I have received several inquiries for the memorandum referenced in the first form paragraph of my earlier post on this subject. The following is the basic text I start with when drafting the memorandum for a new client. 2006 Memorandum Re: The Duty of Disclosure and Materiality Every applicant for a U.S. patent has a…
Month: July 2007
The U.S. Patent Office’s Examiner Training Materials For 35 U.S.C. §112 – A Useful Summary
The U.S. Patent Office publishes many of its examination guidelines and Examiner training materials on its official website. In my opinion, one of the more useful of these Examiner training materials is an examination guide for rejections under 35 U.S.C. §112 which can be found here. The stated purpose of this training document is to…