Patently-O

AUGUST 22, 2022

For our patent law course today, the students read the Justice O’Connor unanimous opinion in Bonito Boats, Inc. Bonito Boats centers on a Florida statute prohibiting copying of unpatented boat hulls via direct molding. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 13, 2021

The 1836 Patent Act added the caveat that no patent should issue on an invention previously “described in any printed publication.” ” That language has carried through the various major patent law overhauls and continues as a prominent aspect of 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1). Centripetal Networks, Inc.

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Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

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. 201/2012, of 28 May 2012 ). 65/2001, of January 31, 2001 ).

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