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USPTO drills down on permissible use of 'general knowledge' in patent reviews

( July 31, 2025, 18:18 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A new memorandum by US Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart on when inter partes review petitioners may and may not rely on the "general knowledge" of a person of skill in the art supersedes the guidelines by two former USPTO directors.See attached document....

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