Confidentiality Document Invention Public Use 
Patently-O
AUGUST 13, 2021
The 1836 Patent Act added the caveat that no patent should issue on an invention previously “described in any printed publication.” A new petition asks the court to examine the phrase again and help define when a document crosses the publication threshold. 102(a)(1). Centripetal Networks, Inc. 869, 877 (Fed.
Garrigues Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
One of the most effective ways of obtaining the revocation is to prove “prior public use”. One of them is undoubtedly, “prior public use”, since unless the case is very evident, the EPO is not usually able to collect this type of evidence as a result of the search that it conducts for the state of the art during the grant procedure.
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Trading Secrets
APRIL 18, 2023
In our AI-driven world, we might rephrase it as: If we share our secrets with an AI language model like ChatGPT, but the information remains unused, does it count as trade secret disclosure or public disclosure of an invention? Spoiler alert: sharing invention details with ChatGPT does not count as public use or on sale.
LexBlog IP
APRIL 18, 2023
In our AI-driven world, we might rephrase it as: If we share our secrets with an AI language model like ChatGPT, but the information remains unused, does it count as trade secret disclosure or public disclosure of an invention? Spoiler alert: sharing invention details with ChatGPT does not count as public use or on sale.
LexBlog IP
APRIL 18, 2023
In our AI-driven world, we might rephrase it as: If we share our secrets with an AI language model like ChatGPT, but the information remains unused, does it count as trade secret disclosure or public disclosure of an invention? Spoiler alert: sharing invention details with ChatGPT does not count as public use or on sale.
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
9,186,208 on surgical devices for a procedure called endometrial ablation were anticipated under the public use bar of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § Minerva did not disclose the devices under any confidentiality obligations, despite the commercial nature of the event. § 102(b).
IP Intelligence
JULY 19, 2024
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, in Intellectual Property (IP) practices involving documents filed at the USPTO. The USPTO begins with a review of the duties of candor and good faith, confidentiality, and export regulations.
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