5. Reasons for Patent Office Rejections
Published Online: 15 JUL 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9781118084441.ch5
Copyright © 2011 Francis J. Waller.
Book Title
Writing Chemistry Patents and Intellectual Property: A Practical Guide
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How to Cite
Waller, F. J. (2011) Reasons for Patent Office Rejections, in Writing Chemistry Patents and Intellectual Property: A Practical Guide, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9781118084441.ch5
Publication History
- Published Online: 15 JUL 2011
- Published Print: 2 SEP 2011
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Print ISBN: 9780470497401
Online ISBN: 9781118084441
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Keywords:
- patent office rejections, and reasons - invention, satisfying requirements as novelty, usefulness, and nonobviousness;
- patentable invention, its usefulness - list of rejections cited by patent examiners of USPTO, and USC section;
- rejections based on novelty, or a 102, rejection - whether an invention is novel
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Chapter Objective
Introduction
Patentable Invention and Its Usefulness
Novelty
Nonobviousness
Other Reasons for a Rejection
Chapter Summary
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