Certainly not a patent expert, but, I have to consider these recent application transactions as positive developments pre-cursing the approval of application 12/442,382 Synthesis of Uniform Nanoparticle Shapes with High Selectivity.
7-6-2012 Interview Summary- Examiner initiated
7-13-2012 Reasons for Allowance
“One of the primary purposes of 37 CFR 1.104(e) is to improve the quality and reliability of issued patents by providing a complete file history which should clearly reflect, as much as is reasonably possible, the reasons why the application was allowed. Such information facilitates evaluation of the scope and strength of a patent by the patentee and the public and may help avoid or simplify litigation of a patent.”
7-13-2012 Examiner's Amendment Communication
“An examiner's amendment should be used whenever appropriate to expedite prosecution of an application. The examiner's amendment is a communication to the applicant in which the examining attorney states that the application has been amended in a specified way.”
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