MPEP § 706.02(b)(2) — [Reserved]
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024 · last revised R-10.2019
[Editor Note: Information pertaining to overcoming a rejection based on a printed publication or patent has been moved to MPEP § 2132.01 for rejections under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a), MPEP § 2133.02(a) for rejections under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(b), and MPEP §§ 2136.05 - 2136.05(b) for rejections under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(e).]
Cited authority
- 2132.01 Overcoming a Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a) Rejection based on a Printed Publication or Patent
- 35 U.S.C. 102 (pre-AIA) Conditions for patentability; novelty and loss of right to patent
- 2133.02(a) Overcoming a Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(b) Rejection Based on a Printed Publication or Patent
- 2136.05 Overcoming a Rejection Under Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(e)
- 2136.05(b) Showing The Reference Is Describing An Inventor's Or At Least One Joint Inventor's Own Work