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PTO Proposes Supplemental Examination Rules – Extremely Expensive and Incredibly Complex

On January 25, 2012, the USPTO published proposed rules to implement the supplemental examination provisions of the America Invents Act (“AIA”). This procedure is intended to be utilized by patent owners to “clean up” patents of iffy validity before, say, … Continue reading

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