37 CFR § 4.1 — Complaints Regarding Invention Promoters. (MPEP Coverage Index) – BlueIron IP
37 CFR § 4.1 Complaints Regarding Invention Promoters.
This page consolidates MPEP guidance interpreting 37 CFR § 4.1, including 0 rules from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only, it is not legal advice.
Official MPEP § 4.1 — Complaints Regarding Invention Promoters.
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4.1 Complaints Regarding Invention Promoters.
These regulations govern the Patent and Trademark Office’s (Office) responsibilities under the Inventors’ Rights Act of 1999, which can be found in the U.S. Code at 35 U.S.C. 297 . The Act requires the Office to provide a forum for the publication of complaints concerning invention promoters. The Office will not conduct any independent investigation of the invention promoter. Although the Act provides additional civil remedies for persons injured by invention promoters, those remedies must be pursued by the injured party without the involvement of the Office.
[Added, 65 FR 3127, Jan. 20, 2000, effective Jan. 28, 2000]