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Declarations, Powers of Attorney, and Assignments
The forms on this page may ONLY be used for direct U.S. patent applications with a U.S. filing date on or after September 16, 2012, and for PCT U.S. National Phase applications with an international filing date on or after September 16, 2012.
The forms on this page apply to all utility and design patent applications (including direct U.S. patent applications, PCT U.S. National Phase applications, and continuing applications).
We are pleased to provide the following downloadable set of Declaration, Power of Attorney and Assignment documents for our clients’ use. These documents can be used when preparing various utility and design patent applications, including PCT National Phase and “by-pass” continuation and continuation-in-part applications. The documents can be downloaded in either Adobe® PDF format, or in Microsoft Word® format.
The following documents cover a majority of the circumstances for filing in the United States. However, we invite our clients to contact us should there be any questions about which document should be used, or how it should be completed.
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| DECLARATIONS FOR USE WITH A SEPARATE POWER OF ATTORNEY |
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| Provisional Application – No Declaration is required for a provisional application |
(Not applicable) |
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| Non-Provisional, Design, PCT or Continuing Application | ||
| Non-Provisional, Design, PCT or Continuing Application – Japanese-English Version | ||
| COMBINED ASSIGNMENTS AND INVENTOR DECLARATIONS (All Assignments are for United States rights only, unless otherwise indicated) (Do not use if inventor is the Applicant) |
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| ASSIGNMENTS OF UNITED STATES RIGHTS ONLY | ||
| Assignment – Inventor to Assignee | ||
| Assignment – Inventor to Assignee – French-English Version | ||
| Assignment – Inventor to Assignee – German-English Version | ||
| Assignment – Inventor to Assignee – Japanese-English Version | ||
| Assignment – Inventor to 2 Joint Assignees | ||
| Assignment – Inventor to 2 Joint Assignees – Japanese-English Version | MS-Word | |
| Assignment – Inventor to 3 Joint Assignees | ||
| Assignment – Inventor to 4 Joint Assignees | ||
| ASSIGNMENT OF WORLDWIDE RIGHTS | ||
| Assignment – Worldwide Rights | ||
| COMBINED DECLARATION AND POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR USE WHERE APPLICANT IS THE INVENTOR(S) AND THERE IS NO SEPARATE POWER OF ATTORNEY WE RECOMMEND THAT THESE FORMS NOT BE USED FOR PATENT APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED |
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| Provisional Application – No Declaration is required for a provisional application |
(Not applicable) |
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| Non-Provisional Application | ||
| Non-Provisional Application – Japanese-English Version | ||
| SUBSTITUTE STATEMENT | ||
| Substitute Statement | MS-Word | |
| Substitute Statement – Japanese-English Version | MS-Word | |
| GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY THIS IS A SEPARATE POWER OF ATTORNEY THAT CAN BE EXECUTED ONCE BY THE ASSIGNEE AND COPIES OF WHICH MAY BE FILED IN ALL CASES FOR THE ASSIGNEE HANDLED BY OUR FIRM |
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| General Power of Attorney | ||
| General Power of Attorney – Japanese-English Version | ||
| SPECIFIC POWER OF ATTORNEY THIS IS A SEPARATE POWER OF ATTORNEY THAT MAY BE EXECUTED BY THE ASSIGNEE AND IS SPECIFIC TO ONE APPLICATION |
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| Specific Power of Attorney | ||
| Specific Power of Attorney – Japanese-English Version | ||