IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Many startups are aware of how the on-sale bar interacts with these pressures and the associated need to file patent applications on any technology prior to offering or placing it on sale.
The IPKat
JANUARY 31, 2023
The patent was for a tablet formulation that had been given to patients in a clinical trial conducted before the patent had been filed. The question became whether the patients could be considered members of the public, and whether their participation in the clinical trial therefore constituted prior public use of the formulation.
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Patently-O
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
by Dennis Crouch Bottom line in this new Minerva case — file your patent application before bringing a new product to a trade show. Minerva’s ‘208 patent claims a device for endometrial ablation and includes a 2011 priority filing date. Minerva Surgical, Inc. It was also pitched to a potential acquirer.
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.
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. You may have heard the term ‘prior art’ before in the context of patents. Exceptions.
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.
Patently-O
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
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? Or does it matter whether the use is itself in public, as opposed to taking place in secret behind closed doors?
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