The Patent Office Issues New Examination Guidelines to Evaluate Whether Inventions are Distinctly Claimed

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued supplementary patent examination guidelines further defining the USPTO’s interpretation of the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. §112 that requires inventors to distinctly claim their inventions.  These guidelines are supplements to…

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Patent and Trademark Office Introduces a Web Site for Receiving Public Feedback on Patent and Trademark Examination Procedures

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has instituted two on-line discussion tools that allow the public to provide input on ways to improve the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) and Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP).  Only a…

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