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Continuing our series on 2023's U.S. Patent Office Superlatives, we're highlighting a record in inventor diversity. What do you think was the greatest number of countries represented on a single patent out of all U.S. patents granted in 2023? Comment below! 🌍 Friday's Answer:🥁 The patent granted this year with the most Office Actions was Patent #11,791,385, with 28 total OAs. This patent is owned by Wolfspeed, Inc. It was filed 3/11/2005 and was granted 10/17/2023 after 14 Non-Final OAs, 14 Final OAs, 13 RCEs, and 1 Appeal. The record since Jan 1999 is 39 OAs, and was ultimately granted on 8/20/2019.

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For PCT application, if the receiving office has approved the restoration of priority at the international stage, the request for restoration of priority shall be deemed to have been made at the Patent Office of China; For PCT Chinese national phase entry application, if the applicant has not requested the restoration of priority at the international stage or if the applicant has made a request for the restoration of priority but the receiving office has not approved the request, the applicant may request the restoration of priority at the Patent Office of China within 2 months from the date of entry (with a justifiable reason). #theamendedImplementingRulesofthePatentLawofChina

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