UNIFORM CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE FOR CLE To be ...

●●●Docket consequences of the NewRulesOne important consequence is that you mustscrutinize the Notice of Allowability (not thesame thing as the Notice of Allowance) closelyto see what requirements it imposesIf it says that an inventor declaration is missing,then this must be docketed aggressivelyFailure to hand in the missing signeddeclaration timely will result in abandonment61●●Docket consequences of the NewRulesAnother important consequence is that youmust make sure that if the declarations do notget filed until Notice of Allowability time, it is notyour faultSend periodic reminders of the need for theinventors to sign the declarations62Changing order of inventors?Under legacy practice, changing the sequenceof inventors during prosecution required apetition and a $400 fee.Under the new Rules, such a change onlyrequires filing a supplemental ADS and amodest ($130) fee63