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Guest Post by Profs. Masur & Ouellette: Public Use Without the Public Using

Patently-O

What is it that makes a usepublic” 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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“Prior public use”: an effective ground for opposition against the grant of a European patent

Garrigues Blog

One of the most effective ways of obtaining the revocation is to prove “prior public use”. the subject-matter of the European patent extends beyond the content of the application as filed (article 100(c) in relation to article 123(2) EPC). We look at what this consists of below. However, this is not an easy task.

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Federal Circuit Clarifies Public Use Bar Requirements in Win for Hologic Against Minerva

IP Watchdog

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).

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Exporting Patents: Boiled, Broiled, Barbecued or Fried

Patently-O

Although Deepsouth was barred from using Laitram’s patented inventions throughout the United States , Deepsouth began selling its deveining machine to folks outside of the US in a partially constructed form. patent law. We know that U.S. patents are territorially limited. Deepsouth at 531.

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Spilling Secrets to AI: Does Chatting with ChatGPT Unleash Trade Secret or Invention Disclosure Dilemmas?

Trading Secrets

This article was originally published on Seyfarth’s Gadgets, Gigabytes & Goodwill blog. If there is anything movies like The Terminator have shown us, it’s that AI systems might one day become self-aware and wreak havoc. Spoiler alert: sharing invention details with ChatGPT does not count as public use or on sale.

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Spilling Secrets to AI: Does Chatting with ChatGPT Unleash Trade Secret or Invention Disclosure Dilemmas?

LexBlog IP

This article was originally published on Seyfarth’s Gadgets, Gigabytes & Goodwill blog. If there is anything movies like The Terminator have shown us, it’s that AI systems might one day become self-aware and wreak havoc. Spoiler alert: sharing invention details with ChatGPT does not count as public use or on sale.

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Understanding Compulsory Licensing and Access to Essentials

Kashishipr

The concept of compulsory licensing can be said to have arisen out of the obligation within the Statute of Monopolies of 1623, which provided for the provision of utilizing a patented invention to be applied locally. These measures may be adopted by member states for other reasons as well, in favor of public interest.

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