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35 U.S.C.1,84935 U.S.C.1,14535 U.S.C.56537 CFR40435 U.S.C.31737 CFR25035 U.S.C.25037 CFR239
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Conditions for patentability; novelty
§ 112
Specification
§ 103
Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter
§ 1.53
Application number, filing date, and completion of application
§ 111
Application
§ 1.78
Claiming benefit of earlier filing date and cross-references to other applications
§ 119
Benefit of earlier filing date; right of priority
§ 1.17
Patent application and reexamination processing fees