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explained in MPEP § 706.03(a), § 2105, § 2106 - | explained in MPEP § 706.03(a), § 2105, § 2106 - | ||
§ 2106.02, and § 2107 - § 2107.02. Rejections | § | ||
based on subject matter barred by the Atomic | |||
Energy Act are explained in MPEP § 706.03(b). Rejections | 2106.02, and § 2107 - § 2107.02. Rejections | ||
based | |||
on subject matter barred by the Atomic | |||
Energy | |||
Act are explained in MPEP § 706.03(b). Rejections | |||
based on duplicate claims are addressed | based on duplicate claims are addressed | ||
in MPEP § 706.03(k), and double patenting rejections | in | ||
MPEP § | |||
706.03(k), and double patenting rejections | |||
are addressed in MPEP § 804. See MPEP § 706.03(o) | are addressed in MPEP § 804. See MPEP § 706.03(o) | ||
for rejections based on new matter. Foreign | for | ||
filing without a license is discussed in MPEP | rejections based on new matter. Foreign | ||
§ 706.03(s). Disclaimer, after interference or | filing | ||
public use proceeding, res judicata, and reissue are | without a license is discussed in MPEP | ||
explained in MPEP § 706.03(u) to § 706.03(x). Rejections | § | ||
based on 35 U.S.C. 112 are discussed in MPEP | |||
§ 2161 - § 2174. IF THE LANGUAGE IN THE | 706.03(s). Disclaimer, after interference or | ||
public | |||
use proceeding, res judicata, and reissue are | |||
explained in MPEP § | |||
706.03(u) to § 706.03(x). Rejections | |||
based on 35 | |||
U.S.C. 112 are discussed in MPEP | |||
§ | |||
2161 - § | |||
2174. IF THE LANGUAGE IN THE | |||
FORM PARAGRAPHS IS INCORPORATED IN | FORM PARAGRAPHS IS INCORPORATED IN | ||
THE OFFICE ACTION TO STATE THE REJECTION, | THE OFFICE ACTION TO STATE THE REJECTION, | ||
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OF REJECTION. | OF REJECTION. | ||
706.03(a)Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. 101[R-5] | |||
I.SUBJECT MATTER ELIGIBILITY | I.SUBJECT MATTER ELIGIBILITY | ||
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structure, can be rejected as not within the statutory | structure, can be rejected as not within the statutory | ||
classes. O'Reilly v. Morse, 56 U.S. (15 How.) | classes. O'Reilly v. Morse, 56 U.S. (15 How.) | ||
62 (1854). | 62 | ||
(1854). | |||
This subject matter is further limited by the Atomic | This subject matter is further limited by the Atomic | ||
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governing the utility requirement. | governing the utility requirement. | ||
Use Form Paragraphs 7.04 through 7.05.03 to reject | |||
under 35 U.S.C. 101. | |||
¶ 7.04 Statement of Statutory Basis, 35 U.S.C. 101 | |||
35 U.S.C. 101 reads as follows: | |||
Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, | |||
machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or | |||
any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a | |||
patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements | |||
of this title. | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
This paragraph must precede the first use of 35 U.S.C. 101 in | |||
all first actions on the merits and final rejections. | |||
¶ 7.05 Rejection, 35 U.S.C. 101, -Heading Only- (Utility, | |||
Non-Statutory, Inoperative) | |||
Claim [1] rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 because | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.This form paragraph must be followed by any one of form | |||
paragraphs 7.05.01- 7.05.03 or another appropriate reason. | |||
2.Explain the rejection following the recitation of the statute | |||
and the use of form paragraphs 7.05.01-7.05.03 or other reason. | |||
3.See MPEP §§ 706.03(a) and 2105- 2107.03 for other situations. | |||
4.This form paragraph must be preceded by form paragraph | |||
7.04 in first actions and final rejections. | |||
¶ 7.05.01 Rejection, 35 U.S.C. 101, Non-Statutory | |||
the claimed invention is directed to non-statutory subject matter | |||
because [1] | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
In bracket 1, explain why the claimed invention is not patent | |||
eligible subject matter, e.g., | |||
(a)why the claimed invention does not fall within at least one of | |||
the four categories of patent eligible subject matter recited in 35 | |||
U.S.C. 101 (process, machine, manufacture, or composition of | |||
matter); or | |||
(b) why the claimed invention is directed to a judicial exception | |||
to 35 U.S.C. 101 (i.e., an abstract idea, natural phenomenon, or | |||
law of nature) and is not directed to a practical application of such | |||
judicial exception (e.g., because the claim does not require any | |||
physical transformation and the invention as claimed does not | |||
produce a useful, concrete, and tangible result); or | |||
(c)why the claimed invention would impermissibly cover every | |||
substantial practical application of, and thereby preempt all use of, | |||
an abstract idea, natural phenomenon, or law of nature. | |||
¶ 7.05.02 Rejection, 35 U.S.C. 101, Utility Lacking | |||
the claimed invention lacks patentable utility. [1] | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
In bracket 1, provide explanation of lack of utility. See MPEP | |||
§§ 706.03(a) and 2105 - 2107.03. | |||
¶ 7.05.03 Rejection, 35 U.S.C. 101, Inoperative | |||
the disclosed invention is inoperative and therefore lacks utility. | |||
[1] | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
In bracket 1, explain why invention is inoperative. | |||
¶ 7.05.04 Utility Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. 101 and 35 | |||
U.S.C. 112, First Paragraph | |||
Claim [1] rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 because the claimed | |||
invention is not supported by either a [2] asserted utility or a well | |||
established utility. | |||
[3] | |||
Claim [4] also rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph. | |||
Specifically, since the claimed invention is not supported by either | |||
a [5] asserted utility or a well established utility for the reasons set | |||
forth above, one skilled in the art clearly would not know how to | |||
use the claimed invention. | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.Where the specification would not enable one skilled in the | |||
art to make the claimed invention, or where alternative reasons | |||
support the enablement rejection, a separate rejection under 35 | |||
U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, enablement should be made using the | |||
factors set forth in In re Wands, 858 F.2d 731, 8 USPQ2d 1400 | |||
(Fed. Cir. 1988) and an undue experimentation analysis. See | |||
MPEP §§ 2164- 2164.08(c). | |||
2.Use Format A, B, or C below as appropriate. | |||
Format A: | |||
(a) Insert the same claim numbers in brackets 1 and 4. | |||
(b) Insert --specific and substantial-- in inserts 2 and 5. | |||
(c) In bracket 3, insert the explanation as to why the claimed | |||
invention is not supported by either a specific and substantial | |||
asserted utility or a well established utility. | |||
(d) Format A is to be used when there is no asserted utility and | |||
when there is an asserted utility but that utility is not specific and | |||
substantial. | |||
Format B: | |||
(a) Insert the same claim numbers in brackets 1 and 4. | |||
(b) Insert --credible-- in inserts 2 and 5. | |||
(c) In bracket 3, insert the explanation as to why the claimed | |||
invention is not supported by either a credible asserted utility or a | |||
well established utility. | |||
Format C: | |||
For claims that have multiple utilities, some of which are not specific | |||
and substantial, some of which are not credible, but none of | |||
which are specific, substantial and credible: | |||
(a)Insert the same claim numbers in brackets 1 and 4. | |||
(b)Insert --specific and substantial asserted utility, a credible-- | |||
in inserts 2 and 5. | |||
(c)In bracket 3, insert the explanation as to why the claimed | |||
invention is not supported by either a specific and substantial | |||
asserted utility, a credible asserted utility or a well established utility. | |||
Each utility should be addressed. | |||
706.03(b)Barred by Atomic Energy Act[R-2] | |||
A limitation on what can be patented is imposed by | A limitation on what can be patented is imposed by | ||
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Section 151(a) | the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Section 151(a) | ||
(42 U.S.C. 2181(a)) thereof reads in part as follows: | (42 | ||
U.S.C. 2181(a)) thereof reads in part as follows: | |||
No patent shall hereafter be granted for any invention | No patent shall hereafter be granted for any invention | ||
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The terms “atomic energy” and “special nuclear | The terms “atomic energy” and “special nuclear | ||
material” are defined in Section 11 of the Act | material” are defined in Section 11 of the Act | ||
(42 U.S.C. 2014). | (42 | ||
U.S.C. 2014). | |||
Sections 151(c) and 151(d) (42 U.S.C. 2181(c) and | Sections 151(c) and 151(d) (42 U.S.C. 2181(c) and | ||
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but such reporting does not constitute a determination | but such reporting does not constitute a determination | ||
that the subject matter of each application so | that the subject matter of each application so | ||
reported is in fact useful or an invention or discovery | reported is in fact useful or an invention or discovery | ||
or that such application in fact discloses subject matter | or that such application in fact discloses subject matter | ||
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All rejections based upon sections 151(a)(42 | All rejections based upon sections 151(a)(42 | ||
U.S.C. 2181(a)), 152 (42 U.S.C. 2182), and | U.S.C. 2181(a)), 152 (42 U.S.C. 2182), and | ||
155 (42 U.S.C. 2185) of the Atomic Energy Act must | 155 | ||
(42 U.S.C. 2185) of the Atomic Energy Act must | |||
be made only by TC work group 3640 personnel. | be made only by TC work group 3640 personnel. | ||
706.03(c)Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. 112, | |||
First Paragraph [R-2] | |||
Rejections based on the first paragraph of | Rejections based on the first paragraph of | ||
35 U.S.C. 112 are discussed in MPEP § 2161 - | 35 | ||
§ 2165.04. For a discussion of the utility requirements | U.S.C. 112 are discussed in MPEP § 2161 - | ||
§ | |||
2165.04. For a discussion of the utility requirements | |||
of 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, and 35 U.S.C. 101, | of 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, and 35 U.S.C. 101, | ||
see MPEP § 2107 - § 2107.03. | see MPEP § | ||
2107 - § 2107.03. The appropriate form | |||
paragraphs 7.30.01 and 7.31.01 through 7.33.01should be used in making rejections under 35 U.S.C. | |||
112, first paragraph. | |||
¶ 7.30.01 Statement of Statutory Basis, 35 U.S.C. 112, First | |||
Paragraph | |||
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. | |||
112: | |||
The specification shall contain a written description of the | |||
invention, and of the manner and process of making and | |||
using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to | |||
enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or | |||
with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the | |||
same and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the | |||
inventor of carrying out his invention. | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.The statute is no longer being re-cited in all Office actions. It | |||
is only required in first actions on the merits and final rejections. | |||
Where the statute is not being cited in an action on the merits, use | |||
paragraph 7.103. | |||
2.Form paragraphs 7.30.01 and 7.30.02 are to be used ONLY | |||
ONCE in a given Office action. | |||
¶ 7.31.01 Rejection, 35 U.S.C. 112, 1st Paragraph, | |||
Description Requirement, Including New Matter Situations | |||
Claim [1] rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, as failing | |||
to comply with the written description requirement. The | |||
claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the | |||
specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled | |||
in the relevant art that the inventor(s), at the time the application | |||
was filed, had possession of the claimed invention. [2] | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.This rejection must be preceded by form paragraph 7.30.01or 7.103. | |||
2.In bracket 2, identify (by suitable reference to page and line | |||
numbers and/or drawing figures) the subject matter not properly | |||
described in the application as filed, and provide an explanation of | |||
your position. The explanation should include any questions the | |||
examiner asked which were not satisfactorily resolved and consequently | |||
raise doubt as to possession of the claimed invention at | |||
the time of filing. | |||
Form paragraph 7.31.02 should be used when it is | |||
the examiner’s position that nothing within the scope | |||
of the claims is enabled. In such a rejection, the examiner | |||
should explain all the reasons why nothing within | |||
the scope of the claim is enabled. To make sure all relevant | |||
issues are raised, this should include any issues | |||
regarding the breadth of the claims relative to the | |||
guidance in the disclosure. | |||
¶ 7.31.02 Rejection, 35 U.S.C. 112, 1st Paragraph, | |||
Enablement | |||
Claim [1] rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, as failing | |||
to comply with the enablement requirement. The claim(s) | |||
contains subject matter which was not described in the specification | |||
in such a way as to enable one skilled in the art to which it | |||
pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and/or | |||
use the invention. [2] | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.This rejection must be preceded by form paragraph 7.30.01or 7.103. | |||
2.If the problem is one of scope, form paragraph 7.31.03should be used. | |||
3.In bracket 2, identify the claimed subject matter for which | |||
the specification is not enabling. Also explain why the specification | |||
is not enabling, applying the factors set forth in In re Wands, | |||
858 F.2d 731, 737, 8 USPQ2d 1400, 1404 (Fed. Cir. 1998) as | |||
appropriate. See also MPEP § 2164.01(a) and § 2164.04. The | |||
explanation should include any questions the examiner may have | |||
asked which were not satisfactorily resolved and consequently | |||
raise doubt as to enablement. | |||
4.Where an essential component or step of the invention is not | |||
recited in the claims, use form paragraph 7.33.01. | |||
Form paragraph 7.31.03 should be used when it is | |||
the examiner’s position that something within the | |||
scope of the claims is enabled but the claims are not | |||
limited to that scope. | |||
¶ 7.31.03 Rejection, 35 U.S.C. 112, 1st Paragraph: Scope | |||
of Enablement | |||
Claim [1] rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, | |||
because the specification, while being enabling for [2], does not | |||
reasonably provide enablement for [3]. The specification does not | |||
enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with | |||
which it is most nearly connected, to [4] the invention commensurate | |||
in scope with these claims. [5] | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.This rejection must be preceded by form paragraph 7.30.01or 7.103. | |||
2.This form paragraph is to be used when the scope of the | |||
claims is not commensurate with the scope of the enabling disclosure. | |||
3.In bracket 2, identify the claimed subject matter for which | |||
the specification is enabling. This may be by reference to specific | |||
portions of the specification. | |||
4.In bracket 3, identify aspect(s) of the claim(s) for which the | |||
specification is not enabling. | |||
5.In bracket 4, fill in only the appropriate portion of the statute, | |||
i.e., one of the following: --make--, --use--, or --make and use--. | |||
6.In bracket 5, identify the claimed subject matter for which | |||
the specification is not enabling. Also explain why the specification | |||
is not enabling, applying the factors set forth in In re Wands, | |||
858 F.2d 731, 737, 8 USPQ2d 1400, 1404 (Fed. Cir. 1998) as | |||
appropriate. See also MPEP § 2164.01(a) and § 2164.04. The | |||
explanation should include any questions posed by the examiner | |||
which were not satisfactorily resolved and consequently raise | |||
doubt as to enablement. | |||
¶ 7.31.04 Rejection, 35 U.S.C. 112, 1st Paragraph: Best | |||
Mode Requirement | |||
Claim [1] rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, | |||
because the best mode contemplated by the inventor has not been | |||
disclosed. Evidence of concealment of the best mode is based | |||
upon [2]. | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.This rejection must be preceded by form paragraph 7.30.01or 7.103. | |||
2.In bracket 2, insert the basis for holding that the best mode | |||
has been concealed, e.g., the quality of applicant's disclosure is so | |||
poor as to effectively result in concealment. | |||
3.Use of this form paragraph should be rare. See MPEP §§ | |||
2165- 2165.04. | |||
Form paragraph 7.33.01 should be used when it is | |||
the examiner’s position that a feature considered critical | |||
or essential by applicant to the practice of the | |||
claimed invention is missing from the claim. | |||
¶ 7.33.01 Rejection, 35 U.S.C. 112, 1st Paragraph, | |||
Essential Subject Matter Missing From Claims | |||
(Enablement) | |||
Claim [1] rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, as | |||
based on a disclosure which is not enabling. [2] critical or essential | |||
to the practice of the invention, but not included in the | |||
claim(s) is not enabled by the disclosure. See In re Mayhew, 527 | |||
F.2d 1229, 188 USPQ 356 (CCPA 1976). [3] | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.This rejection must be preceded by form paragraph 7.30.01or 7.103. | |||
2.In bracket 2, recite the subject matter omitted from the | |||
claims. | |||
3.In bracket 3, give the rationale for considering the omitted | |||
subject matter critical or essential. | |||
4.The examiner shall cite the statement, argument, date, drawing, | |||
or other evidence which demonstrates that a particular feature | |||
was considered essential by the applicant, is not reflected in the | |||
claims which are rejected. | |||
706.03(d)Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. 112, | |||
Second Paragraph [R-3] | |||
Rejections under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, | Rejections under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, | ||
are discussed in MPEP § 2171 - § 2174. | are discussed in MPEP § 2171 - § 2174. Form paragraphs | ||
7.30.02 and 7.34 through 7.35.01 should be | |||
used to reject under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph. | |||
¶ 7.30.02 Statement of Statutory Basis, 35 U.S.C. 112, | |||
Second Paragraph | |||
The following is a quotation of the second paragraph of 35 | |||
U.S.C. 112: | |||
The specification shall conclude with one or more claims | |||
particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject | |||
matter which the applicant regards as his invention. | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.The statute is no longer being re-cited in all Office actions. It | |||
is only required in first actions on the merits and final rejections. | |||
Where the statute is not being cited in an action on the merits, use | |||
paragraph 7.103. | |||
2.Paragraphs 7.30.01 and 7.30.02 are to be used ONLY ONCE | |||
in a given Office action. | |||
¶ 7.34 Rejection, 35 U.S.C. 112, 2nd Paragraph, Failure | |||
To Claim Applicant’s Invention | |||
Claim [1] rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, as | |||
failing to set forth the subject matter which applicant(s) regard as | |||
their invention. Evidence that claim [2] fail(s) to correspond in | |||
scope with that which applicant(s) regard as the invention can be | |||
found in the reply filed [3]. In that paper, applicant has stated [4], | |||
and this statement indicates that the invention is different from | |||
what is defined in the claim(s) because [5]. | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.This rejection must be preceded by form paragraph 7.30.02or 7.103. | |||
2.This paragraph is to be used only where applicant has stated, | |||
somewhere other than in the application, as filed, that the invention | |||
is something different from what is defined in the claim(s). | |||
3.In bracket 3, identify the submission by applicant (which is | |||
not the application, as filed, but may be in the remarks by applicant, | |||
in the brief, in an affidavit, etc.) by the date the paper was | |||
filed in the USPTO. | |||
4.In bracket 4, set forth what applicant has stated in the submission | |||
to indicate a different invention. | |||
5.In bracket 5, explain how the statement indicates an invention | |||
other than what is being claimed. | |||
¶ 7.34.01 Rejection, 35 U.S.C. 112, 2nd Paragraph, | |||
Failure To Particularly Point out and Distinctly Claim | |||
(Indefinite) | |||
Claim [1] rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, as | |||
being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly | |||
claim the subject matter which applicant regards as the invention. | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.This rejection must be preceded by form paragraph 7.30.02or 7.103. | |||
2.This form paragraph should be followed by one or more of | |||
the following form paragraphs 7.34.02 - 7.34.11, as applicable. If | |||
none of these form paragraphs are appropriate, a full explanation | |||
of the deficiency of the claims should be supplied. Whenever possible, | |||
identify the particular term(s) or limitation(s) which render | |||
the claim(s) indefinite and state why such term or limitation renders | |||
the claim indefinite. If the scope of the claimed subject matter | |||
can be determined by one having ordinary skill in the art, a | |||
rejection using this form paragraph would not be appropriate. See | |||
MPEP §§ 2171 - 2174 for guidance. See also form paragraph | |||
7.34.15 for pro se applicants. | |||
¶ 7.34.02 Terminology Used Inconsistent with Accepted | |||
Meaning | |||
Where applicant acts as his or her own lexicographer to specifically | |||
define a term of a claim contrary to its ordinary meaning, | |||
the written description must clearly redefine the claim term and | |||
set forth the uncommon definition so as to put one reasonably | |||
skilled in the art on notice that the applicant intended to so redefine | |||
that claim term. Process Control Corp. v. HydReclaim Corp., | |||
190 F.3d 1350, 1357, 52 USPQ2d 1029, 1033 (Fed. Cir. 1999). | |||
The term “[1]” in claim [2] is used by the claim to mean “[3]”, | |||
while the accepted meaning is “[4].” The term is indefinite | |||
because the specification does not clearly redefine the term. | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.In bracket 3, point out the meaning that is assigned to the | |||
term by applicant’s claims, taking into account the entire disclosure. | |||
2.In bracket 4, point out the accepted meaning of the term. | |||
Support for the examiner’s stated accepted meaning should be | |||
provided through the citation of an appropriate reference source, | |||
e.g., textbook or dictionary. See MPEP § 2173.05(a). | |||
3.This paragraph must be preceded by form paragraph 7.34.01. | |||
4.This paragraph should only be used where the specification | |||
does not clearly redefine the claim term at issue. | |||
¶ 7.34.03 Relative Term - Term of Degree Rendering Claim | |||
Indefinite | |||
The term “[1]” in claim [2] is a relative term which renders the | |||
claim indefinite. The term “[1]” is not defined by the claim, the | |||
specification does not provide a standard for ascertaining the requisite | |||
degree, and one of ordinary skill in the art would not be reasonably | |||
apprised of the scope of the invention. [3] | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.In bracket 3, explain which parameter, quantity, or other limitation | |||
in the claim has been rendered indefinite by the use of the | |||
term appearing in bracket 1. | |||
2.This form paragraph must be preceded by form paragraph | |||
7.34.01. | |||
¶ 7.34.04 Broader Range/Limitation And Narrow Range/ | |||
Limitation in Same Claim | |||
A broad range or limitation together with a narrow range or | |||
limitation that falls within the broad range or limitation (in the | |||
same claim) is considered indefinite, since the resulting claim | |||
does not clearly set forth the metes and bounds of the patent protection | |||
desired. See MPEP § 2173.05(c). Note the explanation | |||
given by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex | |||
parte Wu, 10 USPQ2d 2031, 2033 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1989), | |||
as to where broad language is followed by “such as” and then narrow | |||
language. The Board stated that this can render a claim indefinite | |||
by raising a question or doubt as to whether the feature | |||
introduced by such language is (a) merely exemplary of the | |||
remainder of the claim, and therefore not required, or (b) a | |||
required feature of the claims. Note also, for example, the decisions | |||
of Ex parte Steigewald, 131 USPQ 74 (Bd. App. 1961); Ex | |||
parte Hall, 83 USPQ 38 (Bd.App. 1948); and Ex parte Hasche, 86 | |||
USPQ 481 (Bd. App. 1949). In the present instance, claim [1] | |||
recites the broad recitation [2], and the claim also recites [3] | |||
which is the narrower statement of the range/limitation. | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.In bracket 2, insert the broader range/limitation and where it | |||
appears in the claim; in bracket 3, insert the narrow range/limitation | |||
and where it appears. This form paragraph may be modified | |||
to fit other instances of indefiniteness in the claims. | |||
2.This form paragraph must be preceded by form paragraph | |||
7.34.01. | |||
¶ 7.34.05 Lack of Antecedent Basis in the Claims | |||
Claim [1] recites the limitation [2] in [3]. There is insufficient | |||
antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.In bracket 2, insert the limitation which lacks antecedent | |||
basis, for example --said lever-- or --the lever--. | |||
2.In bracket 3, identify where in the claim(s) the limitation | |||
appears, for example, --line 3--, --the 3rd paragraph of the claim--, | |||
--the last 2 lines of the claim--, etc. | |||
3.This form paragraph should ONLY be used in aggravated situations | |||
where the lack of antecedent basis makes the scope of the | |||
claim indeterminate. It must be preceded by form paragraph | |||
7.34.01. | |||
¶ 7.34.06 Use Claims | |||
Claim [1] provides for the use of [2], but, since the claim does | |||
not set forth any steps involved in the method/process, it is | |||
unclear what method/process applicant is intending to encompass. | |||
A claim is indefinite where it merely recites a use without any | |||
active, positive steps delimiting how this use is actually practiced. | |||
Claim [3] is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 because the claimed | |||
recitation of a use, without setting forth any steps involved in the | |||
process, results in an improper definition of a process, i.e., results | |||
in a claim which is not a proper process claim under 35 U.S.C. | |||
101. See for example Ex parte Dunki, 153 USPQ 678 (Bd. App. | |||
1967) and Clinical Products, Ltd. v. Brenner, 255 F. Supp. 131, | |||
149 USPQ 475 (D.D.C. 1966). | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.In bracket 2, insert what is being used. For example, insert -- | |||
the monoclonal antibodies of claim 4--, where the claim recites “a | |||
method for using monoclonal antibodies of claim 4 to purify interferon.” | |||
2.See MPEP § 2173.05(q). | |||
3.This form paragraph must be preceded by form paragraph | |||
7.34.01. | |||
¶ 7.34.07 Claims Are a Literal Translation | |||
The claims are generally narrative and indefinite, failing to | |||
conform with current U.S. practice. They appear to be a literal | |||
translation into English from a foreign document and are replete | |||
with grammatical and idiomatic errors. | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
This form paragraph must be preceded by form paragraph | |||
7.34.01. | |||
¶ 7.34.08 Indefinite Claim Language: “For Example” | |||
Regarding claim [1], the phrase “for example” renders the | |||
claim indefinite because it is unclear whether the limitation(s) following | |||
the phrase are part of the claimed invention. See MPEP § | |||
2173.05(d). | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
This form paragraph must be preceded by form paragraph | |||
7.34.01. | |||
¶ 7.34.09 Indefinite Claim Language: “Or The Like” | |||
Regarding claim [1], the phrase “or the like” renders the | |||
claim(s) indefinite because the claim(s) include(s) elements not | |||
actually disclosed (those encompassed by “or the like”), thereby | |||
rendering the scope of the claim(s) unascertainable. See MPEP § | |||
2173.05(d). | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
This form paragraph must be preceded by form paragraph | |||
7.34.01. | |||
¶ 7.34.10 Indefinite Claim Language: “Such As” | |||
Regarding claim [1], the phrase “such as” renders the claim | |||
indefinite because it is unclear whether the limitations following | |||
the phrase are part of the claimed invention. See MPEP § | |||
2173.05(d). | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
This form paragraph must be preceded by form paragraph | |||
7.34.01. | |||
¶ 7.34.11 Modifier of “Means” Lacks Function | |||
Regarding claim [1], the word “means” is preceded by the | |||
word(s) “[2]” in an attempt to use a “means” clause to recite a | |||
claim element as a means for performing a specified function. | |||
However, since no function is specified by the word(s) preceding | |||
“means,” it is impossible to determine the equivalents of the element, | |||
as required by 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph. See Ex parte | |||
Klumb, 159 USPQ 694 (Bd. App. 1967). | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.It is necessary for the words which precede “means” to convey | |||
a function to be performed. For example, the phrase “latch | |||
means” is definite because the word “latch” conveys the function | |||
“latching.” In general, if the phrase can be restated as “means for | |||
________,” and it still makes sense, it is definite. In the above | |||
example, “latch means” can be restated as “means for latching.” | |||
This is clearly definite. However, if “conduit means” is restated | |||
as “means for conduiting,” the phrase makes no sense because | |||
the word “conduit” has no functional connotation, and the phrase | |||
is indefinite. | |||
2.This form paragraph must be preceded by form paragraph | |||
7.34.01. | |||
¶ 7.34.12 Essential Steps Omitted | |||
Claim [1] rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, as | |||
being incomplete for omitting essential steps, such omission | |||
amounting to a gap between the steps. See MPEP § 2172.01. | |||
The omitted steps are: [2] | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.This rejection must be preceded by form paragraph 7.30.02or 7.103. | |||
2.In bracket 2, recite the steps omitted from the claims. | |||
3.Give the rationale for considering the omitted steps critical or | |||
essential. | |||
¶ 7.34.13 Essential Elements Omitted | |||
Claim [1] rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, as | |||
being incomplete for omitting essential elements, such omission | |||
amounting to a gap between the elements. See MPEP § 2172.01. | |||
The omitted elements are: [2] | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.This rejection must be preceded by form paragraph 7.30.02or 7.103. | |||
2.In bracket 2, recite the elements omitted from the claims. | |||
3.Give the rationale for considering the omitted elements critical | |||
or essential. | |||
¶ 7.34.14 Essential Cooperative Relationships Omitted | |||
Claim [1] rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, as | |||
being incomplete for omitting essential structural cooperative | |||
relationships of elements, such omission amounting to a gap | |||
between the necessary structural connections. See MPEP § | |||
2172.01. The omitted structural cooperative relationships are: [2] | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.This rejection must be preceded by form paragraph 7.30.02or 7.103. | |||
2.In bracket 2, recite the structural cooperative relationships of | |||
elements omitted from the claims. | |||
3.Give the rationale for considering the omitted structural | |||
cooperative relationships of elements being critical or essential. | |||
¶ 7.34.15 Rejection Under 35 U.S.C. 112, Pro Se | |||
Claim [1] rejected as failing to define the invention in the manner | |||
required by 35 U.S.C. | |||
112, second paragraph. | |||
The claim(s) are narrative in form and replete with indefinite | |||
and functional or operational language. The structure which goes | |||
to make up the device must be clearly and positively specified. | |||
The structure must be organized and correlated in such a manner | |||
as to present a complete operative device. The claim(s) must be in | |||
one sentence form only. Note the format of the claims in the | |||
patent(s) cited. | |||
¶ 7.35 Rejection, 35 U.S.C. 112, 2nd Paragraph, Failure | |||
To Particularly Point Out And Distinctly Claim - Omnibus | |||
Claim | |||
Claim [1] rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, as | |||
being indefinite in that it fails to point out what is included or | |||
excluded by the claim language. This claim is an omnibus type | |||
claim. | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.This rejection must be preceded by form paragraph 7.30.02or 7.103. | |||
2.Use this paragraph to reject an “omnibus” type claim. No | |||
further explanation is necessary. | |||
3.See MPEP § 1302.04(b) for cancellation of such a claim by | |||
examiner's amendment upon allowance. | |||
4.An example of an omnibus claim is: “A device substantially | |||
as shown and described.” | |||
¶ 7.35.01 Trademark or Trade Name as a Limitation in the | |||
Claim | |||
Claim [1] contains the trademark/trade name [2]. Where a | |||
trademark or trade name is used in a claim as a limitation to identify | |||
or describe a particular material or product, the claim does not | |||
comply with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph. | |||
See Ex parte Simpson, 218 USPQ 1020 (Bd. App. 1982). | |||
The claim scope is uncertain since the trademark or trade name | |||
cannot be used properly to identify any particular material or | |||
product. A trademark or trade name is used to identify a source of | |||
goods, and not the goods themselves. Thus, a trademark or trade | |||
name does not identify or describe the goods associated with the | |||
trademark or trade name. In the present case, the trademark/trade | |||
name is used to identify/describe [3] and, accordingly, the identification/ | |||
description is indefinite. | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.In bracket 2, insert the trademark/trade name and where it is | |||
used in the claim. | |||
2.In bracket 3, specify the material or product which is identified | |||
or described in the claim by the trademark/trade name. | |||
706.03(k)Duplicate Claims | |||
Inasmuch as a patent is supposed to be limited to | Inasmuch as a patent is supposed to be limited to | ||
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object to the other claim under 37 CFR 1.75 as being a | object to the other claim under 37 CFR 1.75 as being a | ||
substantial duplicate of the allowed claim. | substantial duplicate of the allowed claim. | ||
Form paragraphs 7.05.05 and 7.05.06 may be used | |||
where duplicate claims are present in an application. | |||
¶ 7.05.05 Duplicate Claims, Warning | |||
Applicant is advised that should claim [1] be found allowable, | |||
claim [2] will be objected to under 37 CFR 1.75 as being a substantial | |||
duplicate thereof. When two claims in an application are | |||
duplicates or else are so close in content that they both cover the | |||
same thing, despite a slight difference in wording, it is proper after | |||
allowing one claim to object to the other | |||
as being a substantial | |||
duplicate of the allowed claim. See MPEP § | |||
706.03(k). | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.Use this form paragraph whenever two claims are found to | |||
be substantial duplicates, but they are not allowable. This will | |||
give the applicant an opportunity to correct the problem and avoid | |||
a later objection. | |||
2.If the claims are allowable, use form paragraph 7.05.06. | |||
¶ 7.05.06 Duplicate Claims, Objection | |||
Claim [1] objected under 37 CFR 1.75 as being a substantial | |||
duplicate of claim [2]. When two claims in an application are | |||
duplicates or else are so close in content that they both cover the | |||
same thing, despite a slight difference in wording, it is proper after | |||
allowing one claim to object to the other as being a substantial | |||
duplicate of the allowed claim. See MPEP § | |||
706.03(k). | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
If the duplicate claims are not allowable, use form paragraph | |||
7.05.05. | |||
See MPEP § 804 for double patenting rejections of | See MPEP § 804 for double patenting rejections of | ||
inventions not patentable over each other. | inventions not patentable over each other. | ||
706.03(m)Nonelected Inventions | |||
See MPEP § 821 to § 821.03 for treatment of | See MPEP § 821 to § 821.03 for treatment of | ||
claims held to be drawn to nonelected inventions. | claims held to be drawn to nonelected inventions. | ||
706.03(o)New Matter [R-3] | |||
35 U.S.C. 132. Notice of rejection; reexamination. | |||
(a)Whenever, on examination, any claim for a patent is | (a)Whenever, on examination, any claim for a patent is | ||
rejected, or any objection or requirement made, the Director shall | rejected, or any objection or requirement made, the Director shall | ||
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amendment shall introduce new matter into the disclosure of the | amendment shall introduce new matter into the disclosure of the | ||
invention. | invention. | ||
In amended cases, subject matter not disclosed in | In amended cases, subject matter not disclosed in | ||
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(Fed. Cir. 1994); In re Rasmussen, 650 F.2d 1212, 211 | (Fed. Cir. 1994); In re Rasmussen, 650 F.2d 1212, 211 | ||
USPQ 323 (CCPA 1981). See MPEP § 2163.06 - | USPQ 323 (CCPA 1981). See MPEP § 2163.06 - | ||
§ 2163.07(b) for a discussion of the relationship of | § | ||
2163.07(b) for a discussion of the relationship of | |||
new matter to 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph. New | new matter to 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph. New | ||
matter includes not only the addition of wholly unsupported | matter includes not only the addition of wholly unsupported | ||
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from a method. See MPEP § 608.04 to § 608.04(c). | from a method. See MPEP § 608.04 to § 608.04(c). | ||
See In re Wertheim, 541 F.2d 257, 191 USPQ 90 | See In re Wertheim, 541 F.2d 257, 191 USPQ 90 | ||
(CCPA 1976) and MPEP § 2163.05 for guidance in | (CCPA 1976) and MPEP § | ||
2163.05 for guidance in | |||
determining whether the addition of specific percentages | determining whether the addition of specific percentages | ||
or compounds after a broader original disclosure | or compounds after a broader original disclosure | ||
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the abstract, specification, or drawings attempting to | the abstract, specification, or drawings attempting to | ||
add new disclosure to that originally disclosed on filing. | add new disclosure to that originally disclosed on filing. | ||
If subject matter capable of illustration is originally | If subject matter capable of illustration is originally | ||
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drawing. See MPEP § 608.01(l). | drawing. See MPEP § 608.01(l). | ||
If new matter is added to the specification, it should | |||
be objected to by using Form Paragraph 7.28. | |||
¶ 7.28 Objection to New Matter Added to Specification | |||
The amendment filed [1] is objected to under 35 U.S.C. 132(a) | |||
because it introduces new matter into the disclosure. 35 U.S.C. | |||
132(a) states that no amendment shall introduce new matter into | |||
the disclosure of the invention. The added material which is not | |||
supported by the original disclosure is as follows: [2]. | |||
Applicant is required to cancel the new matter in the reply to | |||
this Office action. | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.This form paragraph is not to be used in reissue applications; | |||
use form paragraph 14.22.01 instead. | |||
2.In bracket 2, identify the new matter by page and the line | |||
numbers and/or drawing figures and provide an appropriate explanation | |||
of your position. This explanation should address any statement | |||
by applicant to support the position that the subject matter is | |||
described in the specification as filed. It should further include | |||
any unresolved questions which raise a doubt as to the possession | |||
of the claimed invention at the time of filing. | |||
3.If new matter is added to the claims, or affects the claims, a | |||
rejection under 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, using form paragraph | |||
7.31.01 should also be made. If new matter is added only to | |||
a claim, an objection using this paragraph should not be made, but | |||
the claim should be rejected using form paragraph 7.31.01. As to | |||
any other appropriate prior art or 35 U.S.C. 112 rejection, the new | |||
matter must be considered as part of the claimed subject matter | |||
and cannot be ignored. | |||
706.03(s)Foreign Filing Without License | |||
35 U.S.C. 182. Abandonment of invention for unauthorized | |||
disclosure. | |||
The invention disclosed in an application for patent subject to | The invention disclosed in an application for patent subject to | ||
an order made pursuant to section 181 of this title may be held | an order made pursuant to section 181 of this title may be held | ||
abandoned upon its being established by the Commissioner | abandoned upon its being established by the Commissioner | ||
of Patents that in violation of said order the invention has been | of | ||
Patents that in violation of said order the invention has been | |||
published or disclosed or that an application for a patent therefor | published or disclosed or that an application for a patent therefor | ||
has been filed in a foreign country by the inventor, his successors, | has been filed in a foreign country by the inventor, his successors, | ||
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anyone in privity with him or them, of all claims against the | anyone in privity with him or them, of all claims against the | ||
United States based upon such invention. | United States based upon such invention. | ||
35 U.S.C. 184. Filing of application in foreign country. | |||
Except when authorized by a license obtained from the Commissioner | Except when authorized by a license obtained from the Commissioner | ||
of Patents a person shall not file or cause or authorize to | of Patents a person shall not file or cause or authorize to | ||
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may be granted retroactively where an application has been filed | may be granted retroactively where an application has been filed | ||
abroad through error and without deceptive intent and the application | abroad through error and without deceptive intent and the application | ||
does not disclose an invention within the scope of section | does not disclose an invention within the scope of section 181of this title. | ||
The term | The term “application” when used in this chapter includes | ||
applications and any modifications, amendments, or supplements | applications and any modifications, amendments, or supplements | ||
thereto, or divisions thereof. | thereto, or divisions thereof. | ||
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under such section 181. | under such section 181. | ||
35 U.S.C. 185. Patent barred for filing without license. | |||
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law any person, and | Notwithstanding any other provisions of law any person, and | ||
his successors, assigns, or legal representatives, shall not receive a | his successors, assigns, or legal representatives, shall not receive a | ||
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the patent does not disclose subject matter within the scope of section | the patent does not disclose subject matter within the scope of section | ||
181 of this title. | 181 of this title. | ||
If, upon examining an application, the examiner | If, upon examining an application, the examiner | ||
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If it should be necessary to take action under | If it should be necessary to take action under | ||
35 U.S.C. 185, Licensing and Review Section of TC | 35 | ||
U.S.C. 185, Licensing and Review Section of TC | |||
work group 3640 will request transfer of the application | work group 3640 will request transfer of the application | ||
to it. | to it. | ||
706.03(u)Disclaimer [R-3] | |||
Claims may be rejected on the ground that applicant | Claims may be rejected on the ground that applicant | ||
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to the examiner’s rejection of claims copied from a | to the examiner’s rejection of claims copied from a | ||
patent (see MPEP Chapter 2300). | patent (see MPEP Chapter 2300). | ||
The rejection on disclaimer applies to all claims not | The rejection on disclaimer applies to all claims not | ||
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as well as to the claims directly involved. | as well as to the claims directly involved. | ||
Rejections based on disclaimer should be made by | |||
using one of Form Paragraphs 7.48 and 7.49. | |||
¶ 7.48 Failure To Present Claims for Interference | |||
Claim [1] rejected under 35 U.S.C. [2] based upon claim [3] of | |||
Patent No. [4]. | |||
Failure to present claims and/or take necessary steps for interference | |||
purposes after notification that interfering subject matter | |||
is claimed constitutes a disclaimer of the subject matter. This | |||
amounts to a concession that, as a matter of law, the patentee is the | |||
first inventor in this country. See In re Oguie, 517 F.2d 1382, 186 | |||
USPQ 227 (CCPA 1975). | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.This form paragraph should be used only after applicant has | |||
been notified that interference proceedings must be instituted | |||
before the claims can be allowed and applicant has refused to | |||
copy the claims. | |||
2.In bracket 2, insert --102(g)-- or --102(g)/103(a)--. | |||
3.In bracket 4, insert the patent number, and --in view of | |||
_____-- if another reference is also relied upon. When the rejection | |||
is under 35 U.S.C. 103(a), the examiner’s basis for a finding | |||
of obviousness should be included. Note that interferences may | |||
include obvious variants, see MPEP Chapter 2300. | |||
¶ 7.49 Rejection, Disclaimer, Failure To Appeal | |||
An adverse judgment against claim [1] has been entered by the | |||
Board. Claim [2] stand(s) finally disposed of for failure to reply | |||
to or appeal from the examiner’s rejection of such claim(s) presented | |||
for interference within the time for appeal or civil action | |||
specified in 37 CFR 1.304. Adverse judgment against a claim is a | |||
final action of the Office requiring no further action by the Office | |||
to dispose of the claim permanently. See 37 CFR 41.127(a)(2). | |||
706.03(v)After Interference or PublicUse Proceeding | |||
For rejections following an interference, see MPEP | For rejections following an interference, see MPEP | ||
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the disposition of the public use proceeding. | the disposition of the public use proceeding. | ||
706.03(w)Res Judicata | |||
Res judicata may constitute a proper ground for | Res judicata may constitute a proper ground for | ||
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earlier decision would again be applicable. | earlier decision would again be applicable. | ||
In the following cases a rejection of a claim on the | |||
ground of res judicata was sustained where it was | |||
based on a prior adjudication, against the inventor on | |||
the same claim, a patentably nondistinct claim, or a | |||
claim involving the same issue. | |||
In re Freeman, 30 F.3d 1459, 31 USPQ 2d 1444 | |||
(Fed. Cir. 1994). | |||
Edgerton v. Kingland, 168 F. 2d 121, 75 USPQ 307 | |||
(D.C. Cir. 1947). | |||
In re Szwarc, 319 F.2d 277, 138 USPQ 208 (CCPA | |||
1963). | |||
In re Katz, 467 F.2d 939, 167 USPQ 487 (CCPA | |||
1970) (prior decision by District Court). | |||
In the following cases for various reasons, res judicata | |||
rejections were reversed. | |||
In re Fried, 312 F.2d 930, 136 USPQ 429 (CCPA | |||
1963) (differences in claims). | |||
In re Szwarc, 319 F.2d 277, 138 USPQ 208 (CCPA | |||
1963) (differences in claim). | |||
In re Hellbaum, 371 F.2d 1022, 152 USPQ 571 | |||
(CCPA 1967) (differences in claims). | |||
In re Herr, 377 F.2d 610, 153 USPQ 548 (CCPA | |||
1967) (same claims, new evidence, prior decision by | |||
CCPA). | |||
In re Kaghan, 387 F.2d 398, 156 USPQ 130 (CCPA | |||
1967) (prior decision by Board of Appeals, final | |||
rejection on prior art withdrawn by examiner “to simplify | |||
the issue,” differences in claims; holding of | |||
waiver based on language in MPEP at the time). | |||
In re Craig, 411 F.2d 1333, 162 USPQ 157 (CCPA | |||
1969) (Board of Appeals held second set of claims | |||
patentable over prior art). | |||
In re Fisher, 427 F.2d 833, 166 USPQ 18 (CCPA | |||
1970) (difference in claims). | |||
In re Russell, 439 F.2d 1228, 169 USPQ 426 | |||
(CCPA 1971) (new evidence, rejection on prior art | |||
reversed by court). | |||
In re Ackermann, 444 F.2d 1172, 170 USPQ 340 | |||
(CCPA 1971) (prior decision by Board of Appeals, | |||
new evidence, rejection on prior art reversed by | |||
court). | |||
Plastic Contact Lens Co. v. Gottschalk, 484 F.2d | |||
837, 179 USPQ 262 (D.C. Cir. 1973) (follows In re | |||
Kaghan). | |||
706.03(x)Reissue [R-3] | |||
The examination of reissue applications is covered | The examination of reissue applications is covered | ||
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reply. | reply. | ||
706.04Rejection of Previously AllowedClaims [R-1] | |||
A claim noted as allowable shall thereafter be | A claim noted as allowable shall thereafter be | ||
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Great care should be exercised in authorizing such | Great care should be exercised in authorizing such | ||
a rejection. See Ex parte Grier, 1923 C.D. 27, | a rejection. See Ex parte Grier, 1923 C.D. 27, | ||
309 O.G. 223 (Comm’r Pat. 1923); Ex parte Hay, | 309 | ||
O.G. 223 (Comm’r Pat. 1923); Ex parte Hay, | |||
1909 C.D. 18, 139 O.G. 197 (Comm’r Pat. 1909). | 1909 C.D. 18, 139 O.G. 197 (Comm’r Pat. 1909). | ||
PREVIOUS ACTION BY DIFFERENT EXAMINER | PREVIOUS ACTION BY DIFFERENT EXAMINER | ||
Full faith and credit should be given to the search | Full faith and credit should be given to the search | ||
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Mass. 2001). | Mass. 2001). | ||
Because it is unusual to reject a previously allowed | |||
claim, the examiner should point out in his or her | |||
office action that the claim now being rejected was | |||
previously allowed by using Form Paragraph 7.50. | |||
¶ 7.50 Claims Previously Allowed, Now Rejected, New Art | |||
The indicated allowability of claim [1] is withdrawn in view of | |||
the newly discovered reference(s) to [2]. Rejection(s) based on | |||
the newly cited reference(s) follow. | |||
Examiner Note: | |||
1.In bracket 2, insert the name(s) of the newly discovered reference. | |||
2.Any action including this form paragraph requires the signature | |||
of a Primary Examiner. MPEP § 1004. | |||
706.05Rejection After Allowance ofApplication | |||
See | See MPEP § 1308.01 for a rejection based on a reference | ||
after allowance. | after allowance. | ||
706.06Rejection of Claims Copied | |||
From Patent [R-3] | |||
See | See MPEP Chapter 2300. | ||
===706.07 Final Rejection=== | ===706.07 Final Rejection=== |