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objective but-for test

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A quick definition of objective but-for test:

An objective but-for test is a way to determine if information that was not disclosed during a patent application process would have made a difference in whether or not the patent would have been granted. This test looks at whether the patent would have been granted if the information had been disclosed, rather than whether the examiner was influenced by the information. The Federal Circuit has rejected this test in favor of a different test codified in 37 CFR § 1.56.

A more thorough explanation:

The objective but-for test is a method used in patent law to determine the materiality of withheld information. It is used to assess whether the withheld information, if disclosed, would have resulted in a finding of unpatentability.

For example, if an applicant for a patent withholds information that is crucial to the patent's validity, the objective but-for test would determine whether the patent would have been granted if that information had been disclosed.

It is important to note that there is also a subjective but-for test, which focuses on whether the misrepresentation caused the examiner to issue the patent. However, the Federal Circuit has rejected this test in favor of the materiality test codified in 37 CFR § 1.56.

Overall, the objective but-for test is a way to determine whether a patent was granted based on incomplete or misleading information, and whether it would have been granted if all relevant information had been disclosed.

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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:34
I mean if Fordham doesn't release today I will purposefully get on a train, go to new york, and then take the stinkiest shit inside the admission office's toilet (potentially clogging it and forcing them to get a plumber)
IS IT ONLY ON MY END WHY DID THAT SEND TEN MILLION TIMES
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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
it sent a million times lol
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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
Jack's just tweaking on LSD no biggie
to be fair this accurately represents my mental state
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usc pls pull through .....
i literally just need one A so i can relax before my ED decision
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:38
oh that's right USC might release
soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
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