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Ex parte Levy

17 USPQ2d 1461BPAI
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In relying on inherency, an examiner must provide a basis in fact or technical reasoning reasonably supporting the determination that the allegedly inherent characteristic necessarily flows from the teachings of the applied prior art.

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