Patents & Trademarks Questions for species
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In Patent Process - updated on 2/26/2009
I had a restriction requirement that required me to elect a species for examination. I have now had a first office action on the merits. In my response to the OA, if I think I have overcome any r... Read More  Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 2/26/2009
I had an interview with an Examiner who agreed to examine another species after the restriction requriement was made final. To obviate prior art, I need to amend my independent claim to require this ot... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 2/26/2009
Hi, I am filing a response to an amendment after final. Typcally in these cases, I cancel all withdrawn claims. In this case, my withdrawn claims were withdrawn due to a species election. ... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 2/26/2009
I have a double patenting rejection. We do not have an assignment to the cited patent and therefore cannot file a terminal disclaimer to obviate the rejection. Is there any way to get around a ge... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 2/26/2009
My question concerns responding to a restriction requirement. I am arguing the examiner is wrong, so I elect a species and argue. However, can I amend the claims to include a generic claim, and ... Read More Answer |
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In Litigation - updated on 2/26/2009
Does anyone know of a good case where the point at issue was whether an election of a species limited the scope of the claims. In the case I am working on, the Applicant, in response to a species req... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 11/30/2009
My claims consist of 1 apparatus claim and 5 method claims. I received an office communication stating that the method claims were drawn to a different species than the apparatus claim and that I must elect ... Read More Answer |
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In Patent Process - updated on 10/19/2010
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I just received a detailed action (election/restriction). The examiner says claim one is generic to the 3 species. If I wnt to elect species number 2, there are subspecies restrictions. Species numbe... Read More Answer |
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