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).

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 27, 2023

clarifying the “in public use” bar under pre-America Invents Act 35 USC 102. Hologic: Background - The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion earlier this year in Minerva Surgical, Inc. Hologic, Inc. By: Haug Partners LLP

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This month the Federal Circuit decided a case involving whether the display of a flowering plant constitutes an invalidating prior public use. A patent applicant is not entitled to a patent when the claimed invention was “in public use… more than one year prior to the date of the application for patent in the United States.”

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2025

The Opponent, Avl List GmbH, challenged the patent's validity based on several grounds, including prior public use as evidenced by a user manual describing the invention. Final Thoughts The issue of prior use is, of course, a hot topic at the moment as we await the outcome of the referral to the EBA in G1/23 ( IPKat ).

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 10, 2024

It’s the first important step towards protecting owner’s rights and its lawful public use. If IPR is not understood in technology transfer process, sharing of knowledge and invention faces legal challenges. Before the knowledge or invention is transferred, the owner must make sure they own rights over it.

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Patently-O

MAY 19, 2022

a) the invention was … patented or described in a printed publication … before the invention thereof by the applicant for patent, or. (b) b) the invention was patented or described in a printed publication … more than one year prior to the date of the application for patent in the United States, or.

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Intepat

JANUARY 17, 2023

A patent specification is a disclosure to the public at large regarding the invention as well as the scope of protection that would be granted to the invention. It provides an opportunity for the applicant to provide information regarding the invention in order to be entitled to claim protection. Complete Specification.

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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.

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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.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Here, the Federal Circuit has affirmed that the claims are invalid based upon a pre-filing trade-show display of the ornamental plant — holding that the display counted as a “public use.” ” The inventors here used conventional plant breeding to create a new form of petunia (Calibrachoa). Microsoft Corp.,

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Patently-O

JANUARY 17, 2022

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. 271(f)(2). Deepsouth at 531.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 2, 2024

Summary: An invention is not “publicly disclosed” under 35 USC 102(b)(2)(B) by the inventor’s private sale, even though a private sale may constitute an invalidating “public use” under 35 USC 102(a)(1). Before Dyk, Clevenger, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. By: Knobbe Martens

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Another source of confusion is the divergent approaches of the UK courts and the EPO with respect to the test for the evidence standard in sufficiency and inventive step analysis. Plausibility demystified - a review of EPO case law before G 2/21 G 2/21: Is the technical effect embodied by the invention as originally disclosed?

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 15, 2023

Section 102 of the Patent Act holds that an invention may not be patented if it was in public use before the effective filing date of the patented invention. The public use bar to patenting is triggered if the invention is both “in public use” and “ready for patenting.” By: Cooley LLP

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Patently-O

AUGUST 22, 2022

From their inception, the federal patent laws have embodied a careful balance between the need to promote innovation and the recognition that imitation and refinement through imitation are both necessary to invention itself and the very lifeblood of a competitive economy. ” Compco Corp. See Kewanee Oil Co. Bicron Corp. , 470 (1974).

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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.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Recently, the Federal Circuit affirmed a PTAB decision finding that a private sale of a product did not constitute a public disclosure by the inventor of the product. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act provides exceptions for certain disclosures that would otherwise be considered prior art under 35 U.S.C. § By: MoFo Life Sciences

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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).

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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. § The Federal Circuit then pointed out that at the time of the public use, the technology was “ready for patenting.” § 102(b).

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Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

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. Non-Working of Patent and Inadequate Supply : It may be understood as a failure to make industrial use of the said invention.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Addressing the public use bar of pre-America-Invents-Act (AIA) 35 U.S.C. § Minerva Surgical, Inc.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Although the PTAB instituted the IPR, it eventually sided with the patentee in holding that the prior printed publication wasn’t enough render the invention obvious. In the district court litigation, ELCO is seeking to use the single product to show each element. ” 35 U.S.C.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This month the Federal Circuit decided a case involving whether the display of a flowering plant constitutes an invalidating prior public use. ” A patent applicant is not entitled to a patent when the claimed invention was “in public use. But in that prior case, Delano Farms Co. § 161.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

the Supreme Court held that an inventor’s sale of an invention to a third party who is obligated to keep the invention confidential can create an on-sale bar under AIA §102(a). The issue at the heart of ALJ Cheney’s decision was whether the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act’s (AIA) amendments to the on-sale bar in 35 U.S.C.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 21, 2023

How should the USPTO facilitate an applicant’s submission of prior art that is not accessible in the Patents End-to-End Search system ( e.g., “on sale” or prior public use)? adopt a unity of invention requirement in place of the restriction requirement? Specifically, should the USPTO: a.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 24, 2022

This year a number of Board of Appeal decisions have highlighted both discrepancies between the current Guidelines and Boards of Appeal case law, and inconsistencies in the Guidelines themselves, for example on the novelty of purity inventions ( IPKat ), and interlocutory revision ( IPKat ). The girl shows the couple her invention.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The act also establishes the rights for businesses and nonprofits to patent and commercialize inventions developed within the scope of the funding agreement. In exchange for the funding agreement, contractors must disclose any invention conceived or reduced to practice under the funding agreement to the funding agency.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants patents to inventions every day. Important requirements must be met in order for an invention to be patented. Usefulness: This is a low bar to meet, fortunately. It doesn’t mean the invention has to provide some important use.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

the Supreme Court held that an inventor’s sale of an invention to a third party who is obligated to keep the invention confidential can create an on-sale bar under AIA §102(a). In its 2018 decision in Helsinn Healthcare S.A. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. , ” 35 U.S.C. § § 102(b) (pre-AIA).

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Intepat

OCTOBER 6, 2024

One of the most controversial topics is the patentability of an idea , as it creates confusion between the understanding of an idea and an invention. An idea is considered the first step towards building and invention. Therefore, it’s the invention that could get patented and not the idea.

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The IPKat

MAY 15, 2023

The Opponent submitted evidence of alleged prior use in the form of the insulin injection pen ( GensuPen ). The Opponent argued that the claimed invention lacked novelty in view of the prior use of the GensuPen ( Article 54(2) EPC ). The Opposition Division (OD) found that the alleged prior use was not sufficiently proven.

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Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

It’s the legal term for ‘thing that is exactly like my thing that was in the public before I made my thing.’ The term covers anything that was sold in public, used publicly, described in a magazine or similar publication, or already has a patent on file with the patent office.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2022

However, if the Contractor fails to report any inventions to the contracting officer within two months of preparing the corresponding patent applications, the Contractor risks losing ownership of those inventions. The inventor of the invention and the corresponding contract number that the agreement was conceived under.

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Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

The owner of a patent cannot enforce their rights against those who used the invention covered by the patent or made serious preparations for such use before the priority date. All of us at the Garrigues IP Blog would like to wish you a very happy new year. What is the right of prior use or “pre-use”?

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The IPKat

JUNE 2, 2024

The recent Board of Appeal case T 0209/22 is yet another decision demonstrating the relatively permissive approach in Europe to medical use inventions. The patent related to the medical use of a combination of known drugs. The patent did not include any patient data for the drug combination.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

They are as follows: The invention is wrongfully obtained. Publication of invention before the priority date. Prior claiming of invention in other specification. Invention is publicly known or publicly used in India. Invention is obvious and lacks any inventive step.

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Patently-O

MARCH 4, 2024

The “on-sale bar” was the statutory hook that prevented an inventor from commercially exploiting a secret invention for several years and then also obtaining a patent monopoly. But, the problem is that the statute expressly asks whether the invention was “on sale.” Chisum, Chisum on Patents § 6.02[5][b]

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