References used to determine whether or not the claimed invention is new and patentable are rarely, if ever, reviewed. All official Patent Office actions, including the substantive evaluation in terms of both statutory and precedent law of the legal sufficiency of evidence submitted by the applicant, are presented to the supervisor in final form for approval, except as modified in Factor II below. Incumbent's determinations are reviewed, if at all, for conformance with Patent Office policy only upon final allowance or rejection of an application. Art of Bachelors Level with designated complexities.
Incumbent is recognized as examining in art of considerable technical difficulty.
This difficulty arises, and is indicated below, either from the nature of the systems examined or from the requirements of the examination process itself. The system for which a patent is sought is composed of two or more sub-systems, each of which is based on the fundamentals of different technological disciplines. The system is substantially dynamic rather than static in nature and is composed of a network of components, the voluminous interrelationships of which are expressed in concepts involving either a very high level of abstraction or requiring such detail that numerous pages of drawings and specifications become necessary. The are embraces subject matter which requires for its comprehension and application a mastery of the scientific or technical concepts basic to more than one discipline. This position is exempt from coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act.