What is a Request to Delete a Named Inventor in a Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) for Design Applications?

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A Request to Delete a Named Inventor in a Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) for Design Applications is a procedure that allows for the correction of inventorship when filing a CPA. This request is specifically used to remove the name(s) of person(s) who are not inventors of the invention being claimed in the new application.

According to MPEP ¶ 2.32:

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.

This paragraph confirms that the USPTO recognizes and processes such requests when submitted with a CPA filing.

For more information on continued prosecution application, visit: continued prosecution application.

For more information on CPA, visit: CPA.

For more information on design applications, visit: design applications.

For more information on inventorship, visit: inventorship.

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