tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733236595417664807.post7623485386377341681..comments2024-03-05T06:00:22.338-05:00Comments on All Things Pros: Board agrees with Applicant that "a common binder polymer for the core and the shell" means identical and not merely sharing some propertiesKaren G. Hazzahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14864564225463528630noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733236595417664807.post-78884288349293266462013-10-14T08:43:47.261-04:002013-10-14T08:43:47.261-04:00So you think the Applicant's proposed meaning ...<i>So you think the Applicant's proposed meaning is best captured by "common type of"? Or you think that phrase captures the Examiner's proposed meaning?</i><br />Is this a trick question? I think the difference is pretty clear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733236595417664807.post-72796029435304690362013-10-11T11:39:58.740-04:002013-10-11T11:39:58.740-04:00>I think there is a difference between "co...>I think there is a difference between "common type of binder polymer for the core<br />>and the shell" and "common binder polymer for the core and the shell."<br /><br />So you think the Applicant's proposed meaning is best captured by "common type of"? Or you think that phrase captures the Examiner's proposed meaning?Karen G. Hazzahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864564225463528630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733236595417664807.post-69130094598868865232013-10-11T11:09:00.058-04:002013-10-11T11:09:00.058-04:00I think there is a difference between "common...I think there is a difference between "common <i>type</i> of binder polymer for the core and the shell" and "common binder polymer for the core and the shell."<br /><br /><i>Should the Applicant have amended the claim to use "same" rather than "common", since that was the meaning he was arguing?</i><br />Don't amend unless you are forced to. While amending can fix immediate problems, amending can create problems down the road that cannot be easily undone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com