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Innovation & intellectual property · 11/02/1997Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

PTO Seeks Public Comments on Interim Guidelines for Patent Claims Review

Summary

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is soliciting public input on new guidelines for reviewing patent applications that claim chemical compositions based on a single prior art reference, which may not fully describe the specific species or subgenus in question.

Original source language: Federal Register — Patent and Trademark OfficeOpen original release →

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