MPEP Q&A 257: Can an inventor apply for a patent jointly even when they did not physically work together or at the same time? - a podcast by Lisa Parmley, USPTO Patent Practitioner #51006
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Question: Can an inventor apply for a patent jointly even when they did not physically work together or at the same time? Answer: The inventive entity for a particular application is based on some contribution to at least one of the claims made by each of the named inventors. “Inventors may apply for a patent jointly even though: they did not physically work together or at the same time, each did not make the same type or amount of contribution, or each did not make a contribution to the subject matter of every claim of the patent.” Chapter Details: The…
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