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intervening rights

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A quick definition of intervening rights:

Intervening rights: A defense used in patent law that allows a person who was already using an invention before a patent was updated with broader claims to continue using it, even if the updated patent would otherwise prevent them from doing so. This is because the person had already been using the invention before the patent was updated, and it would be unfair to suddenly prevent them from doing so. This is also known as the doctrine of intervening rights.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Intervening rights are a defense against patent infringement. It allows a person who practiced a patent's broadened claims to continue practicing, even if the patent is later reissued with broader claims due to errors in the original patent.

For example, if a company has been using a certain technology for years and then a patent is issued for that technology, the company may be able to continue using the technology without infringing on the patent if the patent is later reissued with broader claims.

Another example would be if a patent was originally issued with narrow claims, but then the patent is reissued with broader claims due to errors in the original patent. In this case, anyone who was already using the technology covered by the original narrow claims would be allowed to continue using it without infringing on the reissued patent.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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