In re Haines added a prosecution-practice entry to the 2025 Federal Circuit archive.
The appeal involved Board affirmance of an examiner's prior-art rejection and the applicant's attempt to rely on affidavit evidence to remove or distinguish the reference.
For prosecutors, the case is a routine but useful reminder that affidavit practice must be precise, timely, and tied to the actual rejection.
These smaller prosecution appeals matter for IPDispatch because they form the practical rulebook patent applicants use long before litigation begins.