米国 審査官面接の効果

時間の浪費、弁護士の時間稼ぎだとして、審査官の受けが悪い（場合が多い）審査官面接ですが、その効果に関してPatentlyOに興味深い統計が掲載されています。
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Often, a face-to-face discussion can help two parties resolve a sticky dispute. In patent prosecution, the patent applicant can request to sit down interview with an examiner to discuss the examiner's rejections. See 37 CFR 1.133. The interview can be face-to-face or via telephone or even video conference. Law firms located across the street from the PTO tend to tout the value of examiner interviews while those outside of DC tend to downplay their significance.