Lee International

Item

Current

From November 1, 2024

Correction/Addition to Inventorship

After filing and until a notice of allowance (NOA) is issued

Permissible
No supporting evidence required

Permissible
Declaration signed by the applicant and the inventors involved in the correction/addition required

After issuance of a NOA and until patent registration

Permissible

No supporting evidence required

Generally not permissible
Correction is possible only if it is clear per se that the inventor was incorrectly identified, and the identity of the inventor remains the same even after correction (e.g., minor typographical error, name change, transliteration difference, etc.)

After patent registration

Permissible
Declaration signed by the applicant and all the inventors before and after the correction/addition required

Same as the current requirement

Nationality of inventor when filing a new patent application or divisional application

Not required

Required