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<p>Yes I have had this in a few cases in the past two years or so.
I agree with your reaction to the situation. <br>
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<p>TYFNIL imagine the adversary trying to convince the judge and
jury that the patent should never have been granted because
supposedly it was not patent-eligible subject matter. The
adversary trying to convince the judge and jury that the patent
fails to satisfy Section 101.<br>
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<p>And the patent owner can point to this place in the file wrapper
where the Examiner said it <i><b>is</b></i> patent-eligible
subject matter. The patent owner can point to the place in the
file wrapper where the Examiner said it <i><b>does</b></i>
satisfy Section 101. <br>
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<p>Imagine that many judges and juries might say "well, that
Examiner is a trained professional whose job it is to evaluate
this. Why should we second-guess the Examiner on this?" Many
judges and juries might observe that the Examiner did not have a
dog in this fight. The Examiner was a neutral in this fight.</p>
Yes, I really like the idea of the patent owner having this
statement contained in the file wrapper.<br>
<p>On 4/27/2024 7:43 AM, Patent Lawyer via Patentpractice wrote:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I saw something in an office action from
the US PTO this week that I've not seen before.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The examiner did a Section 101 analysis
(per current US PTO guidelines) and concluded that the claims
recite patent-eligible subject matter.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">At first glance at the action, I saw a
Section 101 header and assumed it was a rejection.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I like this approach and outcome. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If the examiners are doing the §101
analysis anyway, it is nice to have their analysis included in
the action, along with the positive conclusion.<o:p></o:p></p>
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