Assertion: patent's claim | /r/HasProperty | narrowed
Facets:
value: during the examination
type: TEMPORAL
value: afterward
type: TEMPORAL
value: always
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The claims can always be narrowed afterward to avoid the prior art during the examination to secure the patent.
text: Other times, claims are too narrow.
text: If the examiner rejects the claims, the claims can be narrowed during the examination to avoid the prior art and to convince the examiner to issue the patent.
text: Because in US practice the specification is rarely amended when the claims are narrowed, the summary of the invention is often broader than the claims which finally issue after examination.
text: If the claims are narrow, the claims if granted will not provide significant barriers to competitors introducing similar products into the market place.