How are twice-reissued patents formatted?

Twice-reissued patents have a specific formatting to distinguish changes made in the first and second reissue. The MPEP 1411 provides guidance on this: “Examples of the form for a twice-reissued patent are found in Re. 23,558 and Re. 28,488. Double underlining and double bracketing are used in the second reissue application, while bold-faced type and…

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