35 U.S.C. § 102(b)

35 U.S.C. § 102(b)

Definition

A provision prior to the America Invents Act stating that a person is not entitled to a patent if the invention was patented or described in a printed publication in the United States or in a foreign country, or in public use or on sale in the United States, more than one year prior to the date of the patent application.

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