NOVELTY
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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): which considered whether a doctoral thesis was a printed publication In re Hall (full text);
- Universal Athletic Sales v. American Gym considered whether a picture in a magazine constituted a printed publication Universal Athletic Sales Co. v. American Gym Recreational & Athletic Equipment Corporation, Inc. (full text);
- Philips Electric Co. v. Thermal Industries, Inc. considers whether microfilm (available in the Library of Congress) was a printed publication Philips Electric Co. v. Thermal Industries, Inc. (full text).
