How is ownership established when there are multiple assignees for a patent application?
When there are multiple assignees for a patent application, patent, or reexamination proceeding, each partial assignee must provide a submission under pre-AIA 37 CFR 3.73(b) to take action before the USPTO. The process is as follows: Each partial assignee must submit their own pre-AIA 37 CFR 3.73(b) statement. In each submission, the extent of the…
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The MPEP outlines two main types of patent ownership: Individual ownership: ‘An individual entity may own the entire right, title and interest of the patent property. This occurs where there is only one inventor, and the inventor has not assigned the patent property.’ Joint ownership: ‘Multiple parties may together own the entire right, title and…
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