Can patent examiners be expected to remember details of every pending file?
No, patent examiners cannot be expected to remember details of every pending file. This is emphasized in the case of Armour & Co. v. Swift & Co., as quoted in MPEP 2001.06(b): “[W]e think that it is unfair to the busy examiner, no matter how diligent and well informed he may be, to assume that…
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