A practitioner discovers that a prior attorney who handled the same patent matter engaged in fraud on the USPTO. The current practitioner has no personal involvement. What is the appropriate action?
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A
Take no action because the fraud was committed by someone else
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B
Advise the client of the situation, and if corrective action is warranted, take steps to correct the record with client consent
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C
Immediately report the prior attorney to OED without telling the client
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D
File a continuation application to restart prosecution cleanly