[Editor Note: Information pertaining to overcoming a rejection based on a printed publication or patent has been moved to MPEP § 2132.01 for rejections under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a), MPEP § 2133.02(a) for rejections under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(b), and MPEP §§ 2136.05 – 2136.05(b) for rejections under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(e).]