How does the “described” requirement differ between AIA and pre-AIA patent law?
The MPEP clarifies that the “described” requirement remains essentially unchanged between pre-AIA and AIA patent law. It states: “The Office does not view the AIA as changing the extent to which a claimed invention must be described for a prior art document to anticipate the claimed invention under 35 U.S.C. 102.” This means that the…
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