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Printed Publication: Documents Made Available only to Customers

Patently-O

A new petition asks the court to examine the phrase again and help define when a document crosses the publication threshold. A new petition asks the court to examine the phrase again and help define when a document crosses the publication threshold. Centripetal Networks, Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. , 869, 877 (Fed.

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“Prior public use”: an effective ground for opposition against the grant of a European patent

Garrigues Blog

This opposition procedure for European patents is particularly useful when the patent in question is hindering our commercial interests and we have adequate reasons to revoke its registration. One of the most effective ways of obtaining the revocation is to prove “prior public use”. We look at what this consists of below.

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Functional Medical Device Demonstrated at Trade Show Trigged On Sale Bar of pre-AIA 102(b)

LexBlog IP

9,186,208 on surgical devices for a procedure called endometrial ablation were anticipated under the public use bar of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § Minerva did not disclose the devices under any confidentiality obligations, despite the commercial nature of the event. § 102(b).

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The free evaluation of evidence of prior use (T 0042/19)

The IPKat

Witness testimony heard at first instance can not be considered superior or inferior to documents considered on appeal. The Patentee argued that the GensuPen had only been given out as part of a trial under conditions of confidentiality ( Cf. The Board of Appeal agreed with the OD that the prior use had not been sufficiently proven.

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Never too late: if you missed the IPKat last week

The IPKat

The High Court dealt with the royalty payments, costs, confidentiality of certain documents after trial, and permission to appeal. Annsley explored the consequentials hearing (which takes place after the judgement is given) to the aforementioned royalties dispute between Oxford and the student inventor.

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Spilling Secrets to AI: Does Chatting with ChatGPT Unleash Trade Secret or Invention Disclosure Dilemmas?

Trading Secrets

Disclosure of Patentable Ideas To figure out if disclosing invention details to ChatGPT is a public disclosure under patent law, we need to see if it can be categorized as a description in a printed publication, public use, or public sale. enablement). enablement). Thankfully, the U.S.

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Spilling Secrets to AI: Does Chatting with ChatGPT Unleash Trade Secret or Invention Disclosure Dilemmas?

LexBlog IP

Disclosure of Patentable Ideas To figure out if disclosing invention details to ChatGPT is a public disclosure under patent law, we need to see if it can be categorized as a description in a printed publication, public use, or public sale. enablement). enablement). Thankfully, the U.S.