Category Archives: Prior Art

Fed. Cir. Holds Provisionals Are U.S. Filings For 102(E)

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Warren Woessner

In case you wondered if this was a settled question in the ever-shifting world of section 102, yesterday, In re Giacomini, (Rader, C.J.), (copy at end of post) the panel held that the effective U.S. filing date of a U.S. patent … Continue reading →

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Does a Slideshow Show Too Much? In re Klopfenstein Revisited

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Warren Woessner

In re Lister, the Federal Circuit repeatedly cited In re Klopfenstein, 380 F.3d 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (link below), a decision that held that a poster presentation that was available for viewing at a meeting for 2-3 days was a … Continue reading →

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Fed. Cir. Tees Off On Board's Evidence of Timing of Publication

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Warren Woessner

ln re Lister, appeal no. 2009-1060 (Fed. Cir, Sept. 22, 2009) (link at bottom) the panel found that a manuscript by the inventor, “Advanced Handicap Alternatives for Golf” which he had sent into the Copyright Office some time prior to … Continue reading →

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Federal Circuit Split Decision

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Warren Woessner

Federal Circuit Split Decision on ‘Public Accessibility’ of Internet Posting, Patent Strategy & Management, April, 2008 Federal Circuit Split Decision

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