The state of prosecution at the US Patent Office

Within a post titled Professionalism, the just-n-examiner blog recounts an incident wherein an examiner gave a "Notice of Non-Compliant Amendment" for a missing period (apparently covered over by an underline) on an amended claim and the attorney responded with a letter to David Kappos, Director of the USPTO.

The incident was disclosed by Greg Aharonian, with just-n-examiner adding some commentary.

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