Intellectual Property
Apr. 16, 2002
Information Material to Patentability Must Be Disclosed
Focus Column - By Neil Maloney - Rule 56, 37 C.F.R. Section 1.56, imposes on each individual associated with the filing and prosecution of a patent application a general "duty of candor and good faith" in dealing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This duty includes a specific "duty to disclose" all information known to be material to patentability.
By Neil Maloney
Rule 56, 37 C.F.R. Section 1.56, imposes on each individual associated with the filing and prosecution of a patent application a general "duty of candor and good faith" in...
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