[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 37, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 37CFR1.110] [Page 75] TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 1--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES--Table of Contents Subpart B--National Processing Provisions Sec. 1.110 Inventorship and date of invention of the subject matter of individual claims. When more than one inventor is named in an application or patent, the Patent and Trademark Office, when necessary for purposes of an Office proceeding, may require an applicant, patentee, or owner to identify the inventive entity of the subject matter of each claim in the application or patent. Where appropriate, the invention dates of the subject matter of each claim and the ownership of the subject matter on the date of invention may be required of the applicant, patentee or owner. See also Secs. 1.78(c) and 1.130. [61 FR 42805, Aug. 19, 1996] Action by Applicant and Further Consideration Authority: Secs. 1.111 to 1.113 also issued under 35 U.S.C. 132.