United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2012_register executive 2012-08-14 article Part VI Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fc98e1 D09002ee1c7fc99ca United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Patent and Trademark Office originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is revising the rules of practice to implement the inventor's oath or declaration provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The AIA permits a person to whom the inventor has assigned, or is under an obligation to assign, the invention, or who otherwise shows sufficient proprietary interest in the matter, to make the application for patent. The AIA also streamlines the requirements for the inventor's oath or declaration, and permits a substitute statement in lieu of an oath or declaration in certain circumstances. The Office is revising the rules of practice relating to the inventor's oath or declaration, including reissue oaths or declarations, and substitute statements signed by a person other than an inventor, and to provide for assignments containing oath or declaration statements. Additionally, the Office is revising the rules of practice relating to the inventor's oath or declaration to allow applicants to postpone filing the inventor's oath or declaration until the application is otherwise in condition for allowance. Finally, to better facilitate processing of patent applications, the Office is revising and clarifying the rules of practice for power of attorney and prosecution of an application by an assignee. 77 FR 48776 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-08-14/2012-17907 2012-17907 fr14au12-17 RIN 0651-AC68 3510-16-P Docket No.: PTO-P-2011-0074 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-08-14/2012-17907 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-08-14/html/2012-17907.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-08-14/pdf/2012-17907.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Inventions and Patents Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Small Businesses Lawyers Patents Trademarks Classified Information Foreign Relations 51 p. 48776 48826 77 FR 48776 Title 37 Part 10 37 CFR Part 10 Title 37 Part 1 37 CFR Part 1 Title 37 Part 3 37 CFR Part 3 Title 37 Part 41 37 CFR Part 41 Title 37 Part 5 37 CFR Part 5 RIN 0651-AC68 Changes To Implement the Inventor's Oath or Declaration Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Federal Register Vol. 77, Issue RULE 2012-17907 VI DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office 2012-09-16 Docket No.: PTO-P-2011-0074 3510-16-P 2012-17907 Final rule.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is revising the rules of practice to implement the inventor's oath or declaration provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The AIA permits a person to whom the inventor has assigned, or is under an obligation to assign, the invention, or who otherwise shows sufficient proprietary interest in the matter, to make the application for patent. The AIA also streamlines the requirements for the inventor's oath or declaration, and permits a substitute statement in lieu of an oath or declaration in certain circumstances. The Office is revising the rules of practice relating to the inventor's oath or declaration, including reissue oaths or declarations, and substitute statements signed by a person other than an inventor, and to provide for assignments containing oath or declaration statements. Additionally, the Office is revising the rules of practice relating to the inventor's oath or declaration to allow applicants to postpone filing the inventor's oath or declaration until the application is otherwise in condition for allowance. Finally, to better facilitate processing of patent applications, the Office is revising and clarifying the rules of practice for power of attorney and prosecution of an application by an assignee.

Effective Date: The changes in this final rule take effect on September 16, 2012. Hiram H. Bernstein ((571) 272-7707), Senior Legal Advisor; or Eugenia Jones ((571) 272-7727), Senior Legal Advisor; or Terry J. Maciejewski ((571) 272-7730), Technical Writer- Editor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, directly by telephone, Administrative Practice and Procedure Inventions and Patents Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Small Businesses Lawyers Patents Trademarks Classified Information Foreign Relations Changes to Implement Inventor's Oath or Declaration Provisions of LeahySmith America Invents Act , Vol. 77, no. 157 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2012-08-14 continuing daily deposited born digital 443 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-08-14 P0b002ee1833d57aa 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr14au12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-08-14 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-08-14/pdf/FR-2012-08-14.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-08-14/xml/FR-2012-08-14.xml fdlp 48419 48853 DGPO 2012-08-14 2024-06-03 FR-2012-08-14 machine generated eng FR FR-2012-08-14 77 157