The article addresses the experience of receiving a rejection from the patent office, emphasizing that it's not a final setback but rather an opportunity for innovation. It discusses the examination process where patent submissions are reviewed against legal requirements outlined in U.S. Statute, Title 35. Rather than viewing rejection negatively, the piece encourages inventors to understand it as a redirection towards better ideas and opportunities. Strategies to respond to rejections and improve patent applications are also highlighted as critical steps in the journey of innovation.
To paraphrase life coach Steve Maraboli, every time you think you're being rejected from something good, you're actually being re-directed to something better.
Overcoming rejection isn't the end of your relationship with innovation, but, instead, just the start of the dance.
Reasons for rejection fall under four sections of U.S. Statute, Title 35, which dictate that patents must be eligible, useful, novel, nonobvious, and enabled.
These statutes attempt to codify the constitutionally bound promise of patents to promote the progress of science and the useful arts.
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