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812 Who Should Make the Requirement - 800 Restriction in Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111; Double Patenting
812 Who Should Make the Requirement
The requirement should be made by an examiner who would examine at least one of the inventions.
An examiner should not require restriction in an application if none of the claimed subject matter is classifiable in his or her Technology Center. Such an application should be transferred to a Technology Center to which at least some of the subject matter belongs.
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