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Guest Post by Profs. Masur & Ouellette: Public Use, Sales, and Public Disclosure Under the AIA

Guest post by Professors Jonathan S. Masur (UChicago Law) and Lisa Larrimore Ouellette (Stanford Law). Imagine the following hypothetical scenarios: Scenario 1: January 1, 2026: Aleida invents a new widget and gives it without a confidentiality restriction to Charlise, who uses the invention (thus creating a public use) but in a non-enabling way. February 1, 2026: Bruno independently invents the same widget and files for a patent on it. March 1, 2026: Aleida files for a patent on the widget. Sce

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Guest Post by Profs. Masur & Ouellette: Public Use, Sales, and Public Disclosure Under the AIA
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