170：commonly owned U.S. Pat：2005/03/16(水) 02:18:50
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/documents/0700_706_02_l_2.htm#sect706.02l2
DEFINITION OF COMMON OWNERSHIP
The term "commonly owned" is intended to mean that the subject matter which would otherwise be prior art to the claimed invention and the claimed invention are entirely or wholly owned by the same person(s) or organization(s)>/business entity(ies)< at the time the claimed invention was made.
If the person(s) or organization(s) owned less than 100 percent of the subject matter which would otherwise be prior art to the claimed invention, or less than 100 percent of the claimed invention, then common ownership would not exist.
