Re: Re: Public use of a non-disclosed invention as prior art.
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Posted by Michele O'Keefe on April 05, 2001 at 18:50:54:
In Reply to: Re: Public use of a non-disclosed invention as prior art. posted by M. Arthur Auslander on January 05, 2000 at 09:40:05:
: : It is my understanding that selling a product made by an invention is deemed to be a "public use" of the invention and therefore would be considered prior art against a patent application for the same invention (regardless of who applies)if the product was sold at least one year prior to the patent application (under Title 35, Section 102 b, USC). : : Questions: : : 1. Is this an accurate interpretation of the code? : : 2. Must the inventor be the one making / selling product using the invention to be considered a "public use" of the invention? : : 3. What if the inventor assigns patent rights to the company he/she works for and the company sells product using the invention? Is this still considered "public use"? : : 4. Can an invention developed and used by a company as a trade secret to make product which is sold for more than 1 year be patented by someone else, preventing the company from using their own trade secret? : There was a shrimp stripping machine, that was secret. Shrimp were stripped and sold. More than one year after the sale of the shrimp a patent application was filed. The patent was found invalid for public use. : M. Arthur Auslander : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive : ELAINE's Workshop (sm): : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com :
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