Form PTO/AIA/08 Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37

Doc Code: Oath
Document Description: Oath or declaration filed

PTO/SB/AIA08 (06-12)
Approved for use through XX/XX/XXXX. OMB 0651-0032
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number.

DECLARATION FOR UTILITY OR
DESIGN
PATENT APPLICATION
(37 CFR 1.63)
Declaration
Submitted
With Initial
Filing

OR

Declaration
Submitted After Initial
Filing (surcharge
(37 CFR 1.16(f))
required)

Attorney Docket
Number
First Named Inventor
COMPLETE IF KNOWN
Application Number
Filing Date
Art Unit
Examiner Name

(Title of the Invention)
As a below named inventor, I hereby declare that:
This declaration is directed to:
The attached application,
OR
United States Application Number or PCT International application number ___________________________________
filed on __________________________.
The above-identified application was made or authorized to be made by me.
I believe I am the original inventor or an original joint inventor of a claimed invention in the application.
I hereby acknowledge that any willful false statement made in this declaration is punishable under 18 U.S.C. 1001
by fine or imprisonment of not more than five (5) years, or both.

Authorization To Permit Access To Application by Participating Office
If checked, the undersigned hereby grants the USPTO authority to provide the European Patent Office (EPO), the
Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO), and
any other intellectual property offices in which a foreign application claiming priority to the above-identified patent application is
filed access to the above-identified patent application. See 37 CFR 1.14(c) and (h). This box should not be checked if the
applicant does not wish the EPO, JPO, KIPO, WIPO, or other intellectual property office in which a foreign application claiming
priority to the above-identified patent application is filed to have access to the above-identified patent application.
In accordance with 37 CFR 1.14(h)(3), access will be provided to a copy of the above-identified patent application with respect
to: 1) the above-identified patent application-as-filed; 2) any foreign application to which the above-identified patent application
claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d) if a copy of the foreign application that satisfies the certified copy requirement of
37 CFR 1.55 has been filed in the above-identified patent application; and 3) any U.S. application-as-filed from which benefit is
sought in the above-identified patent application.
In accordance with 37 CFR 1.14(c), access may be provided to information concerning the date of filing the Authorization to
Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices.
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This collection of information is required by 35 U.S.C. 115 and 37 CFR 1.63. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by
the USPTO to process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.11 and 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 21 minutes to
complete, including gathering, preparing, and submitting the completed application form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any
comments on the amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Administrative Officer, U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS
ADDRESS. SEND TO: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
If you need assistance in completing the form, call 1-800-PTO-9199 and select option 2.

PTO/SB/AIA08 (06-12)
Approved for use through XX/XX/XXXX. OMB 0651-0032
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number.

Direct all
correspondence to:

DECLARATION
— Utility or Design Patent Application

The address
associated with
Customer Number:

Correspondence
address below

OR

Name
Address
City

Zip

State

Country

Telephone

Email

WARNING:
Petitioner/applicant is cautioned to avoid submitting personal information in documents filed in a patent application that may
contribute to identity theft. Personal information such as social security numbers, bank account numbers, or credit card numbers
(other than a check or credit card authorization form PTO-2038 submitted for payment purposes) is never required by the USPTO
to support a petition or an application. If this type of personal information is included in documents submitted to the USPTO,
petitioners/applicants should consider redacting such personal information from the documents before submitting them to the
USPTO. Petitioner/applicant is advised that the record of a patent application is available to the public after publication of the
application (unless a non-publication request in compliance with 37 CFR 1.213(a) is made in the application) or issuance of a
patent. Furthermore, the record from an abandoned application may also be available to the public if the application is
referenced in a published application or an issued patent (see 37 CFR 1.14). Checks and credit card authorization forms
PTO-2038 submitted for payment purposes are not retained in the application file and therefore are not publicly available.
Petitioner/applicant is advised that documents which form the record of a patent application (such as the PTO/SB/01) are placed
into the Privacy Act system of records DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMERCE-PAT-7, System name: Patent Application
Files . Documents not retained in an application file (such as the PTO-2038) are placed into the Privacy Act system of
COMMERCE/PAT-TM-10, System name: Deposit Accounts and Electronic Funds Transfer Profiles .

LEGAL NAME OF SOLE OR FIRST INVENTOR:

(E.g., Given Name (first and middle (if any)) and Family Name or Surname)
Date (Optional)

Inventor's Signature
Residence: City

State

Country

State

Zip

Mailing Address
City

Additional inventors are being named on the

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Country

supplemental sheet(s) PTO/SB/AIA10 attached hereto

OMB Clearance and PRA Burden Statement for PTO/SB/AIA08
This collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.137. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file
(and by the USPTO to process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.11, 1.14 and 41.6. This form is estimated to
take 21 minutes to complete, including gathering, preparing, and submitting the completed form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the
individual case. Any comments on the amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent
to the Chief Administration Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO
NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND TO: Mail Stop Petition, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450.

Privacy Act Statement
The Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579) requires that you be given certain information in connection with your submission of the attached form related
to a patent application or patent. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) collects this information under authority of 5 CFR 339.205.
The information in this system of records is used to manage all records of applicant including name, citizenship, residence, post office address and
other information pertaining to the applicant's activities in connection with the invention for which a patent is sought. Statements containing various
kinds of information with respect to inventors who are deceased or incapacitated, or who are unavailable or unwilling to make application for patent.
The information obtain is protected from disclosure to third parties in accordance with the Privacy Act.
However, routine uses of this information may include disclosure to the following: to law enforcement and investigation in the event that the system
of records indicates a violation or potential violation of law; to a Federal, state, local, or international agency, in response to its request; to an agency,
organization, or individual for the purpose of performing audit or oversight operations as authorized by law; to non-federal personnel under contract
to the agency; to a court for adjudication and litigation; to the Department of Justice for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) assistance; to members of
congress working on behalf of an individual; to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for personnel research purposes; to National Archives and
Records Administration for inspection of records; and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)for legislative coordination and clearance.
Failure to provide any part of the requested information may result in an inability to process requests for access and information. The applicable
Privacy Act System of Records Notice for this information is COMMERCE/PAT-TM-7 Patent Application Files, available at Federal Register /Vol. 78, No.
61 / Friday, March 29, 2013 /Notices 19243. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-03-29/pdf/2013-07341.pdf