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Title 35 — Patents
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Part II — Patentability of Inventions and Grant of Patents
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Chapter 12 — Examination of Application
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Ch. 11
Application for Patent
Ch. 13
Review of Patent and Trademark Office Decisions
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Chapter 12 — Examination of Application
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§131
Examination of application
§132
Notice of rejection; reexamination
§133
Time for prosecuting application
§134
Appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
§135
Derivation proceedings
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Ch. 11
Application for Patent
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Review of Patent and Trademark Office Decisions
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