What happens if an applicant doesn’t traverse or inadequately traverses an official notice?
If an applicant either fails to traverse an examiner’s assertion of official notice or provides an inadequate traversal, the examiner should clearly indicate this in the next Office action. According to MPEP 2144.03: “If applicant does not traverse the examiner’s assertion of official notice or applicant’s traverse is not adequate, the examiner should clearly indicate…
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What happens if an applicant doesn’t challenge the examiner’s use of official notice? If an applicant does not challenge or traverse the examiner’s use of official notice, there are important consequences. According to MPEP 2144.03(C): “If applicant does not traverse the examiner’s assertion of official notice or applicant’s traverse is not adequate, the examiner should…
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