What is the purpose of 37 CFR 1.57(b)?
The purpose of 37 CFR 1.57(b)
is to provide a safeguard for applicants when a page(s) of the specification, or a portion thereof, or a sheet(s) of the drawing(s), or a portion thereof, is inadvertently omitted from an application, such as through a clerical error. It allows inadvertently omitted material to be added to the application by way of a later-filed amendment if the inadvertently omitted portion is completely contained in a prior-filed application for which priority or benefit is claimed, even though there is no explicit incorporation by reference of the prior-filed application.
Topics:
MPEP 200 - Types and Status of Application; Benefit and Priority Claims,
MPEP 217-Incorporation by Reference Under 37 CFR 1.57(b),
Patent Law,
Patent Procedure