Ownership and Assignment
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Number of Pages: 40pgs
Sections: 301 – 325
Brief Summary:
Inventorship is always granted to the individual who invented the subject matter of the patent. However, the inventor(s) may sell or transfer the rights to the invention via an assignment.
This chapter discusses several topics pertaining to assignments; including the recording and establishment of the assignment by the PTO.
Key Terms:
| Ownership | Assignment | Certificate of Correction |
| Inventorship | Joint Owners |
37 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations):
| 37 CFR 3.73 | Establishing right of assignee to take action. |
| 37 CFR 1.12 | Assignment records open to public inspection. |
35 USC (United States Code):
| 35 USC 261 | Ownership; assignment. |
| 35 USC 262 | Joint owners. |