Question: Name one item that an applicant may submit, in addition to a statement regarding common ownership as objective evidence that common ownership existed? Answer: The applicant may submit the following evidence: (A) Reference to assignments recorded in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which convey the entire rights in the application and the commonly owned applied art to the same person(s) or organization(s); (B) Copies of unrecorded assignments which convey the entire rights in the application and the commonly owned applied art to the same person(s) or organization(s) are filed in each of the applications; (C) An affidavit or…
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