Invention Inventor Law Public Use 
Patently-O
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
Masur (Chicago Law) and Lisa Larrimore Ouellette (Stanford Law). What is it that makes a use “public” for purposes of the public use bar? Does it matter whether the person doing the using is a member of the public, as opposed to the inventor? Guest post by Professors Jonathan S.
Patently-O
AUGUST 22, 2022
For our patent law course today, the students read the Justice O’Connor unanimous opinion in Bonito Boats, Inc. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law.
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Intepat
JANUARY 17, 2023
A patent specification is a disclosure to the public at large regarding the invention as well as the scope of protection that would be granted to the invention. It provides an opportunity for the applicant to provide information regarding the invention in order to be entitled to claim protection. Complete Specification.
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
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. § The Federal Circuit then pointed out that at the time of the public use, the technology was “ready for patenting.” § 102(b).
Patently-O
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Here, the Federal Circuit has affirmed that the claims are invalid based upon a pre-filing trade-show display of the ornamental plant — holding that the display counted as a “public use.” ” The inventors here used conventional plant breeding to create a new form of petunia (Calibrachoa).
The IPKat
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Pour yourself a glass of mulled wine, curl up with your favourite feline and catch-up on your EPO case law. Another source of confusion is the divergent approaches of the UK courts and the EPO with respect to the test for the evidence standard in sufficiency and inventive step analysis. Food for thought.
Patently-O
MARCH 4, 2024
Historically, an inventor could choose to protect a new manufacturing process either by patenting it or by keeping it as a trade secret – but not both. But, the problem is that the statute expressly asks whether the invention was “on sale.” Gore & Assocs., Garlock, Inc. , 2d 1540 (Fed. 2d 516 (2d Cir.
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