35 USC § 103(c) as amended by the Cooperative Research and.pptVIP

March 3, 2005 Office of Patent Legal Administration (OPLA) * Any amendment to include inadvertently omitted material, submitted in reply to a final Office action or rejection would not normally be entered unless applicant files an RCE to reopen prosecution. March 3, 2005 Office of Patent Legal Administration (OPLA) * Bullet 1: Work of the examiner has not changed. Allows examiners to cite to a rule instead of Office procedures. 37 CFR 1.57(c) and (d) which deal with what can be incorporated by reference will be discussed in the next 2 slides. Bullet 3: variations on “incorporate” and “re