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Appendix IV - Disqualify Prior Art


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   Summary:
This appendix pulls together the following rules; 37 C.F.R. 1.130, 37 C.F.R. 1.131, and 37 C.F.R. 1.132. They provide a mechanism for the submission of evidence to disqualify a disclosure as prior art or otherwise traverse a rejection.

Learn which can be used for pre-AIA and AIA statutes, criteria, and examples.

This section will be heavily tested. You will see at least a few questions covering different scenerios of 37 C.F.R. 1.131, 1.132, and 1.130. These questions will be highly complex.

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Importance Ranking:
3-Stars
 
Volume of Material:
2-Stars
 
Complexity:
5-Stars
 
Overall Score:
3.3
 

 


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706.02(b)
   
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715.01(c)
   
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715.07
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716
   
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716.02(c)
   
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716.10
   


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   Objectives
  • Learn the details concerning disqualifying prior art.

 

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