<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>"
<span style="font-size:11pt">When you google the university, it states
that the legal name is \u201cThe University of X\u201d and that their \u201cpreferred
name\u201d is \u201cUniversity of X\u201d.</span>" - Google? Google is not the State Corporation Commission. Rick</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 5:45\u202fPM Dan Feigelson via Patentpractice <<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><img width="1" height="1" src="https://gcfagjf.r.af.d.sendibt2.com/tr/op/o1hIVN9zRDm4iRFnrYTlprEmjcK3A7lqV0LeBhSTKArZRgDi1jLhF0DcslmhLCGMXoqo7V0FLK7-C3QpOrTDslnonuWfzXBXhuCeDQsEpZLwsuSLG0_C2gawmnY5DMJ_sSA0uiZ93LYfAfT0yLBHhjqMIjfAxHkPmU5bhi3L3vnWA2ED_ZF_dDbjtXDNZKB74QiLSUBcmOQOdDYz-b3NO9nYRjEyKaikYFNM"><div dir="ltr"><div>Karen, I can't say if there's relevant case law on this, but working from first principles, it seems to me that if you're only concerned about the USA, there's no 35 USC 120 governs here, and that section focuses on there being a common <u>inventor</u> between the two applications (in this case, the the provisional and the PCT), not the named applicant. </div><div><br></div><div>"
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-moz-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(216,216,216);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline;float:none">An application for patent for an invention disclosed in the manner provided by<span> </span></span><b style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-moz-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(216,216,216);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://gcfagjf.r.af.d.sendibt2.com/tr/cl/uyqt7ErNc9RT951Sw10ErWKC7kmQy1e-56QyEcvFvZVkEZuuhVfNMNpRFTm2w7I5SE5qv4qGzUR23apREQ4n1-JR-WHig4aCwEPQOT_oJ8awXemgNpJYLe3ITPVmxuwPIXFzMLwSyaaf-QSU_eCMUfF5CkZAox9xqWEHBRgws_o408iKzbyk2JM7MWuEMBslMLm3Y8vMfVm5kcR4MJce5PEtae6Gl90MLyeCGHBnKX18rLLsqSlCBWVkY53e1aWi0093B1CgZcUR5a9HLTj2abU_RjmksHpLBJcCb3FHEAPOG1BQwqaud21d2p1nAt4mE1QAdc1vGHE8ZNJ4LEqU2l0e7RKId05J" style="color:rgb(0,140,255);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">section 112(a)</a></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-moz-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(216,216,216);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline;float:none"> (other than the requirement to disclose the best mode) in an application previously filed in the United States, or as provided by<span> </span></span><b style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-moz-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(216,216,216);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://gcfagjf.r.af.d.sendibt2.com/tr/cl/jiq2lD8eEiid2-AwpS7Vp1SlqnhB1DULd6tkoDPartI12W2hTR3xNSpgVnX1TB2GiRDntm37iLYEubMUCw8uB6xqr8wDofaRqlZM0rA2dGSnH_C6feOBOpB-dxYR5LE7YMXRH_WUHv7bQd_wMupcjgs99sT02vmxAM-fsO-8G9_3JJDr-wCrtwOxdpZvkyAmQwlf9rgWEh8WwM5tIIM6Ece5b4aG33-uMRuZqAzQJFRu2K23qxmsutrBOylxPZLSkhTMUbm179uEg_nQfvEP4HvdIwUXbLIl8LYb4hFfgvLd0NbfteeAjykpPm_KGp73VpQ0JB2NzAFOd4NqZS69lbGt2pgz1425" style="color:rgb(0,140,255);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">section 363</a></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-moz-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(216,216,216);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline;float:none"> or<span> </span></span><b style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-moz-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(216,216,216);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://gcfagjf.r.af.d.sendibt2.com/tr/cl/RKC6E5iTHea2mu3IDCb38DMQkB-Tnph46jRAIx2l1v_ALZi0hY2ycGLa2nzgvHi38cCWd4woZvYN1eddcG5yR-o_ARGnIb0xnhjjdCn1liwSu2UtvOC--OlngXy8QWT5f_jCj5hfsR8z2cf1Xz0-292Xlk_fITiBTj5t1QRtmulTYzPMmc1OBGYCMdNh6AUjv7dG_NsMdkUvxFXaIZjmiUlZKsZLwTz8RV84cu_YoBQCWYYNyPXivBTJZuNvzv3jPryY8rST3JvVzGrgnrAgYy3O5kNU66eNkdEL4q6oU4NmNkdxt_IpUHng4hjFmhW34Jc5vEsVWKTQBHdYJsT1CWQ_8J5LaUjk7p13EwXIEw" style="color:rgb(0,140,255);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">385</a></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-moz-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(216,216,216);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline;float:none"> which names an inventor or joint inventor in the previously filed application shall have the same effect, as to such invention, as though filed on the date of the prior application, if filed before the patenting or abandonment of or termination of proceedings on the first application or on an application similarly entitled to the benefit of the filing date of the first application and if it contains or is amended to contain a specific reference to the earlier filed application.</span> * * *"</div><div><br></div><div>So as far as the applicant name goes, I would go with whatever's on the PCT. If there's still time to get the names aligned on the PCT and provisional, then do so (as PL suggested), if not, clean up the mess afterward (as Scott suggests).</div><div><br></div><div>Might be a different story outside the USA, but I gather that's not for you to deal with. </div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 12:34\u202fAM Patent Lawyer via Patentpractice <<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>How close are you to the 30-month deadline? Do you have 1 day? Can you correct the applicant name tomorrow at WIPO? (Under 92bis PCT \u2014 I am sure others will correct me)<div><br><div><br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 25, 2025, at 5:25 PM, Karen S. Canady via Pct <<a href="mailto:pct@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">pct@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">We have been asked to file a US National Stage on short notice and now see that the priority provisional was filed in the name of \u201cThe University of X\u201d whereas the PCT 101 identified the applicant as \u201cUniversity of X\u201d. When you google the university, it states that the legal name is \u201cThe University of X\u201d and that their \u201cpreferred name\u201d is \u201cUniversity of X\u201d.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">We try to always ensure the Applicant name is the same in both documents, but here we are. Does anyone know of TYFOIL or other issues that make this a problem? If so, what is the best version of their name to use for the US National Stage entry? We plan to stick with the name as used in the PCT, but wondering if there is any corrective action we should be taking.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Karen S. 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</blockquote></div><div><br clear="all"></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best regards</div><div>Rick Neifeld, J.D., Ph.D. <br></div><div>Neifeld IP Law PLLC<br></div><div>9112 Shearman Street, Fairfax VA 22032</div><div>Mobile: 7034470727<br></div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:RichardNeifeld@gmail.com" target="_blank">RichardNeifeld@gmail.com</a>; <br></div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div>