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I received an examination report. What do I do?
Working out what the objections mean and what a good reply looks like.
Deal with these first, in week one.
Formal objections carry the same deadline as substantive ones and can end an application just as effectively.
- Proof of right from the inventors, where the applicant is not the inventor.
- Certified priority document and verified translation - these can take weeks to obtain from a foreign office.
- An up-to-date Form 3 with foreign filing particulars.
- Correct sequence listings, power of authority and signed declarations.
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