What should examiners do if an applicant challenges a well-known, routine, conventional activity assertion?
When an applicant challenges an examiner’s assertion that certain elements are well-known, routine, conventional activities, the examiner must carefully reevaluate their position. The MPEP 2106.07(b) provides specific guidance: “If applicant responds to an examiner’s assertion that something is well-known, routine, conventional activity with a specific argument or evidence that the additional elements in a claim…
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