Episode 7: The Number Is Negative, a Rising Tide of Restriction Requirements, and 17 RCEs

Restriction requirements have been climbing every month since January, and we have three theories about why, none of them comforting. And a financial method application filed in 2001, by the same company as last week's case, that has survived Alice, a PTAB loss, and 17 requests for continued examination. Normally, in this segment, we tell you how much patent life is left. This week is different. Plus, can you guess this week's Obvious to Whom combination?