What is the significance of a process “specially adapted for” making a product in restriction practice?

In patent restriction practice, a process “specially adapted for” making a product has special significance. The MPEP 806.05(i) states: “Where an application contains claims to a product, claims to a process specially adapted for (i.e., not patentably distinct from, as defined in MPEP § 806.05(f)) making the product, and claims to a process of using…

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