The Federal Circuit has explained that “the description must ‘clearly allow persons of ordinary skill in the art to recognize that [the inventor] invented what is claimed.’” Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Eli Lilly & Co., 598 F.3d 1336, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (en banc), quoting Vas-Cath Inc. v. Mahurkar, 935 F.2d 1555, 1562-63 (Fed. Cir. 1991).
By sua sponte adding an extra-legal requirement for priority, the decision misapprehends the proper scope of the test and legally errs, significantly prejudicing Neurelis.
1348, 1356-57, 1360 (2018).2 Indeed, the rule itself does not 2 In Atmel Corp. v. Information Storage Devices, Inc., the court in dicta considered whether incorporation might be inappropriate for the corresponding structure of a means-plus-function claim, but ultimately held that the specification had sufficient
As noted previously, a Rule 57(h) requirement begins with the Office setting a time for response bounded by close of prosecution or abandonment, neither of which apply to a provisional application.
The formal objection raised sua sponte in the decision misapprehends a patentee’s legal obligations and the scope of the invoked rule, and overlooks contrary case law, Office guidance, and due-process requirements.