Can you provide examples of analogous arts in patent examination?
Yes, the MPEP provides specific examples to illustrate the concept of analogous arts in patent examination: For example, for search purposes, a tea mixer and a concrete mixer may both be regarded as relating to the mixing art, this being the necessary function of each. Similarly a brick-cutting machine and a biscuit cutting machine may…
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The determination of analogous arts in patent examination is based on the essential function or utility of the claimed invention, rather than its name or classification. The MPEP provides guidance on this: The determination of what arts are analogous to a particular claimed invention is at times difficult. It depends upon the necessary essential function…
Read MoreWhat are analogous arts in patent examination?
Analogous arts in patent examination refer to fields of invention that are related to the claimed invention, even if they are not directly within the same classification. The Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) states: Not only must the art be searched within which the invention claimed is classifiable, but also all analogous arts must…
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