What happens if copending applications have no common inventor, applicant, or assignee?
When copending applications have no common inventor, applicant, or assignee, the treatment differs. MPEP 2154.01(d) states: “If there is no common assignee, common applicant, or common (joint) inventor and the application was not published pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 122(b), the confidential status of applications under 35 U.S.C. 122(a) must be maintained and no rejection can…
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