Will Salas, Patent and Trademark Resource Center summarizes new rule from DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE /USPTO for inventors to know:
The US Patent and Trademark Office is proposing a rule change making it easier for inventors to file a second patent that is “patentably indistinct” to a first patent. Ordinarily, in examination before the USPTO, any application for a second patent covering such similar invention would be rejected.
The US Patent and Trademark Office is proposing a rule change making it easier for inventors to file a second patent that is “patentably indistinct” to a first patent. Ordinarily, in examination before the USPTO, any application for a second patent covering such similar invention would be rejected.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2020
Proposed Rules: Disclaimer Practice in Patents and Patent Applications
