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Confidentiality restrictions around clinical trials and prior public use (T 0670/20)

The IPKat

JANUARY 31, 2023

The recent Board of Appeal decision in T 0670/20 considered whether patients in a clinical trial were under conditions of confidentiality. The patent was for a tablet formulation that had been given to patients in a clinical trial conducted before the patent had been filed. Confidentiality in clinical trials.

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Confidentiality Public Use Patent Application Invention

Prior Art: The Patent Pitfall

Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

A high number of patent applications are given a non-final rejection from the USPTO according to Yale. Often, the reason that the patent office will cite for rejecting an application is the presence of prior art. You may have heard the term ‘prior art’ before in the context of patents. Exceptions.

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Confidentiality restrictions around clinical trials and prior public use (T 0670/20)

Prior Art: The Patent Pitfall

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