I should add here that you don't see most of the "rejections," since the lawyers don't feel like explaining them. The PTO rejects; the lawyers argue & amend; t

I should add here that you don't see most of the "rejections," since the lawyers don't feel like explaining them. The PTO rejects; the lawyers argue & amend; the PTO rejects again making it Final. But it's not Final! You can pay for another go-around. What you think of as a "rejection" is really Abandonment. They keep rejecting, and finally the lawyers give up. They hate doing that, because they're getting paid to get you something.