Guest Post by Prof. Hrdy & Dan Brean: The Patent Law Origins of Science Fiction
Patently-O
JANUARY 20, 2023
Are inventions described in works of science fiction patentable? This sort of science fiction is not patentable because it cannot logically be enabled or have credible utility when the patent is filed. For similar reasons, science fiction is rarely cited as prior art against later patent filings.
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