traverse the requirement

traverse the requirement, vb. Patents. To (1) respond in detail to a patent examiner’s decision that the patent application claims more than one invention and (2) ask that the restriction requirement be reconsidered. • The response must specifically explain why restriction should not be required, not merely assert that the requirement is wrong. Failure to traverse a requirement forfeits any rights to appeal the decision.

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