USPTO’s Pilot Program for Deferring Subject Matter Eligibility Response
Intellectual Property Law Blog
JANUARY 24, 2022
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program (the “DSMER Program”). Currently, the USPTO applies a “compact prosecution approach” in examining patent applications. An applicant is required to address all these objections and rejections in one response.
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