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No Handling Necessary: Industry Demo Was A Public Use: Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc., 2023 WL 1999900 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 15, 2023)

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Minerva”) had engaged in an invalidating public use more than one year before its patent filing. . On February 15, 2023, the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) affirmed a summary judgment ruling that, by merely showcasing an embodying device at an industry event (the “Event”), Minerva Surgical, Inc. By: Irwin IP LLP

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No First Place Trophy Here: Public Demo at Trade Show Found Invalidating

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Addressing the public use bar of pre-America-Invents-Act (AIA) 35 U.S.C. § Minerva Surgical, Inc.