[Patentcenter] Access to provisional application of deceased inventor - how?

[David Boundy]

 Sounds like you have enough to file a Power of Attorney in plain old paper
or FAX?

On Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 4:28 PM Jim Larsen via Patentcenter <
patentcenter at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> I've been trying for weeks to get access to a (expired) provisional
> application on behalf of the widow of the deceased inventor, as there is
> interest in the likely subject matter, given the inventor's renown in his
> field.  There was (as far as we know) no attorney, no co-inventor listed in
> the file, and, obviously, no available record of the application.  I have
> appropriate documentation identifying the widow as a legal representative
> and have filed a power of attorney signed by same.  This resulted in an
> Unauthorized Signature response from the PTO.  After speaking with people
> in the inventor's assistance center, USPTO legal office, and certification
> section I'm no closer to getting access as each PTO contact's respective
> passing the buck has yet to identify someone that actually knows how to
> gain access.  I have only the inventor name and the application number to
> go on.  Any ideas how to get access?
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> -Jim
>
>
>
>
> *James C. Larsen *Attorney
>
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