The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a “USPTO Hour” Wednesday in which it announced the results of a study it apparently conducted over the last five years into “Applications with Large Patent Families.” The study specifically focused on allowed applications with large patent families, and raises questions about whether the USPTO has been secretly engaging in additional examination—and rejection of applications—after the assigned examiner determined claims were allowable.
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