How does removing references from a 35 U.S.C. 103 rejection affect the grounds of rejection?
Removing one or more references from a 35 U.S.C. 103 rejection does not necessarily constitute a new ground of rejection. According to MPEP 1207.03(a): “If the examiner’s answer removes one or more references from the statement of rejection under 35 U.S.C. 103, and relies on the same teachings of the remaining references to support the…
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