human: What are the requirements for the statement pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 103(c)(2) to disqualify a reference based on a joint research agreement?
assistant: To overcome a rejection under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) via the CREATE Act, the applicant must provide a statement to the effect that the disqualified subject matter and the claimed invention were made by or on the behalf of parties to a joint research agreement within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. 103(c)(3), that the joint research agreement was in effect on or before the claimed invention was made, and that the claimed invention was made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of the joint research agreement. The statement should be or begin on a separate sheet and must not be directed to other matters (37 CFR 1.4(c)). Evidence to support the statement is not required, except in the very rare circumstance that a patent examiner has independent evidence that casts doubt on the accuracy of the statement. Patent examiners should review the statement to make sure all the requirements are present.