Our attempt - Paper C 2025 IR thermometer
Paper C of 2025 discussed measuring body temperature using an IR sensor. The paper presented the candidates with several interesting legal and substantive issues.
Part 1. F
Added matter
Claim 3 is an intermediate generalization of the examples presented in the application as filed. Claim 3 has an optional feature.
The client wants us to attack 'a possible fallback'. The obvious fallback would claim 3 wherein the added matter feature is removed and the optional feature is now required.
Effective dates
Claims 1, 2, and amended claim 3 get the priority date.
List of evidence
A2, A3, and A5 are art. 54(2) prior art for claims 1, 2, and amended claim 3
A4 is 54(3) prior art for claims 1, 2, and amended claim 3
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