Transcription of Changes to US Patent Practice - Oliff PLC
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2007 Oliff & Berridge, PLC Changes TO Patent Practice FOR LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS, CLAIM FEES, RELATED APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS CONTAINING PATENTABLY INDISTINCT CLAIMS, CONTINUING APPLICATIONS, AND REQUESTS FOR CONTINUED EXAMINATION August 31, 2007 I. Introduction On August 21, 2007 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published New Rules regarding (1) limitations on claims in applications, (2) claim fees, including retroactive increases in claim fees, (3) "related" applications and applications containing patentably indistinct claims, (4) continuing (continuation, continuation-in-part (CIP) and divisional) applications, and (5) Requests for Continued Examination (RCE).
August 31, 2007 5 © 2007 Oliff & Berridge, PLC H. Special Treatment Regarding Divisional Applications.....19
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