Petition of the day
By Maureen Johnston
on Aug 7, 2014
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.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
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/