Chapter 2100 Flashcards
2103
Patent Examination Process
2104
Requirements of 35 U.S.C. 101
2105
Patent Eligible Subject Matter — Living Subject Matter
2106
Patent Subject Matter Eligibility
2106.03
Eligibility Step 1: The Four Categories of Statutory Subject Matter
2106.05
Eligibility Step 2B: Whether a Claim Amounts to Significantly More
2106.06
Streamlined Analysis
2106.07
Formulating and Supporting Rejections For Lack Of Subject Matter Eligibility
2107
Guidelines for Examination of Applications for Compliance with the Utility Requirement
2109
Inventorship
2111
Claim Interpretation; Broadest Reasonable Interpretation
2112
Requirements of Rejection Based on Inherency; Burden of Proof
2114
Apparatus and Article Claims — Functional Language
2115
Material or Article Worked Upon by Apparatus
2116
Novel, Nonobvious Starting Material or End Product
2117
Markush Claims
2120
Rejection on Prior Art
2120.01
Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) and (a)(2) and Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a), (b), or (e): Printed Publication or Patent
2120.02
Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) or Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a) or (b): Knowledge by Others, or Public Use, or On Sale
2121
Prior Art; General Level of Operability Required to Make a Prima Facie Case
2122
Discussion of Utility in the Prior Art
2123
Rejection Over Prior Art’s Broad Disclosure Instead of Preferred Embodiments
2124
Exception to the Rule That the Reference Must be Prior Art
2125
Drawings as Prior Art
2126
Availability of a Document as a “Patent” for Purposes of Rejection Under 35 U.S.C. 102(a) or Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a), (b), and (d)
2127
Domestic and Foreign Patent Applications as Prior Art
2128
“Printed Publications” as Prior Art
2129
Admissions as Prior Art
2131
Anticipation — Application of 35 U.S.C. 102
2132
Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a)
2133
Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(b)
2134
Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(c)
2135
Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(d)
2136
Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(e)
2137
Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(f)
2138
Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(g)
2139
Rejections Under Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102
2141
Examination Guidelines for Determining Obviousness Under 35 U.S.C. 103
2141.01
Scope and Content of the Prior Art
2141.01(a)
Analogous and Nonanalogous Art
2141.02
Differences Between Prior Art and Claimed Invention
2141.03
Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art
2142
Legal Concept of Prima Facie Obviousness
2143
Examples of Basic Requirements of a Prima Facie Case of Obviousness
2144
Supporting a Rejection Under 35 U.S.C. 103
2145
Consideration of Applicant’s Rebuttal Arguments and Evidence
2146
Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(c)
2147
Biotechnology Process Applications; Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(b)
2148
Form Paragraphs for Use in Rejections Under Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 103
2150
Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 as Amended by the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
2151
Overview of the Changes to 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 in the AIA
2152
Detailed Discussion of AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a) and (b)
2153
Prior Art Exceptions Under 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(1) to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1)
2154
Provisions Pertaining to Subject Matter in a U.S. Patent or Application Effectively Filed Before the Effective Filing Date of the Claimed Invention
2155
Use of Affidavits or Declarations Under 37 CFR 1.130 To Overcome Prior Art Rejections
2156
Joint Research Agreements
2157
Improper Naming of Inventors
2158
AIA 35 U.S.C. 103
2159
Applicability Date Provisions and Determining Whether an Application Is Subject to the First Inventor To File Provisions of the AIA
2161
Three Separate Requirements for Specification Under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, First Paragraph
2162
Policy Underlying 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, First Paragraph
2163
Guidelines for the Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, “Written Description” Requirement
2164
The Enablement Requirement
2165
The Best Mode Requirement
2166
Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, First Paragraph
2171
Two Separate Requirements for Claims Under 35 U.S.C. 112 (b) or Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, Second Paragraph
2172
Subject Matter Which the Inventor or a Joint Inventor Regards as The Invention
2173
Claims Must Particularly Point Out and Distinctly Claim the Invention
2174
Relationship Between the Requirements of 35 U.S.C. 112(a) and (b) or Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, First and Second Paragraphs
2175
Form Paragraphs for Use in Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, Second Paragraph
2181
Identifying and Interpreting a 35 U.S.C. 112(f) or Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, Sixth Paragraph Limitation
2182
Search and Identification of the Prior Art
2183
Making a Prima Facie Case of Equivalence
2184
Determining Whether an Applicant Has Met the Burden of Proving Nonequivalence After a Prima Facie Case Is Made
2185
Related Issues Under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or (b) and Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, First or Second Paragraphs
2186
Relationship to the Doctrine of Equivalents
2187
Form Paragraphs for Use Relating to 35 U.S.C. 112(f) or Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, Sixth Paragraph
2190
Prosecution Laches and Res Judicata