Mere identification of information in an IDS does not necessarily create an admission by the Applicant that the information is prior art.

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Samsung’s early application falls due to later joint-research partners’ patents.

Do not let examiner take a short cut when relying on a provisional filing date.

Claim terms that appear to provide a frame of reference might require something more to carry weight at the USPTO.

How having a different purpose can be used in forming arguments against obviousness at the USPTO.

Some PTAB judges are already citing Bard as a way to reject GUI inventions.

Keep a sharp focus on the actual claim language to avoid making arguments that improperly assume a more specific claim scope than what is actually set forth.

In re Schulhauser is being cited by the USPTO for more than the mere idea that conditional limitations can be ignored in method claims.

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Do not underestimate the value of technical reasoning in the obviousness analysis.

It’s not the drawings in isolation when looking at 1.83(a) Drawing Objections.

Sometimes examiners stretch things too far - read about a recent case discussing speculative rejections in the case of swim paddles.

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Reasons for making and not making a proposed combination must be weighed against one another to determine obviousness.

Transitional phrases are not “weasel words” so do not let examiners use them as such.

It is important to provide evidence contradicting an examiner’s overly-broad interpretation.

Whether an invention is directed to or related to an abstract idea can make all the difference.