Are nonsigning inventors entitled to a hearing in pre-AIA 37 CFR 1.47 cases?
No, nonsigning inventors are not entitled to a hearing in pre-AIA 37 CFR 1.47 cases. This is explicitly stated in MPEP 409.03(i): “A nonsigning inventor is not entitled to a hearing (Cogar v. Schuyler, 464 F.2d 747, 173 USPQ 389 (D.C. Cir. 1972))” This precedent, set by the case of Cogar v. Schuyler, establishes that…
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