What are the differences in assignee rights for applications filed before and after September 16, 2012?
The MPEP 106.01 highlights a key difference in assignee rights for patent applications filed before and after September 16, 2012: For applications filed before September 16, 2012: The assignee of record of the entire interest can intervene in the prosecution of an application or interference to the exclusion of the applicant. For applications filed on…
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No, this specific requirement does not apply to all patent applications. The MPEP clearly states: ‘[Editor Note: This MPEP section is not applicable to applications filed on or after September 16, 2012.]’ This means that the requirement to provide the last known address of a nonsigning inventor is only applicable to pre-AIA applications filed before…
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