What are the potential grounds for patentability in supplemental examination?

Supplemental examination can involve a wide range of patentability grounds. According to the MPEP: “[T]he information submitted as part of a request for supplemental examination may involve any ground of patentability, such as, for example, patent eligible subject matter, anticipation, public use or sale, obviousness, written description, enablement, indefiniteness, and double-patenting.” This comprehensive approach allows…

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