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This answer is for United States Federal Court. It’s probably more or less the same in other US jurisdictions (and jurisdictions around the world), but there might be slight differences.The thing that starts a lawsuit in the US is called a “complaint.” Complaints are governed by Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). It contains a “short, plain statement” of the relevant facts of the case, including what damages or other relief the plaintiff is looking for. A very schematic sample complaint might look like this:On January 1, 2018, Plaintiff bought a widget directly from the Defendant. The Defendant designed and manufactured the widget.The widget had such-and-such defect.On January 2, 2018, the widget exploded during use.As a result of this explosion, Plaintiff suffered such-and-such injuries.Defendant was negligent in its design and manufacture of the widget.Plaintiff therefore demands damages equal to such-and-such amount.(In practice, of course, complaints are often much more detailed and thorough.)That complaint is filed in the district court, and then it is responsibility of the plaintiff to somehow let the defendant(s) know about it. For the rest of the answer I’m going to assume one defendant, because I hate writing “defendant(s)”.Telling a defendant they’re being sued is governed by the surprisingly intricate FRCP Rule 4. Most of the time, the defendant’s contact information is known and they’re not especially shady characters. In this case, FRCP Rule 4(d) requires that they waive their right to formal “service of process,” and just show up to court and participate in the lawsuit.In unusual circumstances, they either cannot or will not waive that right, and the Plaintiff has to actually serve them. This involves delivering a “summons” to the defendant or someone who is sufficiently closely associated with them. A summons is a court order mandating that the defendant show up and participate in the lawsuit.If the defendant is actively trying not to be found, formal service of process can be tricky and expensive. But if eventually served successfully, they are usually responsible for paying for the cost associated with serving them.In any case, if the defendant isn’t being shady, it’s usually sufficient to send them a letter. In fact, the Rules helpfully supply a form letter, that goes like this:Rule 4 Notice of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of Summons.To (name the defendant or — if the defendant is a corporation, partnership, or association — name an officer or agent authorized to receive service):Why are you getting this?A lawsuit has been filed against you, or the entity you represent, in this court under the number shown above. A copy of the complaint is attached.This is not a summons, or an official notice from the court. It is a request that, to avoid expenses, you waive formal service of a summons by signing and returning the enclosed waiver. To avoid these expenses, you must return the signed waiver within (give at least 30 days or at least 60 days if the defendant is outside any judicial district of the United States) from the date shown below, which is the date this notice was sent. Two copies of the waiver form are enclosed, along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope or other prepaid means for returning one copy. You may keep the other copy.What happens next?If you return the signed waiver, I will file it with the court. The action will then proceed as if you had been served on the date the waiver is filed, but no summons will be served on you and you will have 60 days from the date this notice is sent (see the date below) to answer the complaint (or 90 days if this notice is sent to you outside any judicial district of the United States).If you do not return the signed waiver within the time indicated, I will arrange to have the summons and complaint served on you. And I will ask the court to require you, or the entity you represent, to pay the expenses of making service.Please read the enclosed statement about the duty to avoid unnecessary expenses.I certify that this request is being sent to you on the date below.Date: ___________ ___________________________(Signature of the attorney or unrepresented party)___________________________(Printed name)___________________________(Address)___________________________(E-mail address)___________________________(Telephone number)And then we’re off! The lawsuit has commenced!

Federal Civil Rule 11 is the most well-known ‘Rule 11’. It most prosaically requires parties to sign papers and attach an address where any responses can be sent:(a) Signature. Every pleading, written motion, and other paper must be signed by at least one attorney of record in the attorney's name—or by a party personally if the party is unrepresented. The paper must state the signer's address, e-mail address, and telephone number. Unless a rule or statute specifically states otherwise, a pleading need not be verified or accompanied by an affidavit. The court must strike an unsigned paper unless the omission is promptly corrected after being called to the attorney's or party's attention.Fed.R.Civ.P. 11(a). The reason this rule is notable, though, is the “good-faith” provision in subdivision (b) and the possibility of court sanctions for violation thereof in subdivision (c). If the court finds that a party has violated this rule—to wit, has filed a false or frivolous pleading—it may impose sanctions, which may consist of a fine, an award of attorney fees to the other side, or the striking of pleadings. Id. subd. (c)(1). Since 1993, the rule has had what is called a “safe harbor” provision—a party who wishes to file a motion for sanctions against another party must give notice of the same to the respondent, and the respondent may choose to moot the sanctions by withdrawing the offending paper. This isn’t done by “agreement”, though; it is a mandatory provision.I surmise that what the question refers to is a conditional plea, pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure No. 11(a)(2) relating to conditional pleas:(2) Conditional Plea. With the consent of the court and the government, a defendant may enter a conditional plea of guilty or nolo contendere, reserving in writing the right to have an appellate court review an adverse determination of a specified pretrial motion. A defendant who prevails on appeal may then withdraw the plea.Fed.R.Crim.P. 11. Pleas. As the Government must consent to such a plea, it must needs be done by ‘agreement.’It might also refer to a plea agreement generally. See subdivision (c).Dispositive plea agreements aren’t ‘necessary’ but they are a common way of resolving criminal charges. As regular plea agreements also accomplish a waiver of issues on appeal, a conditional plea agreement might be necessary to preserve the right to appellate review if the primary issue for the court to decide is a contested issue of law (such as the legality of a search, or whether or not specified conduct is or is not within the ambit of the criminal statute) where a full trial to determine facts would be pointless.

No. There are often multiple inventors, but only a single patent certificate is mailed. Exactly who it gets delivered to is a little complicated.The simple answer is: it is delivered to wherever the applicant specified as the correspondence address.The absurdly complicated answer is given in 37 CFR 1.33, which states:(a) Correspondence address and daytime telephone number. When filing an application, a correspondence address must be set forth in either an application data sheet (§ 1.76), or elsewhere, in a clearly identifiable manner, in any paper submitted with an application filing. If no correspondence address is specified, the Office may treat the mailing address of the first named inventor (if provided, see §§ 1.76(b)(1) and 1.63(b)(2)) as the correspondence address. The Office will direct, or otherwise make available, all notices, official letters, and other communications relating to the application to the person associated with the correspondence address. For correspondence submitted via the Office's electronic filing system, however, an electronic acknowledgment receipt will be sent to the submitter. The Office will generally not engage in double correspondence with an applicant and a patent practitioner, or with more than one patent practitioner except as deemed necessary by the Director. If more than one correspondence address is specified, the Office will select one of the specified addresses for use as the correspondence address and, if given, may select the address associated with a Customer Number over a typed correspondence address. For the party to whom correspondence is to be addressed, a daytime telephone number should be supplied in a clearly identifiable manner and may be changed by any party who may change the correspondence address. The correspondence address may be changed by the parties set forth in paragraph (b)(1) or (b)(3) of this section. Prior to the appointment of any power of attorney under § 1.32(b), the correspondence address may also be changed by any patent practitioner named in the application transmittal papers who acts in a representative capacity under the provisions of § 1.34.(Emphasis added.)So:If you gave the USPTO a correspondence address, they’ll send it there.If you didn’t give the USPTO a correspondence address, they may send it to the first named inventor.If you have filed a power of attorney or specified a Customer Number (something your attorney may have done), they’ll send it to the attorney or the address associated with the Customer Number.