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<p class="MsoNormal">Ricky <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As soon as I saw the name Kathy I had to stop reading and check in with one of my colleagues. My inquiry:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Do you know if Katherine Koenig has the nickname Kathy or if Rick just happens to know her better that I do?...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">The response:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#212121">I know Katherine very well. She is <u>not</u> a Kathy shes a Katherine like I am a[cue up Dragnet the names are changed to protect the innocent]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="color:#212121">I dare you to write a reply and call him Ricky<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">So, even though Im wasting the bandwidth of this Listserv, I feel that names are important and I could not resist taking the dare.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Thank you for indulging me and I hope that you forgive me for sending this message as we do not personally know one another.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">All the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">-- Jamie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">James A. Sheridan | Registered Patent Attorney | Member Manager | Sheridan Law LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="color:black">Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of Rick Neifeld via Patentpractice <patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, August 26, 2024 at 1:26 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com <patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Rick Neifeld <rneifeld@neifeld.com><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Patentpractice] Assignment of US National Phase of foreign-origin PCT</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Kathy - I think you are hung up on the fact that you do not know the facts. An assignment presupposes rights exist in one party and both parties desire to assign
those rights to another party. <br>
I guess you do not know (1) if a written assignment document has already been executed that transferred rights</span> one party to another. Such as from a named inventor to a company.
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I guess you do not know which law governs in case there is such a document.<br>
I guess you do not know which law governs in case there is no such document.<br>
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I do see that the PCT application filed in RO/GB has "two GB priority applications." So it is almost certain that there is one or more written assignment documents executed prior to the date of the PCT filing that transferred ownership and the right of priority
to the applicant named in the PCT application. But that is besides the point.<br>
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Normally, national stage filing orders specify the follow-on documents you will get, and normally that specification of documents answers your questions. But if not, then the prudent thing to do is obtain the relevant facts from the FA.<br>
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(You will note that I did not address your choice of law related questions. Sorry.)
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<p>Best regards, Rick Neifeld, Ph.D., Patent Attorney<br>
Neifeld IP Law PLLC<br>
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Mobile: 1-7034470727<br>
<b>Email: <a href="mailto:richardneifeld@gmail.com">richardneifeld@gmail.com</a></b><br>
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This is ***NOT*** a confidential communication of counsel.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 8/20/2024 9:51 PM, Katherine Koenig via Patentpractice wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A FA has asked me to file the US National Phase application of a PCT application (RO/GB, with two GB priority applications). Theyve also asked me to send an Assignment of the US application for signature.
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<p class="MsoNormal">My brain is hanging up on this for some reason does it make sense (would it be unauthorized practice) for me to send them a US assignment of a US patent application, if the applicant and inventor are both in the UK? Would the contract
be governed by UK law, and therefore I couldnt prepare it for them? Ive asked the FA for a copy of any assignment thats already been made, but Ive so far only received the request to prepare one for the US. If theyre unable to send me prior assignment(s),
would a better approach be to prepare a confirmatory assignment (but what if I dont know the terms of prior assignment(s))? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:black">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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