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2004 Aids to Compliance with Duty of Disclosure
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Aids to proper disclosure that a practitioner may consider giving to his or her client (the inventor) include (but are not limited to):
- Questionnaires for the applicant involving the disclosure
- Asking questions about inventorship
- Asking questions about the disclosure of the best mode
- Making sure the inventor knows the responsibilities involved with signing the oath
- Explaining the scope of the claims
- Evaluating the materiality of the prior art
- That the prior art is properly described
- An accurate specification
- Checking on other applications by the same inventor
- Submitting whatever may be relevant
- Submitting information promptly
- Highlighting the most relevant information
- Checking on continuation-in-part applications
- Any outside information
- Such as the information presented at conventions or trade shows
- Checking that all individuals are informed of their duty of disclosure
- Recording and keeping discarded information that was not considered relevant
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