37 CFR 1.42 (pre-AIA) — When the inventor is dead
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024
[Editor Note: Not applicable to patent applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) or 363 on or after September 16, 2012 *]
In case of the death of the inventor, the legal representative (executor, administrator, etc.) of the deceased inventor may make the necessary oath or declaration, and apply for and obtain the patent. Where the inventor dies during the time intervening between the filing of the application and the granting of a patent thereon, the letters patent may be issued to the legal representative upon proper intervention.
[48 FR 2696, Jan. 20, 1983, effective Feb. 27, 1983]
[ *See § 1.42 for more information and for the rule applicable to patent applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) or 363 on or after Sept. 16, 2012]
Cited authority
Cited by
- 1002.02(p) Petitions and Matters Decided by the Director of International Patent Legal Administration
- 1410.01 Reissue Applicant and Inventor's Oath or Declaration
- 1444 Review of Reissue Oath/Declaration
- 1893.01(e) Inventor’s Oath or Declaration
- 201.06(c) 37 CFR 1.53(b) and 37 CFR 1.63(d) Divisional-Continuation Procedure
- 409.01(b) Deceased or Legally Incapacitated Inventor- Application Filed Before September 16, 2012
- 409.03(c) Unavailable Legal Representative of Deceased Inventor
- 601.05(b) Application Data Sheet (ADS) in Application Filed Before September 16, 2012
- 602.01 Naming the Inventor; Inventor's Oath or Declaration
- 603 Supplemental Oath or Declaration
- 605.02 Applicant for Application Filed Before September 16, 2012
- 715 Swearing Behind a Reference — Affidavit or Declaration Under 37 CFR 1.131(a)
- 715.04 Who May Make Affidavit or Declaration Under 37 CFR 1.131(a); Formal Requirements of Affidavits and Declarations
- 37 CFR 1.41 (pre-AIA) Applicant for patent
- 37 CFR 1.42 Applicant for patent
- 37 CFR 1.46 (pre-AIA) Assigned inventions and patents
- 37 CFR 1.64 (pre-AIA) Person making oath or declaration
- 37 CFR 1.67 (pre-AIA) Supplemental oath or declaration
- 37 CFR 1.76 (pre-AIA) Application data sheet
- 37 CFR 1.162 (pre-AIA) Applicant, oath or declaration
- 37 CFR 1.172 (pre-AIA) Applicants, assignees
- 37 CFR 1.497 (pre-AIA) Oath or declaration under 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(4)