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Patently-O
MAY 19, 2022
Since the patents here are pre-AIA, we focus on the old Sections 102(a) and 102(b): Pre-AIA 102. A person shall be entitled to a patent unless —. (a) a) the invention was … patented or described in a printed publication … before the invention thereof by the applicant for patent, or. (b)
LexBlog IP
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants patents to inventions every day. Not every application succeeds in becoming a granted patent, though. Important requirements must be met in order for an invention to be patented. Usefulness: This is a low bar to meet, fortunately.
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Patently-O
MARCH 4, 2024
by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit held oral arguments on March 4, 2024 in the important patent case of Celanese Int’l. The question: Under the AIA, does sale of a product by the patent applicant prohibit the patentee from later patenting the process used to make the product? v ITC , 22-1827 (Fed.
LexBlog IP
OCTOBER 3, 2022
The act also establishes the rights for businesses and nonprofits to patent and commercialize inventions developed within the scope of the funding agreement. In exchange for the funding agreement, contractors must disclose any invention conceived or reduced to practice under the funding agreement to the funding agency.
Larson & Larson
FEBRUARY 13, 2021
A high number of patent applications are given a non-final rejection from the USPTO according to Yale. Often, the reason that the patent office will cite for rejecting an application is the presence of prior art. This makes the term ‘prior art’ an important concept for inventors to understand.
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
the Supreme Court held that an inventor’s sale of an invention to a third party who is obligated to keep the invention confidential can create an on-sale bar under AIA §102(a). In its 2018 decision in Helsinn Healthcare S.A. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. , ” 35 U.S.C. § § 102(b) (pre-AIA).
LexBlog IP
OCTOBER 24, 2022
However, if the Contractor fails to report any inventions to the contracting officer within two months of preparing the corresponding patent applications, the Contractor risks losing ownership of those inventions. The nations in which the Contractor seeks to file the patent application. important;}}.
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