FAQs Patent Questions

Question:What is FDA’s role in the Patent Term Restoration Program?

Answer:
FDA’s primary responsibility is to assist the Patent Trademark Office (PTO) in determining a product’s eligibility for patent term restoration and to provide information to PTO regarding a product’s regulatory review period.

Question:How do I access sequences for a particular document?

Answer:
In order to access the sequence information for a patent or published application, you may submit the document number via the PSIPS home page. The PSIPS document detail page will then show you the number of sequences (SEQ ID NOs.) within the selected Sequence Listing. You will have the opportunity to view one or more sequences, or download the entire Sequence Listing.

Question:If two or more persons make an invention jointly, they apply for a patent as joint inventors

Answer:
If two or more persons make an invention jointly, they apply for a patent as joint inventors. A person who makes only a financial contribution is not a joint inventor and cannot be joined in the application as an inventor.

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