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MPEP Q & A 9: Two Types of Double Patenting Rejections
MPEP Q & A 9: Two Types of Double Patenting Rejections
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Released:
Jun 17, 2016
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Question: What are the two types of double patenting rejections? Answer: There are generally two types of double patenting rejections. One is the “same invention” type double patenting rejection based on 35 U.S.C. 101 which states in the singular that an inventor “may obtain a patent.” The second is the “nonstatutory-type” double patenting rejection based on a judicially created doctrine grounded in public policy and which is primarily intended to prevent prolongation of the patent term by prohibiting claims in a second patent not patentably distinct from claims in a first patent. Chapter Details: The answer to this question can…
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Released:
Jun 17, 2016
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Podcast episode
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