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The patent office isn't in the business of rejecting applications. That's left for the courts to decide.
by ndsipa_pomu 3y ago
The patent office isn't in the business of rejecting applications. That's left for the courts to decide.
- planede 3y agoI'm not really familiar with the patent application process, but according to [1] the US patent office does reject application based on prior art. [1] https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/s706.html https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/s706.html
- ndsipa_pomu 3y agoHowever, in practise it issues many patents that have prior art https://www.eff.org/issues/patents https://www.eff.org/issues/patents