Pre-filing commercialization can undermine your patent rights
May 09, 2017
Most people are familiar with the principle that if you publicly disclose your invention you might lose your right to seek patent protection for that invention. Canada, the U.S. and a handful of other countries provide a bit of a grace period, but in general people try to ensure that they file a patent…
Read MoreFederal Court of Appeal splits over anticipation in Wenzel v. National Oil
January 27, 2013
The Federal Court of Appeal recently released a split decision on the issue of anticipation through prior use of an invention. The majority affirmed the trial-court decision that the public must simply have the theoretical opportunity to access the prior art invention in order to constitute an anticipatory…
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