How does the USPTO notify the public about tentative abstract idea rejections?
The USPTO has a process for notifying the public about tentative abstract idea rejections. According to the MPEP: The TC Director will then inform Patents Management that this procedure has been used so that the public can be notified, for example, on USPTO.GOV at the Subject Matter Eligibility website. (MPEP 2106.04(a)(3)) This process ensures: Transparency…
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The public is notified about patent term extensions through official publications: Regular extensions are published in the Official Gazette of the USPTO. Interim extensions under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5) are published in both the Official Gazette and the Federal Register. MPEP 2759 states: “Notification of the issuance of the certificate or order of extension will be…
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