How is refusal to join an application determined under pre-AIA 37 CFR 1.47?
Determining refusal to join an application under pre-AIA 37 CFR 1.47 involves several considerations: The inventor must be presented with the application papers. The inventor must understand what they are being asked to sign. The inventor must expressly refuse to accept the application papers. The MPEP states: ‘A refusal by an inventor to sign an…
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