Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - MPEP

Table of Contents

Previous section

800 Restriction in Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111; Double Patenting

808 Reasons for Insisting Upon Restriction

Every requirement to restrict has two aspects: (A) the reasons (as distinguished from the mere statement of conclusion) why each invention as claimed is either independent or distinct from the other(s) ; and (B) the reasons why there would be a serious burden on the examiner if restriction is not required, i.e., the reasons for insisting upon restriction therebetween as set forth in the following sections.

Next section