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806.01 Compare Claimed Subject Matter - 800 Restriction in Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111; Double Patenting
806.01 Compare Claimed Subject Matter
In passing upon questions of double patenting and restriction, it is the claimed subject matter that is considered and such claimed subject matter must be compared in order to determine the question of distinctness or independence.
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