想请问各位前辈
在发明申请案选组过后
日前收到第一次OA
结果在叙明以103核驳的前段文字引叙了一段
"This application currently names joint inventors. In considering
patentability of the claims the examiner presumes that the subject matter of
the various claims was commonly owned at the time any inventions covered
therein were effectively filed absent any evidence to the contrary. Applicant
is advised of the obligation under 37 CFR 1.56 to point out the inventor and
effective filing dates of each claim that was not commonly owned at the time
a later invention was effectively filed in order for the examiner to consider
the applicability of 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2)(C) for any potential 35 U.S.C.
102(a)(2) prior art against the later invention."
这段看了很久似乎无法参透它的意义
觉得平常看核驳论述都没如此久
后来觉得怪怪的去一查才发现是MPEP的段落
(我对MPEP的文字不知为何都要看很久但似乎又一知半解Orz)
7.20.02.aia Joint Inventors, Common Ownership Presumed
想请问的是
引述这段文字的意义在于
审查委员认为本案的申请人是共同发明人所以建议申请人声明各请求项在有效申请日并非
共有的吗???
放完这段范本文字接着就开始讲请求项不符合103...etc.
对于这段文字我需要去回应审查委员吗?
还是他只是建议 ... 说明而已呢?
先谢谢各位了<(__ __)>