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Past versus present: the importance of tense in patent application examples

Nature Biotechnology volume 21, pages 1397–1398 (2003)Cite this article

The Federal Circuit questions an example's validity in Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. v. Promega.

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  1. Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. v. Promega, 323 F.3d 1354 (CAFC, 2003).

  2. Described in 37 CFR § 1.71.

  3. Manual of Patent Examining Procedure §; 608.01(p)(II), August 2001.

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Potter, J., Talukder, G. Past versus present: the importance of tense in patent application examples. Nat Biotechnol 21, 1397–1398 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1103-1397

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