(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. (1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention or

(a) NOVELTY PRIOR ART.-A person shall be entitled to a patent unless. As a result of the AIA implementation 35 U.S.C. As a result we now have Pre-AIA and Post-AIA rules for anticipation. § 102 was heavily changed through the implementation of the America Invents Act. 100 (NOTE) AIA FIRST INVENTOR TO FILE PROVISIONS.35 U.S.C. Why is that?Īn application is examined under pre-AIA rules only if it ever contained claims directed to an invention with an effective filing date prior to March 16, 2013.Ī transition application without a 1.55/1.78 statement will be treated under the pre-AIA laws, whereas in a transition application where the statement has been made, all claims in the application will be treated under the AIA laws. The particularity of these transitional applications is that they can be examined either under pre-America Invents Act (AIA) rules, or according to the new AIA regulations. Should My Application Be Examined with Pre-AIA or Post-AIA Rules? Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.

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