MPEP Chapter Index Chapter 2100: Patentability 2154: Provisions Pertaining to Subject Matter in a U.S. Patent or Application Effectively Filed Before the Effective Filing Date of the Claimed Invention 2154.02: Prior Art Exceptions Under 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2) to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(...
MPEP Chapter Index Chapter 2100: Patentability 2154: Provisions Pertaining to Subject Matter in a U.S. Patent or Application Effectively Filed Before the Effective Filing Date of the Claimed Invention 2154.02: Prior Art Exceptions Under 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2) to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(...
MPEP 706.02 III and 2129. •When material is labeled and/or described as “prior art”, the examiner must determine whether the subject matter identified as “prior art” is applicant’s own work, or the work of another. 5 HOW IS PRIOR ART USED in a ...
These Proposed Guidelines set out the Patent Office's interpretation of the new FITF provisions, and are aimed at advising the public and the Examining Corps on how the changes may impact the provisions of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP). The most important of the new FITF...
35 U.S.C. 102: Conditions for patentability; novelty. Taken from the 9th Edition of the MPEP, Revision 01.2024, (Published November 2024). Updated in BitLaw in November 2024