Prior Art Ruling Highlights Importance Of Detailed Elaboration

By Frank Bernstein ( June 11, 2025, 6:01 PM EDT) -- Title 35 of the U.S. Code, Section 325(d), allows the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director to deny institution of an inter partes review when "the same or substantially the same prior art or arguments previously were presented to the Office."...

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