What constitutes a new ground of rejection in patent examination?
While MPEP 706.07(e) discusses the withdrawal of final rejections to apply new grounds of rejection, it refers to MPEP § 1207.03 for a detailed discussion of what constitutes a new ground of rejection. The manual states: “See MPEP § 1207.03 for a discussion of what may constitute a new ground of rejection.” Generally, a new…
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