Brief Summary In general, you can amend the claims at the following times:1. before issuance of an Office Action2. within the response period to an Office Action3. at the same time as an appeal to a Decision of Rejection  You can make corrections (post-grant amendments) after grantThe applicant can

Brief Summary Three routes for denying inventive step Route (1): claimed invention = primary-cited invention + sub-cited invention(s) [motivation needed] Route (2): claimed invention = primary-cited invention + matter of design [motivation not needed] Route (3): claimed invention = primary-cited inv