Secrecy and Grapes: The ‘Public Use” Concept Under Patent Law
January 30, 2015
Patent
We’ll start with the conclusion: don’t use your invention in public until AFTER you file a patent application. Back to the beginning: Under the patent statute, a ‘public use’ of an invention prior to filing a patent application will destroy U.S. patent rights to the invention. Before March 16, 2013, the inventor had one year […]