Patent Bar Mpep Q & A Podcast

Question: Can an inventor apply for a patent jointly even when they did not physically work together or at the same time? Answer: The inventive entity for a particular application is based on some contribution to at least one of the claims made by each of the named inventors. “Inventors may apply for a patent jointly even though: they did not physically work together or at the same time, each did not make the same type or amount of contribution, or each did not make a contribution to the subject matter of every claim of the patent.” Chapter Details: The… The post MPEP Q & A 257: Can an inventor apply for a patent jointly even when they did not physically work together or at the same time? appeared first on Patent Education Series.