Assertion: patent's claim | /r/HasProperty | rejected on examination
Facets:
value: by design
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Whenever, on examination, any claim for a patent is rejected, or any objection or requirement made, the Director shall notify the applicant thereof, stating the reasons for such rejection, or objection or requirement, together with such information and references as may be useful in judging of the propriety of continuing the prosecution of his application; and if after receiving such notice, the applicant persists in his claim for a patent, with or without amendment, the application shall be reexamined.
text: For this reason, the initial claims are likely to be rejected by the examiner by design.