How does the USPTO acknowledge a Request to Delete a Named Inventor in a CPA?

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) formally acknowledges a Request to Delete a Named Inventor in a Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) through an official response. This acknowledgment serves as confirmation that the request has been received and processed.

The MPEP ¶ 2.32 provides the standard language used by examiners to acknowledge such requests:

Receipt is acknowledged of the statement requesting that [1] be deleted as a named inventor which was filed with the Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) on [2]. The inventorship has been corrected as requested.

In this acknowledgment:

• [1] refers to the name(s) of the inventor(s) requested to be deleted
• [2] indicates the filing date of the CPA

This official response confirms that the USPTO has processed the request and updated the inventorship accordingly.

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