Youre not Novel! Why your invention is rejected by the USPTO. Not as frequent as obviousness, a 102 rejection known as anticipation arises when every element of your claim is disclosed by someone prior to your filing date. Therefore, it is said that your invention lacks novelty, which might be overcome by changing your claims. When this happens, it means that the initial prior art search failed to reveal all the inventions that were relevant to yours, otherwise your attorney or agent would have altered the scope and content of your claims.

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