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- 1.US Patent Update - Early Filing Versus Completing Experimental Trials
- Publish Date
- 09 Nov 2009
- Organisation
- Shelston IP
- Summary
A recent majority decision by the US Federal Circuit has reinforced the principle that utility and enablement (conditions of patentability) are determined as of the filing date of the patent application. A patentee cannot rely on test results that were not available at the time of filing the patent application and, accordingly, may need to delay filing until such results are available.
- Jurisdictions
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- United States
- Sectors
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- Intellectual Property
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