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Definition[]

U.S. patent law[]

New matter is information not in the original specification, claims, or drawings, which the applicant attempts to add to the application, but is rejected for not being present, explicitly or implicitly, in the original disclosure.[1]

References[]

  1. MPEP 608.04, MPEP 608.04(a), MPEP 608.04(b).