Can applicants request a patentability report for their patent application?

No, applicants cannot directly request a patentability report for their patent application. The decision to request a patentability report is made internally by the USPTO examiners. As stated in MPEP 705, “A patentability report is an internal USPTO memorandum, prepared by one examiner, expressing that examiner’s opinion as to the patentability of claims in a…

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