¶ 14.16 Failure of Assignee To Establish Ownership
This application is objected to under 37 CFR 1.172(a) as the assignee has not established its ownership interest in the patent for which reissue is being requested. An assignee must establish its ownership interest in order to support the consent to a reissue application required by 37 CFR 1.172(a) . The assignee’s ownership interest is established by:
(a) filing in the reissue application evidence of a chain of title from the original owner to the assignee, or
(b) specifying in the record of the reissue application where such evidence is recorded in the Office (e.g., reel and frame number, etc.).
The submission with respect to (a) and (b) to establish ownership must be signed by a party authorized to act on behalf of the assignee. See MPEP § 1410.01.
An appropriate paper satisfying the requirements of 37 CFR 3.73 must be submitted in reply to this Office action.
Examiner Note:
1. This form paragraph may be used in an Office action which rejects any of the claims on other grounds.
2. If otherwise ready for allowance, this form paragraph should be followed by form paragraph 7.51 (insert the phrase --See above-- in bracket 1 of form paragraph 7.51).