Form DM/1/Annex 1 DM/1/Annex 1 Oath or Declaration of the Creator

DM/1/I (E)

ANNEX I:
OATH OR DECLARATION OF THE CREATOR
under Rule 8(1)(a)(ii) of the Common Regulations

IMPORTANT
1. This cover sheet is mandatory content for an international application designating the United States
of America.
2. This cover sheet is to submit a Declaration of Inventorship (Declaration), following Rule 8(1)(a)(ii) OR,
in the impossibility to provide such declaration, a Substitute Statement in Lieu of a Declaration of
Inventorship (Substitute Statement). Please provide a Declaration OR a Substitute Statement for each
creator indicated under item 11 of the DM/1 form.
3. This cover sheet may also be used by applicants who wish to submit an alternative document that they
know is deemed a valid inventor’s oath or declaration under the United States of America national
requirements.
4. For detailed information on the inventor’s oath or declaration, please visit the USPTO website:
www.uspto.gov/forms/aia_oathdecl_guide.pdf.
5. This cover sheet, in addition to the Declaration/Substitute Statement/Alternative Document referred to
in paragraph 3, must be submitted with the DM/1 form at the time of filing the international application.
6. Please number your pages.

For use by the applicant

For use by the International Bureau

This Annex concerns the international application
referenced by the applicant as below:

Document type: DDO
Contracting Party: US

Reference:

I

DECLARATION UNDER RULE 8(1)(a)(ii) OF THE COMMON REGULATIONS

Number of pages:

(including this cover page)

World Intellectual Property Organization
34, chemin des Colombettes, P.O. Box 18,
1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0)22 338 9111
Internet: www.wipo.int
Contact Hague

DM/1/I (E) – January 2019

DM/1/I (E)
ANNEX I – DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (Page 1 of 1)

I

DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP
FOR THE DESIGNATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
I hereby declare that I believe I am the original inventor or an original joint inventor of a claimed invention in
the application.
This declaration is directed to the attached international application (if filing declaration with application).
This declaration is directed to international application
(if furnishing declaration after filing the application, the declaration must identify the international application by the
application reference number assigned by the International Bureau or the office of indirect filing, or by applicant’s
reference number which was on the application as filed).

I hereby declare that the above-identified international application was made or authorized to be made by me.
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 Inventor:
Inventor’s Signature:

Date (optional):

(The signature must be that of the inventor, not that of the agent.)

Residence: (required only if the inventor lives at a location different from the mailing address contained in the
international application)

(city and either U.S. state, if applicable, or country)

DM/1/I (E) – January 2019

Page 2

DM/1/I (E)
ANNEX I – SUBSTITUTE STATEMENT (Page 1 of 2)

I

SUBSTITUTE STATEMENT IN LIEU OF A DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP
FOR THE DESIGNATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
This statement is directed to:
The attached international application
OR
international application
(if furnishing statement after filing the application, the statement must identify the international application by the
application reference number assigned by the International Bureau or the office of indirect filing, or by
applicant’s reference number which was on the application as filed).

NAME of inventor to whom this substitute statement applies:

Residence: (not required if the inventor lives at the same location as the mailing address contained in the
international application, or the inventor is deceased or legally incapacitated)

City:

U.S. State:

Country:

(if applicable)

I believe the above-named inventor or joint inventor to be the original inventor or an original joint inventor of
a claimed invention in the application.
The above-identified application was made or authorized to be made by me.
I hereby acknowledge that any willful false statement made in this statement is punishable under
18 U.S.C. 1001 by fine or imprisonment of not more than five (5) years, or both.
Relationship to the inventor to whom this substitute statement applies:
Legal Representative (for deceased or legally incapacitated inventor only)
Assignee
Person to whom the inventor is under an obligation to assign
Person who otherwise shows a sufficient proprietary interest in the matter (a petition under
37 CFR 1.46 is required and should be submitted directly to the USPTO after publication of the
international registration), or
Joint inventor

DM/1/I (E) – January 2019

Page 3

DM/1/I (E)
ANNEX I – SUBSTITUTE STATEMENT (Page 2 of 2)

Circumstances permitting execution of this substitute statement:
Inventor is deceased
Inventor is under legal incapacity
Inventor cannot be found or reached after diligent effort, or
Inventor has refused to execute the oath or declaration under 37 CFR 1.63.
PERSON EXECUTING THIS SUBSTITUTE STATEMENT
Name:

Date (optional):

Signature:
The party who is signing the substitute statement must be an applicant. If the applicant is a juristic
entity (legal entity), list the applicant name and the title of the signer below.
Applicant name:
Title of person executing this Substitute Statement:
The signer, whose title is supplied above, is authorized to act on behalf of the applicant.

Residence of the signer: (not required if the signer’s mailing address is contained in the international application
or indicated below and the signer lives at the same location as the mailing address)

City:

U.S. State:

Country:

(if applicable)

Mailing address of the signer: (not required if contained in the international application)
City:

U.S. State:
(if applicable)

DM/1/I (E) – January 2019

Zip:

Country: