What are the requirements for granting a filing date to a supplemental examination request?
For a supplemental examination request to be granted a filing date, it must comply with specific regulations. According to 37 CFR 1.610(d), as quoted in the MPEP: The filing date of a request for supplemental examination will not be granted if the request is not in compliance with §§ 1.605, 1.615, and this section, subject…
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When citing foreign patents in an Information Disclosure Statement (IDS), you must include: The country or patent office that issued the patent The patent number The name of the patentee The date of issuance The pages, columns, lines, or paragraph numbers where relevant passages or figures appear The MPEP 609.04(a) states: Each foreign patent or…
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