Interim Supplemental Examination Guidelines for Determining the Applicability of 35 U.S.C. 112 para. 6
The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) requests comments from the public regarding interim supplemental examination guidelines to be used by office personnel in their review of patent applications to determine when 35 U.S.C. 112 para. 6 should be applied to a given claim limitation.
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- www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/07/30/99-19368/interim-supplemental-examination-guidelines-for-determining-the-applicability-of-35-usc-112-para-6 (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- 1999-07-30
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- Notice
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- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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