MPEP Q&A 90: Conditions an Examiner Should Check for Before Requiring Applicant to Add Claim to Provoke Interference - a podcast by Lisa Parmley, USPTO Patent Practitioner #51006

Question: What 5 conditions should an examiner check for before requiring an applicant to add a claim to provoke an interference? Answer: The 5 conditions an examiner should check for before requiring an applicant to add a claim to provoke an interference include:  that the application is otherwise completed  that the required claim does not encompass prior art or would not otherwise be barred  that the applicant has not stated that the commonly described subject matter is not the applicant’s invention  that the application provides adequate support under 35 U.S.C. 112, 1st paragraph for the subject matter of the required claim…

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