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• A request that a higher authority (in a patent office or a court) review an adverse patentability decision (a rejection of a claim) by an Examiner. In the USPTO, an appeal is first taken to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. MPEP 1205.

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  Appeal. (n.d.). Glossary of Patent Terms. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/appeal.

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  Appeal. www.webpatent.com. Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/appeal (accessed: April 1, 2023).

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  "Appeal." Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. 1 April. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/appeal.

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