To: Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Applicant hereby requests that the inventorship be corrected or changed, or that the name of the inventor or a joint inventor, or the order of
the names of joint inventors, be changed, in the above-identified application. Note: 37 CFR 1.48 applies to any request to correct inventorship
filed on or after September 16, 2012, regardless of the application filing date. Do not submit this form after payment of the issue fee or if the
application has been patented. See 37 CFR 1.324 for correction of inventorship in a patent.
Please check the applicable box(es) below.
For a nonprovisional application:
1. This request is to correct or change the inventorship in a nonprovisional application (under 37 CFR 1.48(a)) and includes:
An application data sheet (ADS) in accordance with 37 CFR 1.76(c) with the corrected or updated information shown with markings
(e.g., underlining for insertions, strikethrough for deletions). See the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) section
601.05(a) for information about filing an ADS in an application filed on/after September 16, 2012. For information about filing a
Supplemental ADS in an application filed before September 16, 2012, see MPEP 601.05(b).
The processing fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(i). $ _____________________
An inventor is being added. An inventor’s oath or declaration by any actual inventor who has not yet executed an oath or declaration
is required (see 37 CFR 1.48(b)). See MPEP 602.01(a) for information about an inventor’s oath or declaration for an application filed
on/after September 16, 2012 (e.g., form PTO/AIA/01). For information about an inventor’s oath or declaration for an application
filed before September 16, 2012 (e.g., form PTO/SB/01), see MPEP 602.01(b).
This request is being filed after the first Office action on the merits has been given or mailed (see 37 CFR 1.48(c) and 1.17(d)). Check
one of the following:
This request to correct or change the inventorship is due solely to the cancellation of claims in the application.
OR
The fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(d) is due (in addition to the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(i)). $ _____________________
Doc Code: R48.REQ
Document Description: Request under Rule 48 correcting inventorship
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REQUEST FOR CORRECTION IN A
PATENT APPLICATION RELATING TO
INVENTORSHIP OR AN INVENTOR
NAME, OR ORDER OF NAMES, OTHER
THAN IN A REISSUE APPLICATION (37
CFR 1.48)
Application Number
Filing Date
First Named Inventor
Art Unit
Examiner Name
Practitioner Docket
Number
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REQUEST FOR CORRECTION IN A PATENT APPLICATION RELATING TO INVENTORSHIP OR AN
INVENTOR NAME, OR ORDER OF NAMES, OTHER THAN IN A REISSUE APPLICATION
(37 CFR 1.48)
2. This request is to correct or update the name of the inventor or a joint inventor, or the order of names of joint inventors, in a
nonprovisional application (under 37 CFR 1.48(f)) and includes:
An application data sheet in accordance with 37 CFR 1.76(c) identifying the complete inventive entity, including the corrected or
updated name of the inventor, or the new order of names shown with markings (e.g., underlining for insertions, strikethrough for
deletions). See the MPEP 601.05(a) for information about filing an ADS in an application filed on/after September 16, 2012. For
information about filing a Supplemental ADS in an application filed before September 16, 2012, see MPEP 601.05(b).
The processing fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(i). $ _____________________
For a provisional application:
This request is to change or correct the inventorship, or correct or update the name of the inventor or a joint inventor, in a provisional
application (under 37 CFR 1.48(d)) and includes:
Attached hereto is a document that is signed by a party set forth in 37 CFR 1.33(b) and identifies each inventor by his or her legal
name, in the preferred order. Note: the document may be an application data sheet in accordance with 37 CFR 1.76(c) that
identifies the changes with markings (underlining for insertions, strikethrough for deletions).
The processing fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(q). $ _____________________
Fee Payment Information:
Applicant asserts small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27.
Applicant certifies micro entity status. See 37 CFR 1.29.
Form PTO/SB/15A or B or equivalent must either be enclosed or have been submitted previously
A check in the amount of the fee is enclosed.
Payment by credit card. Form PTO-2038 is attached.
The Director is hereby authorized to charge any fees which may be required, or credit any overpayment
to Deposit Account No. ______________________.
Payment made via EFS-Web.
WARNING: Information on this form may become public. Credit card information should not be included
on this form. Provide credit card information and authorization on PTO-2038.
I am the
Applicant* attorney or agent of record attorney or agent acting under 37 CFR 1.34
Registration number __________________ Registration number __________________
Signature __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Typed or printed name _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Date ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NOTE: This form must be signed in accordance with 37 CFR 1.33. See 37 CFR 1.4 for signature requirements and certifications. *Juristic entities
must be represented by a patent practitioner (See 37 CFR 1.31, applicable to any paper filed on or after September 16, 2012 that is presented
on behalf of a juristic entity, regardless of application filing date). Submit multiple forms if more than one signature is required, see below**.
** Total of _____________ forms are submitted.
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