What can be filed to correct inventorship in a patent application?

To correct inventorship in a patent application, a request under 37 CFR 1.48 can be filed, as it specifically addresses the correction of inventorship. This regulation allows applicants to correct the named inventors in a pending application either by adding a new inventor or removing a listed inventor. This process is essential because incorrect inventorship can affect the validity of the patent and could lead to a variety of legal issues.

While continuing applications are indeed a way to pursue additional claims or seek further protection, they are not directly intended for correcting inventorship. They generally involve filing a new application based on an earlier one, and while they may indirectly include correct inventorship as part of the new application, they do not serve that purpose specifically.

Thus, both the request under 37 CFR 1.48 and the filed continuing application can relate to correcting inventorship, but the request under 37 CFR 1.48 is the most direct and appropriate mechanism.