Who signs a Patentability Report in the USPTO examination process?
According to MPEP § 705, a Patentability Report (P.R.) is signed by a specific individual in the examination process. The MPEP states:
This report is known as a Patentability Report (P.R.) and is signed by the primary examiner in the reporting TC.
This means that the primary examiner in the Technology Center (TC) that is providing the report on certain designated claims is responsible for signing the Patentability Report. This is typically not the examiner from the TC where the application was originally assigned, but rather the examiner from the TC with expertise in the area of the claims being reported on.
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