Patent Bar Mpep Q & A Podcast

Question: What are examples of situations where ownership must be established? Answer: Examples of situations where ownership must be established are when the assignee who is not the applicant: signs a request for status of an application or gives a power to inspect an application; appoints its own registered attorney or agent to prosecute an application; signs a disclaimer; consents to the filing of a reissue application; or signs a Fee Transmittal. Effective September 16, 2012, a juristic entity (e.g., organizational assignee) must be represented by a patent practitioner. Chapter Details: The answer to this question can be found in… The post MPEP Q & A 250: What are examples of situations where ownership must be established? appeared first on Patent Education Series.