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=====Known or Used by Others in the US=====
=====Known or Used by Others in the US=====
=====Patented or in a Printed Publication Anywhere=====
=====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====
====Events Prior to Filing the Patent Application====
=====Patented or in a Printed Publication Anywhere=====
=====Patented or in a Printed Publication Anywhere=====

Revision as of 16:41, 9 February 2010

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)