Patent Bar Mpep Q & A Podcast

Question: When should a Certificate of Correction be filed instead of a reissue? Answer: While reissue is a vehicle for correcting inventorship in a patent, correction of inventorship should be effected by filing a request for a Certificate of Correction if: (A) the only change being made in the patent is to correct the inventorship; and (B) all parties are in agreement and the inventorship issue is not contested. Chapter Details: The answer to this question can be found in chapter 1400 of the MPEP. This chapter covers Correction of Patents. The answer is from the 9th Edition, Revision 07.2015.… The post MPEP Q & A 72: Filing of a Certificate of Correction appeared first on Patent Education Series.