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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.
The argument is about the link between the documents.
The examiner has combined two or more documents. Answering each one separately misses the objection.
- Ask why the skilled person would have looked at that second document at all.
- Ask what would have motivated the combination, without your specification in front of them.
- Check whether the documents are technically compatible - combining them often breaks one of them.
- Show the technical effect of your difference, with data if your field expects it.
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This is educational guidance, not personalised legal advice. It cannot see your documents, your dates or the prior art, and those are usually what decide the answer. Use it to understand the question, then take advice on your own facts.
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