How does MPEP 806.01 address the issue of unduly extensive and burdensome searches?
MPEP 806.01 addresses the issue of unduly extensive and burdensome searches in the context of generic claims that encompass multiple species. The section states: “[A] provisional election of a single species may be required where only generic claims are presented and the generic claims recite or encompass such a multiplicity of species that an unduly…
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