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Handing in inventors' Declarations ina 371 case as early as possible ...●●●There are two ways to do this:Get Forms PTO/SB/01A or PTO/AIA/01 (as thecase may be) signed and e-file them in EFS-Web as soon as possible after filing of theinternational application, orMake use of the Declarations under PCT Rule4.17 (old or new as the case may be) andinclude them with the PCT application as filedThere is absolutely no good reason to postponethis until the 30 months draws near82●●●Consequences of foot-dragging onDeclarations for 371 casesKeep in mind that for a 371 case, one categoryof patent term adjustment is tied to the date onwhich you handed in the inventors' DeclarationsFoot-dragging on handing in inventors'Declarations in a 371 case can lead to loss ofpatent term adjustmentThe Best Practice in a 371 case is to hand inthe inventors' Declarations as early as possible83PTA consequences of the new rules●●As already discussed, foot-dragging with theinventor declaration in a 371 case can losesome or all of the possible PTAFor any case (371 or not), if you drag your feetso long that you receive a Notice of Allowabilityinstead of a Notice of Allowance … then thetime that passes before you hand in theinventor declaration may also get deductedfrom PTA84