05-Patent Novelty 35 USC §102

Patent Novelty 35 USC § 102 Kristine H. Johnson MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC [email_address]

Novelty – 35 USC §102 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Invention Presumed Novel, UNLESS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

35 U.S.C. § 102(a)-(g) in a nutshell

102(a) Before Invention, by Others ,[object Object]

102(a) Before Invention, by Others ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

In the U.S., It’s First to Invent Invention Date Prior Publication Application Filing Date § 102(a) Inventor can prove invention prior to publication or use by another

102(b) More than One Year before Invention ,[object Object]

Watch Out for the Absolute Bar! Prior Sale One Year Before Filing Application Filing Date § 102(b) Absolute bar if sold or published more than one year before filing § 102(a) Inventor can prove invention prior to publication or use by another

102(b) More than One Year before Invention ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

§ 102(c) Abandonment ,[object Object]

102(c) Abandonment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

102(c) Abandonment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

102(d) Patenting activities outside US ,[object Object]

102(d) Patenting activities outside US ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

102(d) Patenting activities outside US ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

102(d) Patenting activities outside US ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

102(d) Patenting activities outside US ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

102(e) Filed or patented by another before invention ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

102(f) True inventor ,[object Object]

102(f) True inventor ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

102(g) First conception + reduction to practice ,[object Object]

102(g) First conception + reduction to practice ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

102(g) First conception + reduction to practice ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

102(g) First conception + reduction to practice ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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05-Patent Novelty 35 USC §102

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