How does responding to applicant’s arguments with new reference portions affect the grounds of rejection?
Responding to an applicant’s arguments by citing different portions of a reference submitted by the applicant does not necessarily constitute a new ground of rejection. According to MPEP 1207.03(a): “If an applicant submits a new reference to argue, for example, that the prior art ‘teaches away’ from the claimed invention (see MPEP § 2145), and…
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