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about In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 102(b) says an invention would not be patented if the invention is public use more than one year prior to the date of the application. what's the exact mean of "public use". if people can not ge...   Read More    Answer

The 102 standard In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Does a reference which anticipates my application under 102 have to include each element?  And if so, does it have to be exact?    I have a plastic outer housing and the prior art h...   Read More    Answer

Basic question on novelty under US patent law In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Let's assume that an inventor has disclosed the invention in a scientific journal. From what I know from US patent law, he can still obtain a patent if he files within a year of the publication date of ...   Read More    Answer

Multiple devices, In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 What do you say when an Examiner gives a 102(b) rejection but then cites to different devices/methods/whatever within that reference that are unrelated to teach the various limitations of the claims.  <...   Read More    Answer

102 bar based on submission to Invention Co.? In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Hello, I have a client that wishes to file for a patent.  However, he submitted his idea more than one year ago to an invention company that advertised on the television: Advent Product Developme...   Read More    Answer

Inherent Anticipation In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 I am looking for an example of inherent anticipation. The diffusion of dopants within a bulk semiconductor material occurs in directions both transverse to the surface receiving the dopants and latera...   Read More    Answer

Help you to In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 ----the novelty of Patent written by :  Fangfang Wang from LIAONING BANDCN LAW FIRM in China The best way to make full use of your invention and creation is to obtain the patent right. Howeve...   Read More    Answer

prior art in Spain In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Hello, I'm searching for a special regulation within the Spanish paten law. Sombody told me, that a description of an invention, which is available in any other country than in Spain and not in Sp...   Read More    Answer

131 Declarations In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Is this right - a Rule 131 Declaration can only be used if the patent reference is not more than one year prior to Applicants effective filing date - how does that work if I have a provisional and a ...   Read More    Answer

Curent state of the US law on novelty In Patent Drafting    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Hello, Could anyone please site the governing US cases on the issue of mosaicing the prior art in consideration of novelty of an invention. Thank you very much.   Read More    Answer