How does the USPTO handle prior art references with both operable and inoperable features?
How does the USPTO handle prior art references with both operable and inoperable features? The USPTO has a specific approach to handling prior art references that contain both operable and inoperable features. According to MPEP 716.07: “Where the affidavit or declaration presented asserts inoperability in features of the reference which are not relied upon, the…
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