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I was already like this before you got here: prior use as an exception to patent infringement

Garrigues Blog

What is the right of prior use or “pre-use”? In an earlier blog, we discussed “prior public use” as grounds for opposing the grant of European patents (see here ). In addition, a third party’s use of an invention before its registration by another is also relevant to assess patent infringement.