
This page consolidates and annotates all enforceable requirements under MPEP § 602.08, including statutory authority, regulatory rules, examiner guidance, and practice notes. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only, it is not legal advice.
Inventor and Application Information
This section addresses Inventor and Application Information. Primary authority: 37 CFR 1.64. Contains: 2 requirements.
Key Rules
AIA Effective Dates
The inventor, or each individual who is a joint inventor of a claimed invention, in an application for patent (other than a provisional application) must execute an oath or declaration directed to the application, except as provided for in 37 CFR 1.64. See MPEP § 602.01(a) for the requirements of an inventor’s oath or declaration in an application filed on or after September 16, 2012. See MPEP § 602.01(b) for the requirements of an original oath or declaration in an application filed before September 16, 2012.
Inventor Signature Requirements
The inventor’s oath or declaration must include certain inventor bibliographic information (see MPEP § 602.08(a)), name the inventor or each joint inventor and except as otherwise provided be signed by each inventor (see MPEP § 602.08(b)), and identify the application to which it is directed (see MPEP § 602.08(c)).
Citations
| Primary topic | Citation |
|---|---|
| AIA Effective Dates | 37 CFR § 1.64 |
| AIA Effective Dates | MPEP § 602.01(a) |
| AIA Effective Dates | MPEP § 602.01(b) |
| Inventor Signature Requirements | MPEP § 602.08(a) |
| Inventor Signature Requirements | MPEP § 602.08(b) |
| Inventor Signature Requirements | MPEP § 602.08(c) |
Source Text from USPTO’s MPEP
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Official MPEP § 602.08 — Inventor and Application Information
Source: USPTO602.08 Inventor and Application Information [R-11.2013]
The inventor, or each individual who is a joint inventor of a claimed invention, in an application for patent (other than a provisional application) must execute an oath or declaration directed to the application, except as provided for in 37 CFR 1.64. See MPEP § 602.01(a) for the requirements of an inventor’s oath or declaration in an application filed on or after September 16, 2012. See MPEP § 602.01(b) for the requirements of an original oath or declaration in an application filed before September 16, 2012.
The inventor’s oath or declaration must include certain inventor bibliographic information (see MPEP § 602.08(a)), name the inventor or each joint inventor and except as otherwise provided be signed by each inventor (see MPEP § 602.08(b)), and identify the application to which it is directed (see MPEP § 602.08(c)).