IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Wednesday issued a precedential opinion clarifying the requirements for the disclosure of technology that is ready for patenting at a public event to qualify as being “in public use” for purposes of the pre-America Invents Act (AIA) public use bar under 35 USC 102(b).

Public Use 69

Public Use Invention Technology Patent 69

SpicyIP

AUGUST 15, 2021

The next argument raised by the defendant was a challenge based on Section 64(1)(a) as per which a patent can be revoked where the invention has been claimed in a patent of an earlier priority date. Anticipation by Prior Publication and Lack of Novelty. Balance of Convenience, Irreparable Harm, and Public Interest.

Invention 52

Invention Patent Publishing Patent Infringement 52

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

994 (2020) , a decision holding that the sovereign immunity of individual states prevented a copyright holder from recovering damages for infringement, I was a bit disheartened. 92, 96 (1876) (“A patent for an invention is as much property as a patent for land. Cooper, 140 S.Ct. Wright , 94 U.S. ”); James v.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Government Invention Copyright 52