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Question:
Name two requirements of an oath or declaration under section 37 CFR 1.63?
Answer:
An oath or declaration under section 37 CFR 1.63 must:
- (1) Identify the inventor or joint inventor executing the oath or declaration by his or her legal name;
- (2) Identify the application to which it is directed;
- (3) Include a statement that the person executing the oath or declaration believes the named inventor or joint inventor to be the original inventor or an original joint inventor of a claimed invention in the application for which the oath or declaration is being submitted; and
- (4) State that the application was made or was authorized to be made by the person executing the oath or declaration.
Chapter Details:
The answer to this question can be found in chapter 600 of the MPEP. This chapter covers Parts, Form, and Content of Application.
The answer is from the 9th Edition, Revision 07.2022, Published February 2023. Depending on future changes to the MPEP, the question and answer may or may not be applicable in later Editions or revisions.
Section Summary:
This question and answer comes from section 602.01(a) of the MPEP. The following is a brief summary of section 602.01(a).
602.01(a) Inventor’s Oath or Declaration in Application Filed On or After September 16, 2012
This section discusses details of an inventor’s oath or declaration in applications filed on or after September 16, 2012. It includes details on what an oath or declaration must identify and state in order to be considered complete.