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

Garrigues Blog

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. Real intention to use.