Amy filed her patent application on March 1. On the next February 1, Zoe filed an application for the same invention. Zoe is convinced that Amy "took" her invention and that Zoe herself is the "true inventor." What should Zoe do? Discuss and indicate whether there are any time limits within which Zoe must act.
What will be an ideal response?
Zoe, as the "true inventor" or second applicant, may file a petition to initiate a derivation proceeding alleging that an inventor named in an earlier application derived the claimed invention from this second applicant and, without authorization, filed the earlier application. The petition for the derivation proceeding must be made within one year after first publication of a claim that is the same or substantially the same as a claim in the first-filed application. The derivation proceeding, a trial proceeding, is handled by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
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What will be an ideal response?
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