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USPTO 101: Understanding the Risks of Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations | IPWatchdog Unleashed

The USPTO deserves some credit for recognizing that applicants may at times need an opportunity to explain technical improvements that examiners have failed to appreciate, but there is real risk associated with filing a SMED that should cause practitioners to pause rather than race forward without serious consideration. And despite some difference of opinion, we all agreed on an essential point: Filing a SMED should not be the first line of defense against an eligibility rejection; it should sho

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USPTO 101: Understanding the Risks of Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations | IPWatchdog Unleashed
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