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The Federal Circuit Clarifies the Meaning of “Publicly Disclosed”

By Sofya Asatryan on August 13, 2024
Posted in Federal Circuit Cases, Patents, PTAB

This decision[1] emphasizes the significance of broader public dissemination to meet the statutory requirement of “publicly disclosed” for purposes of exceptions to prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)(2)(B).Continue Reading The Federal Circuit Clarifies the Meaning of “Publicly Disclosed”

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