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If there are several Claims in a patent application, can prior art for one of them invalidate the entire patent application since all the other claims are dependent claims? Or does that just mean the patent examiner won't grant Claim 1 but other claims will be granted?

For example, in trying to answer this prior art question regarding caching of web contentthis prior art question regarding caching of web content, I was unsure which claims the prior art needed to cover.

If there are several Claims in a patent application, can prior art for one of them invalidate the entire patent application since all the other claims are dependent claims? Or does that just mean the patent examiner won't grant Claim 1 but other claims will be granted?

For example, in trying to answer this prior art question regarding caching of web content, I was unsure which claims the prior art needed to cover.

If there are several Claims in a patent application, can prior art for one of them invalidate the entire patent application since all the other claims are dependent claims? Or does that just mean the patent examiner won't grant Claim 1 but other claims will be granted?

For example, in trying to answer this prior art question regarding caching of web content, I was unsure which claims the prior art needed to cover.

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In trying to answer this question I was unsure which claims the prior art needed to cover. CanIf there are several Claims in a patent application, can prior art for Claim 1one of them invalidate the entireentire patent application since all the other claims are dependent claims? Or does that just mean the patent examiner won't grant Claim 1 but other claims will be granted?

For example, in trying to answer this prior art question regarding caching of web content, I was unsure which claims the prior art needed to cover.

In trying to answer this question I was unsure which claims the prior art needed to cover. Can prior art for Claim 1 invalidate the entire patent application since all the other claims are dependent claims? Or does that just mean the patent examiner won't grant Claim 1 but other claims will be granted?

If there are several Claims in a patent application, can prior art for one of them invalidate the entire patent application since all the other claims are dependent claims? Or does that just mean the patent examiner won't grant Claim 1 but other claims will be granted?

For example, in trying to answer this prior art question regarding caching of web content, I was unsure which claims the prior art needed to cover.

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Does prior art need to cover all claims in a patent application in order to invalidate it?

In trying to answer this question I was unsure which claims the prior art needed to cover. Can prior art for Claim 1 invalidate the entire patent application since all the other claims are dependent claims? Or does that just mean the patent examiner won't grant Claim 1 but other claims will be granted?