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Thepetition of the dayis:

13-1251

Issue:Whether the statutory bar for public use of an invention under 35 U.S.C. 102(b) (2006) (pre-America Invents Act) (current version at 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1)(2012)) broadly bars a patent when an innovator company allows any public access to its invention even if the invention is not actually used in public for its intended purpose.

Cases: Pronova BioPharma Norge AS v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Recommended Citation: Maureen Johnston, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 7, 2014, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2014/08/petition-of-the-day-655/