Enabling Others to Make and Use a Patented Invention: The Law of Enablement

Brush up on statements of law concerning enablement requirement, a fundamental principle in patent law that ensures the disclosure of an invention in a patent application is sufficiently clear and comprehensive to allow a person skilled in the relevant art to make and use the claimed invention without undue experimentation.

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• Office Action Response Argument (Enablement and Written Description Under Section 112(a))
  Consider various arguments for use in responding to an office action rejecting pending patent claims for lack of enablement or lack of adequate written description under 35 U.S.C. § 112(a).

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