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Celanese v. ITC: Can a Secret Manufacturing Process Be Patented After Sale of the Resulting Product?

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In 2016, over a year after it began selling Ace-K, Celanese filed patent applications on its heretofore secret Ace-K process. Historically, an inventor could choose to protect a new manufacturing process either by patenting it or by keeping it as a trade secret – but not both. Gore & Assocs., Garlock, Inc. , 2d 1540 (Fed.

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

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A novel design is entitled to a patent unless it is has been (1) described in a printed publication; (2) in public use; or (3) on sale more than one year prior to the date of the application of the patent. [9]. The essential elements of a design patent are that the new creation be “new, original and ornamental.”

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

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A novel design is entitled to a patent unless it is has been (1) described in a printed publication; (2) in public use; or (3) on sale more than one year prior to the date of the application of the patent. [9]. The essential elements of a design patent are that the new creation be “new, original and ornamental.” [8]. 8] Smith v.

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The US’ Review of March-in Rights, and Some Questions on an Indian Counterpart

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The purpose of this right is to enable the government to fully realise the potential of the public-funded IPR in question if it is being underutilised by the inventor institute. which requires patented products to be significantly manufactured in the US until it is commercially infeasible.