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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Will<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">An email address is only required if a notification method is set – for an inventor there is no requirement to have a notification method. Select the blank option in the notification
method box and you should be able to leave the email address field blank.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mike<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Pct <pct-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>William Slate via Pct<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 24 June 2025 4:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> For users of the PCT and ePCT. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <pct@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> William Slate <slatew@bachlap.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pct] 92bis need to add inventor email?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">I want to correct an inventor name in a not-yet published IA of which I am eOwner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">ePCT 92bis request now requires me to add an inventor email address. Is this a new thing?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Will<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">World Intellectual Property Organization Disclaimer: This electronic message may contain privileged, confidential and copyright protected
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