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    You're Not Novel!: Why Your Invention Is Rejected by The USPTO

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    A 102 rejection known as anticipation can occur when every element of a patent claim is found to have been disclosed prior to the applicant's filing date. This means the claimed invention is not novel. To overcome this rejection, the patent claims may need to be changed to better distinguish the invention from the prior art. When an anticipation rejection occurs, it indicates the initial prior art search failed to uncover all relevant prior inventions, otherwise the attorney would have drafted different claims to avoid anticipation.

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    A 102 rejection known as anticipation can occur when every element of a patent claim is found to have been disclosed prior to the applicant's filing date. This means the claimed invention is not novel. To overcome this rejection, the patent claims may need to be changed to better distinguish the invention from the prior art. When an anticipation rejection occurs, it indicates the initial prior art search failed to uncover all relevant prior inventions, otherwise the attorney would have drafted different claims to avoid anticipation.

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    Not a frequent occurrence in patent law, but it happens from time to time.

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    A 102 rejection known as anticipation can occur when every element of a patent claim is found to have been disclosed prior to the applicant's filing date. This means the claimed invention is not novel. To overcome this rejection, the patent claims may need to be changed to better distinguish the invention from the prior art. When an anticipation rejection occurs, it indicates the initial prior art search failed to uncover all relevant prior inventions, otherwise the attorney would have drafted different claims to avoid anticipation.

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    A 102 rejection known as anticipation can occur when every element of a patent claim is found to have been disclosed prior to the applicant's filing date. This means the claimed invention is not novel. To overcome this rejection, the patent claims may need to be changed to better distinguish the invention from the prior art. When an anticipation rejection occurs, it indicates the initial prior art search failed to uncover all relevant prior inventions, otherwise the attorney would have drafted different claims to avoid anticipation.

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    Youre not Novel!

    Why your invention is rejected by the USPTO.


    Not as frequent as obviousness, a 102 rejection known as anticipation arises when
    every element of your claim is disclosed by someone prior to your filing date.
    Therefore, it is said that your invention lacks novelty, which might be overcome by
    changing your claims. When this happens, it means that the initial prior art search
    failed to reveal all the inventions that were relevant to yours, otherwise your
    attorney or agent would have altered the scope and content of your claims.

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