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<p>The Notice of Missing Parts that the original poster is talking
about is not so much saying "you have to hand in the signed
inventor's declaration right now" but is saying "sooner or later
you are going to have to hand it in, but meanwhile you have to
cough up the late fee".<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/22/2024 12:18 AM, Gerry J. Elman
via Patentpractice wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">Waitaminit. Wasn't there a change several years
ago permitting the Inventor\u2019s Declaration to be filed as late as
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<div dir="auto">What am I missing as to your scenario?</div>
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<div>From: Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice
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<div>Date: 5/21/24 3:17 PM (GMT-06:00) </div>
<div>To: "For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to
seek legal advice." <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com"><patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com></a>
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<div>Cc: Carl Oppedahl <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:carl@oppedahl.com"><carl@oppedahl.com></a> </div>
<div>Subject: Re: [Patentpractice] Am I losing my mind? </div>
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<p>I wonder if you are getting the inventor declaration mixed up
with the certified copy of the priority application.</p>
<p>When you file a CIP or divisional or continuation, you get a
free pass on having to provide a certified copy of the
priority application, if it was already provided in the parent
case. The Examiner is required to go on a treasure hunt to
see whether the certified copy can be found in the parent
case.</p>
<p>There is no such free pass for inventor declarations. Why it
is different for one thing and the other, I don't know.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/21/2024 1:08 PM, Richard
Straussman via Patentpractice wrote:<br>
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I filed a continuation (not a CIP or divisional) off of an
allowed parent application. We did not file a copy of the
declaration from the parent application, as I have never done
so before. We have now received a Notice of Missing Parts
because no declaration was filed with the application. I know
that we can file it per MPEP 602.05 (and maybe it is better
practice to do so), but I am not aware of a requirement in
that regard. Am I wrong? Or is the PTO entirely off base?<br>
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Thanks in advance!<br>
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