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one-year rule

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A quick definition of one-year rule:

Term: One-Year Rule

Definition: The one-year rule is a law that says if you have an invention and you want to get a patent for it, you have to file your patent application within one year of the first time you show your invention to the public, sell it, or write about it. If you don't file your patent application within one year, you can't get a patent for your invention. The one-year rule is in place to encourage inventors to apply for patents quickly and to prevent people from waiting too long to apply for a patent after they have already shared their invention with others.

A more thorough explanation:

The one-year rule is a legal requirement that states a patent application must be filed within one year of any public use, sale, offer to sell, or publication of the invention. If the applicant fails to file a patent within one year of any of these events, they are barred from filing a patent.

For example, if someone invents a new type of phone case and starts selling it at a local market, they have one year from the date of the first sale to file a patent application. If they fail to do so, they cannot file a patent for that invention.

The one-year rule is outlined in 35 U.S.C. § 102. This law prohibits the filing of a patent if the invention was publicly used, sold, or published before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. However, there is an exception if any of these events occurred one year or less before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.

The purpose of the one-year rule is to encourage inventors to file for patents as soon as possible to protect their inventions from being used or sold by others without their permission.

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[] 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
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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
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
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