Declaration for Utility or Design Patent Application (37 CFR 1.63)

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DECLARATION FOR UTILITY OR
DESIGN
PATENT APPLICATION
(37 CFR 1.63)

Attorney Docket
Number
First Named Inventor
COMPLETE IF KNOWN
Application Number

Declaration
Submitted
With Initial
Filing

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

OR

Filing Date
Art Unit
Examiner Name

I hereby declare that: (1) Each inventor's residence, mailing address, and citizenship are as stated below next to their name;
and (2) I believe the inventor(s) named below to be the original and first inventor(s) of the subject matter which is claimed and
for which a patent is sought on the invention titled:

(Title of the Invention)
the application of which was made or was authorized to be made by me and
is attached hereto
OR
was filed on (MM/DD/YYYY)
Application Number

as United States Application Number or PCT International
and was amended on (MM/DD/YYYY)

(if applicable).

I hereby state that I have reviewed and understand the contents of the above identified application, including the claims, as
amended by any amendment specifically referred to above.
I hereby acknowledge the duty to disclose information which is material to patentability as defined in 37 CFR 1.56, including for
continuation-in-part applications, material information which became available between the filing date of the prior application and
the national or PCT international filing date of the continuation-in-part application.

Claim of Foreign Priority Benefits
I hereby claim foreign priority benefits under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d) or (f), or 365(b) of any foreign application(s) for patent,
inventor's or plant breeder's rights certificate(s), or 365(a) of any PCT international application which designated at least one
country other than the United States of America, listed below and have also identified below, by checking the box any foreign
application for patent, inventor's or plant breeder's rights certificate(s), or any PCT international application having a filing date
before that of the application on which priority is claimed.
Priority Foreign
Application Number(s)

Country

Foreign Filing Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)

Priority Not Claimed

Certified Copy Attached?
YES
NO

Additional foreign application number(s) are listed on a supplemental priority data sheet PTO/SB/02B attached hereto.

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DECLARATION – Utility or Design Patent Application
The address
associated with
Customer Number:

Direct all
correspondence to:
Name

Correspondence
address below

OR

Address
City
Country

State

Zip

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
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I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed
to be true; and further that these statements were made with the knowledge that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine
or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. 1001 and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the application or any patent
issue thereon.
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.

NAME OF SOLE OR FIRST INVENTOR

A petition has been filed for this unsigned inventor

Given Name (first and middle [if any])

Family Name or Surname

Inventor’s Signature
Residence: City

Date
State

Country

Citizenship

State

Zip

Country

Mailing Address
City

Additional inventors or a legal representative are being named on the __________ supplemental sheet(s) PTO/SB/02A or 02LR attached hereto

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