MPEP 808
Reasons for Insisting Upon Restriction
Ninth Edition of the MPEP, Revision 07.2022, Last Revised in February 2023
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808 Reasons for Insisting Upon Restriction [R-07.2022]
Every requirement to restrict has two aspects: (A) the reasons (as distinguished from the mere statement of conclusion) why each inventionas claimed is either independent or distinct from the other(s); and (B) the reasons why there would be a serious search and/or examination 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.