Who initiates a patentability report during patent examination?

A patentability report is typically initiated by the primary examiner assigned to the application. According to MPEP 705, ‘the primary examiner indicates the classifications where patentability reports are desired and suggests the best fitted examiners’. This decision is based on the primary examiner’s assessment of the application’s complexity and the need for specialized knowledge in different areas.

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• patent examination process