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===35 USC 102===
===Novelty===
====Events Prior to the date of Invention====
=====Known or Used by Others in the US=====
=====Patented or in a Printed Publication Anywhere=====
A good discussion of the printed publication bar is in [[In re Hall]] (CAFC 1986).  In this case the court considered whether a picture in a magazine amounted to a ''printed publication.'' [[In re Hall (full text)]]

====Events Prior to Filing the Patent Application====
=====Patented or in a Printed Publication Anywhere=====
=====In Public Use or on Sale in the US=====
====Other Provisions====


[[Philips Electric Co. v. Thermal Industries, Inc. (full text)]]

[[Philips Electric Co. v. Thermal Industries, Inc.]]

[[Universal Athletic Sales Co. v. American Gym Recreational & Athletic Equipment Corporation, Inc. (full text)]]