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Adding linking claim to defeat species restriction
Narrowing claims will make searching easier and increase the chance of getting an allowance. By picking a specific "promoter" of A and another of B, I assume you are making an election.
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Do 2 patents with single claim have the same legal protection as 1 patent with 2 independent claims?
There are multiple ways to end up with two patents with claims that cover related subject matter. One is by filing two applications and the other is by having a continuation or divisional from a ...
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Election of species for prosecution
You can't have coverage for two "inventions" in one patent. It gets around the fee structure the patent offices operate under. It sounds like they are trying to force you to create a divisional ...
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