(a) the invention was patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country or in public use or on sale in this country, more than one year prior to the date of application for patent in the United States. (a) the invention was known or used by others in this country, or patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country, before the invention thereof by the applicant for a patent A lot of patents are reviewed under Pre-AIA rules, in particular 102, if their effective filing dates are prior to 6.įYI, in one of the PTAB’s institution decisions, the PTAB stated, “Because the claims at issue have an effective filing date prior to March 16, 2013, the effective date of the applicable provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, Pub. Pre-AIA rules seem to go away and no longer within your interesting topics? Not really.
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