MPEP § 818.02(c) — Election By Optional Cancelation of Claims (Annotated Rules)
This page consolidates and annotates all enforceable requirements under MPEP § 818.02(c), including statutory authority, regulatory rules, examiner guidance, and practice notes. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only, it is not legal advice.
Election By Optional Cancelation of Claims
This section addresses Election By Optional Cancelation of Claims.
Source Text from USPTO’s MPEP
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Official MPEP § 818.02(c) — Election By Optional Cancelation of Claims
Source: USPTO818.02(c) Election By Optional Cancelation of Claims [R-07.2015]
Where applicant claims two or more independent or distinct inventions and as a result of amendment to the claims, he or she cancels the claims to one or more of such inventions, leaving claims to one invention, and such claims are acted upon by the examiner, the claimed invention thus acted upon is elected.