How patent oppositions assist patent examination.

1. How patent oppositions
assist patent examination
Tahir Amin
I-MAK

2. Highlight the techniques companies
use to manipulate the system, and
suggest reforms

3. • Whether a crystalline form of an existing compound is
patentable
• Re-Defining obviousness/inventive step
Increase the level of scrutiny on patent offices, which
in turn results in their increased vigilance for ongoing
patent examinations.
These cases informally influence how future patent
applications are evaluated.
For example:

4. Provide the opportunity to set new legal
precedents that could lead to reform

5. Maintain public voice
in the patent system