What is the purpose of a patentability report?

A patentability report serves to provide a comprehensive examination of an application that involves multiple inventions or complex subject matter. According to MPEP 705, “A patentability report is an internal USPTO memorandum, prepared by one examiner, expressing that examiner’s opinion as to the patentability of claims in a patent application assigned to another examiner.” This report helps ensure thorough examination by leveraging expertise from different technology areas within the USPTO.

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• patentability report
• USPTO internal memorandum
• patent examination