Two new patents forms

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Two new patents forms

New patent forms are now posted on the Forms for Patent Applications Filed on or After September 16, 2012 webpage.

  • Form AIA/40 “Request For Correction in a Patent Application Relating to Inventorship or an Inventor Name, or Order of Names, Other Than in a Reissue Application (37 CFR 1.48)" 
  • Form AIA/41 “Request to Correct or Update the Name of the Applicant Under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1), or Change the Applicant Under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(2)”

Information about requests under 37 CFR 1.48 can be found in the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) section 602.01(c).

Information about requests under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1) or (c)(2) can be found in MPEP section 605.01.

For assistance with filing forms electronically, please contact the Patent Electronic Business Center Monday – Friday, 6 a.m. to midnight ET by phone, 1-866-217-9197, or email, ebc@uspto.gov.

For more information on these forms, please contact PatentPractice@USPTO.GOV