Patent Prior Invention

Patent Prior Invention

Definition

A ground for invalidating a patent as anticipated under 35 U.S.C. § 102(g) or as obvious when combined with other prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 103, if proof is shown by clear and convincing evidence of conception and reduction to practice by a prior inventor who has not abandoned, suppressed, or concealed the prior invention.

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