What is the purpose of MPEP ¶ 2.32 in relation to Continued Prosecution Applications?

MPEP ¶ 2.32 provides guidance for patent examiners on how to respond to requests for deleting a named inventor in a Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) for design patents. The paragraph serves several purposes:

• It offers a template for examiners to acknowledge receipt of a statement requesting inventor deletion.
• It confirms that the inventorship has been corrected as requested.
• It clarifies the timing and requirements for inventorship changes in CPAs.

The paragraph states: 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 standardized language ensures consistent communication between the USPTO and applicants regarding inventorship changes in CPAs.

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